Giant Roses to bloom on Manhattan's Park Avenue
Date uploaded: March 18, 2010
Beginning in January 2011, the Parks Department will install eight different clusters of rose sculptures along Park Avenue between East 57th and East 67th streets. The project is expected to cost around $1 million.
“Flowers in January is exactly what we need on a cold, winter day," Barbara McLaughlin, president of the Fund for Park Avenue, told the paper. "It will all help us get through the season a lot easier.”
The roses will be designed by Will Ryman, who previously exhibited sculpted roses at a 2009 show exploring a vermin-eye view of New York.
Read the full article by Manhatten Local News reporter Gabriela Resto-Montero
