Hudson-Related’s wild gardens, a vibrant surprise tucked along the waterfront behind 460 Main Street, embraces autumn. A thoughtfully designed field of wildflowers and grasses flows a little north, almost reaching Blackwell Park.
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Roosevelt Island Visual Treats: Hudson Related’s Wild Gardens

A field of wild grasses dusted with flowers borders the narrow East Promenade.

It doesn’t look like a Roosevelt Island promenade, does it? But Hudson-Related’s sidewalk decorations have delighted Southtown for years. Their landscapers have the gift.
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Finally, a spray of violet set off by summer’s retiring and muted grasses.
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