Tuesday, May 26, 2020

Winter Flowers return this spring at La Plaza Cultural


[Photo Sunday by Dave on 7th]

Winter Flowers, the unique sculptures that adorned the fence at La Plaza Cultural for nearly 20 years, returned to part of the community garden/green space over the weekend.

Last spring-summer, La Plaza received a new fence here on Avenue C at Ninth Street. The previous chain-link fence was sagging in spots and in need of repair.

With that, the handmade sculptures from discarded materials that Rolando Politi started creating in 2000 had to be removed in the fall of 2018. The collection had grown to nearly 250.


[Photo from September 2018]

While GreenThumb community gardens operating on NYC Parks property are currently closed to the public (open to gardeners only for necessary maintenance) you can check out the Winter Flowers along the fence simply walking by... and we've already heard from several residents who said they were happy to see Rolando putting these colorful creations back along Avenue C...


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7 comments:

  1. Lola SáenzMay 26, 2020 at 8:26 AM

    I've always Loved these, uts makes the Garden look more Beautiful,so glad they are back! Rolando Thanks

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  2. AnonymousMay 26, 2020 at 3:34 PM

    Bravo!

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  3. Kate & Tobias...May 27, 2020 at 10:11 AM

    Does anyone know if any of the community gardens open for visitors?

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  4. AnonymousMay 27, 2020 at 2:41 PM

    Awesome. And, no, Kate & Tobias, none of them are currently ever open for visitors, as per guidelines by the city.

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  5. AnonymousMay 27, 2020 at 6:54 PM

    SO awesome that the sculptures are returning. They were missed!

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  6. AnonymousMay 28, 2020 at 1:33 PM

    So, so glad to see these beautiful artworks back up. It's a nice looking fence, and much sturdier, but the old one, adorned with Rolando's flowers, was as messy and organic as the gardens themselves. Green shoots amid the winter of pandemic and gentrification.

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  7. Jose GarciaMay 29, 2020 at 11:44 AM

    We miss the willow trees too.

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