GreenBranches Gardens

Images from the Horticultural Society of New York's award winning GreenBranches program,
creating and maintaining gardens at public libraries throughout New York City.

Click the library name, then click the thumbnail to see a larger picture.

Back to top 96th Street Branch, Lower Harlem, New York Public Library
112 East 96th Street, New York, NY 10128
Designer: Alonzo Zamora
Dedicated: 1999
Before After A summer day Children gardening
Before After A summer day Children gardening
Back to top Aguiliar Branch, Harlem, New York Public Library
115 East 110h Street, New York, NY 10029
Designer: John Cannizzo / Mary Riley Smith
Dedicated: 2004
Before After Courtyard garden Courtyard garden Children gardening
Before After Courtyard garden Courtyard garden Children gardening
Back to top Brooklyn Heights Branch, Brooklyn Heights, Brooklyn Public Library
280 Cadman Plaza West at Tillary St., Brooklyn, NY 11201
Designer: Marpillero Pollak Architects
Dedication:
IN DESIGN PHASE.
NO IMAGE AVAILABLE.

Back to top Brownsville Branch, Brownsville, Brooklyn Public Library
61 Glenmore Avenue at Watkins Street, Brooklyn, NY 11212
Designer: Alice Marcus / Donna Gutkin
Dedicated: 2005
Children planting Garden and playground Planting Magnolia
Children planting Garden and playground Planting Magnolia
Back to top Bushwick Branch, Bushwick, Brooklyn Public Library
Bushwick Ave. & Siegal Street, Brooklyn, NY 11206
Designer: Alice Marcus / Donna Gutkin
Dedicated: 2003
Before Mature Students
Before Mature Students
Back to top DeKalb Branch, Bushwick, Brooklyn Public Library
790 Bushwick Avenue, Brooklyn, NY 11221
Designer: Jeffrey Poor
Dedicated: 2000
Before After Birch Ferns
Before After Birch Ferns
Back to top Eastern Parkway Branch, Crown Heights, Brooklyn Public Library
Eastern Parkway & Schenectady Avenue, Brooklyn, NY 11213
Designer: Alice Marcus / Donna Gutkin
Dedicated: 2003
During installation Children gardening Black Eyed Susans
During installation Children gardening Black Eyed Susans
Back to top Flatbush Branch, Flatbush, Brooklyn Public Library
Linden Boulevard near Flatbush Avenue, Brooklyn, NY 11226
Designer: Jeffrey Poor
Dedicated: 2006
Before – front After - front Before - rear After - rear Spreading mulch Planting bushes
Before – front After - front Before - rear After - rear Spreading mulch Planting bushes
Back to top Morrisania Branch, South Bronx, New York Public Library
610 East 169th Street, New York, NY 10456
Designer: Dagni Senzel / Camilla McFadden
Dedicated: 1998
Before Children gardening Community gardening Children gardening
Before Children gardening Community gardening Children gardening
Back to top Pacific Branch, Boerum Hill, Brooklyn Public Library
25 Fourth Avenue, Brooklyn, NY 11217
Designer: Kevin Gerard
Dedicated: 1999
Before After Children gardening
Before After Children gardening
Back to top Park Slope Branch, Park Slope, Brooklyn Public Library
6th Avenue at Ninth Street, Brooklyn, NY 11215
Designer: Alice Marcus
Dedicated: 2001
First signs of spring Memorial garden Reading Garden Installation Children gardening
First signs of spring Memorial garden Reading Garden Installation Children gardening
Back to top Red Hook Branch, Red Hook, Brooklyn Public Library
8 Wolcott Street, Brooklyn, NY 11231
Designer: Kevin Gerard
Dedicated: 2002
Before After Butterfly The Ladybug story Storytime
Before After Butterfly The Ladybug story Storytime
Back to top Ridgewood Community Library, Ridgewood, Queens Library
20-12 Madison Street, Ridgewood, NY 11385
Designer: Mary Riley Smith
Dedicated: 1999
Before After Children gardening
Before After Children gardening
Back to top Saratoga Branch, Ocean Hill / Brownsville, Brooklyn Public Library
8 Thomas Boyland Street, Brooklyn, NY 11233
Designer: Donna Gutkin
Dedicated: 1997
Before After Roses Shrubs Children gardening
Before After Roses Shrubs Children gardening
Back to top St. Agnes Branch, Upper West Side, New York Public Library
444 Amsterdam Avenue, New York, NY 10024
Designer: Mary Riley Smith
Dedicated: 1999
Flower Boxes Window box gardening
Flower Boxes Window box gardening
Back to top Stone Avenue Branch, Brooklyn Heights, Brooklyn Public Library
581 Mother Gaston Boulevard, Brooklyn, NY 11212
Designer: Marpillero Pollak Architects
Dedicated:

IN CONSTRUCTION PHASE.
Before Phase 1 - garden structures Phase 1 - construction Pruning Junior Gardener Preparing the garden
Before Phase 1 - garden structures Phase 1 - construction Pruning Junior Gardener Preparing the garden
Back to top Walt Whitman Branch, Fort Green, Brooklyn Public Library
93 Edwards Street, Brooklyn, NY 11205
Designer: John Krawchuck
Dedicated: 1999
Before After Youth gardening Greening the neighborhood Youth workshop
Before After Youth gardening Greening the neighborhood Youth workshop
Back to top Whitestone Community Library, Whitestone, Queens Library
151-10 14 Road, Whitestone, NY 11357,
Designer: Marpillero Pollak Architects
Dedicated:

IN DESIGN PHASE
NO IMAGE AVAILABLE

Back to top Woodhaven Community Library, Woodhaven, Queens Library
85-41 Forest Parkway, Woodhaven, Queens, NY 11421
Designer: John Vaughan
Dedicated: 1998
Before After
Before After

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