For most travellers, a green escape in New York City begins and ends with the High Line or the world-class Botanic Gardens in Brooklyn and the Bronx. Quadrille’s enticing new guide proves there is far more ground to cover, highlighting 23 additional urban oases clustered mostly along the Hudson River—with a few intriguing outliers like the Queens County Farm Museum and Staten Island’s Snug Harbor.
Written by a South African designer, the book benefits from an outsider's fresh perspective. The author doesn't just curate a list; she actually walks the ground, giving the recommendations a grounded credibility and real ballast.
Her concise, structured entry on the New York Botanical Garden sets the template for the rest of the book: in just a few hundred words, she captures the location, scope, core appeal, key plant collections, and must-see highlights. Richly illustrated with up to ten full-color photographs per site, each two-page entry lets the imagery do the heavy lifting while providing practical orientation.
For first-time visitors or seasoned travellers looking to see the Big Apple through a different lens, this appealing volume offers an inspiring, highly visual itinerary that makes a trip across the pond nearly irresistible.
