April showers bring May flowers

It was pretty wet last month, so today we went to the NYC Botanical Garden in the Bronx for the first time and it was surprisingly good - so good that we became members on the spot (you have to pay to get in $25 for adults and $6 for children 2 and up) and we look forward to going back each season, and with the Hacks when they visit later in the summer. What was surprising was how "hands on" it was for an almost 3 year old. And a massive conifer garden that Col Sparke would have loved.