St Luke in the Fields Garden — Attraction in New York

One of my favorite places in New York City. I accidently stumble upon this place coming back from work one day and fell in love, but wasn't able to find it again for months. When I found it again I immediately saved it and come back here whenever my path takes me by it. It is a little secret pocket isolated from the concrete jungle around you. The garden seems to drown out the noise of cars and subways. I'd come here to walk around, to read, or just sit and relax. You can tell they care for the garden since the plants always look healthy. I always tell my friends to look for it, but I doubt any of them actually do. Well they're missing out and I don't mind having this...

Welcome to some of the most distinctive and admired gardens in New York City, comprising more than two-thirds of an acre of walks, lawns, and a fine collection of garden standards, rare hybrids and native American flora.

The gardens’ southwest orientation and heat-retaining brick walls create a warm micro-climate, allowing a wide variety of flora and fauna to thrive. This green space, with its abundance of berries and flowers, provides a small but important way-station for migrating birds and butterflies during the spring and fall seasons. Over 100 species of birds and 24 types of moths and butterflies have...

I love love this little corner on Barrow St. It is the little garden of St Luke’s Church. Lots of benches and greens. On a really hot New York summer day, the plants and trees are literally godsend. Sometimes the church is doing maintenance, so they close it off. In case you are in Greenwich Village or the West Village, have a seat. It’s a little walk from the 1 train on Christopher or West 4th. It is also just a little walk from the river. Brooklyn Fare is a block south if you want to get some stuff to munch while enjoying this little green (in the warmer...