a thing in 22 photos in 2012 garden showing 2012 only · show all years People in the neighborhood are starting to decorate trees in the community gardens with lights! ...in the La Plaza Cultural garden. The handmade gates to one of the community gardens casting lovely shadows on the sidewalk. ...the excellent lily pad pond. The big pads with edges are Victoria amazonica Mom checking out the indoor lily pads. Venus Flytraps - the world's most well-known carnivorous plant! After we'd thoroughly explored the conservatory, we headed out back to check out... Mom & Dad on the bridge. Awww. Into the conservatory! Huge fuzzy bumble bee! Love these saw-like leaves. Small waterfall in the Bronx River. Happy 42nd Anniversary! Riding the tram around the arboreta! The park is over 250 acres! Amanda admiring the Creative Garden. Maddy took me through an afternoon exploration of the garden across the street from our apartment. Old mural behind the ivy. Grey skies over the garden. The next morning my mom got us up bright and early so that she could take us on the day trip she'd planned. The trip included a visit to a botanical garden (her choice) and a trip to the local Navy SEAL museum (the bait she came up with to entice my father into coming along). 
