This street has been crowned the greenest block in Brooklyn: ‘It’s like a museum out here’
NY Post
Brooklyn resident Perri Edwards inherited a green thumb from her mother — who got it from her own mother, and so on.
“I still have plants that belonged to my grandmother from the 1940s,” the Crown Heights resident, 65, told The Post, adding that she has “plants as old as I.”
Her Lincoln Place block, between New York and Nostrand Avenues, is brimming with foliage and florals, which scored first place in the Greenest Block in Brooklyn competition hosted by the Brooklyn Botanic Garden.
The tree-lined street, home to the gardening association P.L.A.N.T., is a green oasis secluded from the bustle of the concrete jungle.
“It’s like a museum out here,” block resident Althea Joseph, 64, told The Post of her beautified block.
On their block, more than 60 stoops bloom with a variety of plants and flowers sprouting from repurposed home items — Quaker Oats canisters, tea containers and upcycled furniture galore — and planters painted vibrant hues populate the sidewalk. In addition to the multitude of informational signage about their many pollinator plants, there are also cardboard cut-outs of animals on display.
