Manhattan's West Side Community Garden will hold a tulip planting festival from 10:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Sat., Nov. 14 and Sun., Nov. 15. Over 12,000 bulbs will be planted. Trowels and bulbs will be supplied. Bring your own gloves. Children welcome....

Should you judge a book by its cover? David Ellwand's "Fairie-ality Style: A Sourcebook of Inspirations from Nature" (Candlewick Press, 2009) was recenlty dropped on my desk. The book is billed as the "ultimate volume for anyone interested in...

Election Day is Tue., Nov. 3. Just a reminder -- that this year's public question #1 is a referendum on the Green Acres, Farmland, Clean Water and Historic Preservation Acts. Stay informed. Every vote counts!

There's plenty of time to catch the "Kiku in the Japanese Autumn Garden" dsiplay at the New York Botanical Garden, Bronx. The exhibit, slated to run through Nov. 15, features chrysanthemums in traditional and contemporary Japanese styles. The...

The Leonia Community Garden is taking names of gardeners who would like a plot in the community garden (located at Pine Hill Road, about a block north of Vreeland Avenue) for 2010. The annual fee for a plot, which is used to offset the garden's...