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Far above the Hudson's waters

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Ruth Dobsevage, Web producer

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We don't normally associate the urban environment with on-the-vine vegetables and rampant flowers, but the community plots in West Harlem's Riverbank State Park are visual proof that gardening is alive and well in New York City (at least it was in summer 2009, when these photos were taken). Perched improbably above a wastewater treatment park along the West Side Highway, the Riverbank complex offers a football/soccer field, a skating rink, a theater, and a restaurant, along with stunning views across the Hudson River to New Jersey.

If gardening can make it there, it can make it anywhere.

Welcome to the Fine Gardening GARDEN PHOTO OF THE DAY blog! Every weekday we post a new photo of a great garden, a spectacular plant, a stunning plant combination, or any number of other subjects. Think of it as your morning jolt of green.

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Welcome to the Fine Gardening GARDEN PHOTO OF THE DAY blog!

Every weekday we post a new photo of a great garden, a spectacular plant, a stunning plant combination, or any number of other subjects. Think of it as your morning jolt of green.

Sign up to get new posts delivered to your inbox each morning so you'll always remember to take a look, or subscribe to our RSS feed. We look forward to sharing our garden travels with you.

If you think you have a photo that we should share on the Garden Photo of the day, email us. Send hi-res images to mgervais@taunton.com with GPOD in the subject line. We'll only respond if we plan to use your photo.