What are the benefits of public gardens?
Most important, parks and gardens soften and civilize city life because visitors feel complimented by a beautiful place made for them. They respect the place and treat it and each other with courtesy.Public parks and gardens must be designed for people. If people are given public parks and gardens with plantings for year-round enjoyment, they feel better about themselves and their cities and everyone benefits. See our public garden designs...

Who is Behind Public Garden Design?
Lynden B. Miller is a public garden designer in New York City and the Director of The Conservatory Garden in Central Park which she rescued and restored beginning in 1982. Based on her belief that public open spaces with good well-maintained plantings can change city life, she has designed many other gardens and parks around the city since that time.
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The Daffodil Project

For the last five years, more than 20,000 volunteers, organized by New Yorkers for Parks, have planted nearly 3 million daffodils in neglected parks and public spaces throughout the five boroughs. Learn more...