This event is in the past.It took place on June 7, 2026 at Tompkins Square Park.
Take home a piece of local ecology: the Lower East Side Ecology Center is giving away native plants grown at the Gowanus Canal Conservancy nursery. Staff will share care tips and set you up with borrowed gardening tools to get your street tree bed or balcony thriving.
Community greening event
Native plant giveaway
Eco-friendly workshop
Urban gardening
Tips
🌱plants perfect for street tree beds
🔧borrow gardening tools same day
đźŹgrown at Gowanus Canal Conservancy nursery
Native Plants Giveaway
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Take home a piece of local ecology: the Lower East Side Ecology Center is giving away native plants grown at the Gowanus Canal Conservancy nursery. Staff will share care tips and set you up with borrowed gardening tools to get your street tree bed or balcony thriving.
Community greening event
Native plant giveaway
Eco-friendly workshop
Urban gardening
Tips
🌱plants perfect for street tree beds
🔧borrow gardening tools same day
đźŹgrown at Gowanus Canal Conservancy nursery
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