Beth Harpaz
This undated image provided by Brooklyn Botanic Garden shows a window box entry in the Greenest Block in Brooklyn contest. (Brooklyn Botanic Garden via AP) April 20, 2021 - 4:51 AM
The gardening world has a tried-and-true formula for the perfect window box: a thriller, a filler and a spiller. You simply canât go wrong with a tall red geranium amid a tranquil bed of white impatiens and cascading vines of ivy.
But maybe youâre an experienced window box gardener looking to try something different. Or maybe youâre sticking close to home this spring and summer and you need a new pandemic project. How about a window box filled with succulents like aloes and echeverias, or edibles like herbs and nasturtiums, or even carnivorous varieties like Venus fly traps and pitcher plants?
Going beyond the traditional window-box garden
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Springtime events in New York
Springtime events in New York Ana Shindell / Staff Illustrator
As the weather gets warmer, it is the perfect opportunity to go outdoors keeping in mind COVID-19 guidelines of course. If you are in the city, you’ll find that a number of events and activities will finally be open and available to the public after almost a year of restrictions, though many familiar events still operate under some alterations. To take full advantage of the spring weather and the extra hour of sunlight we get with daylight saving time, here are some events to look out for.
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