76-80 West 105th Street
New York
NY 10025
La Perla Garden
![Community Garden: Often planted on public or formerly abandoned land, community gardens are run by volunteers who cultivate vegetables or flowers and closer relationships to nature and one another. Generally open to all participants, they are sometimes fenced, locked or threatened by development. May offer hands-on learning and a habitat for birds and insects. Community Garden](https://www.opengreenmap.org/sites/default/files/taxonomy_image/category_pictures_77.gif)
![Special Tree: Marks a tree that is culturally or ecologically significant in the community. May be old growth, virgin (never cut by humans), ancient, sacred, medicinal or native tree. Could be indoors or an endangered species. Special Tree](https://www.opengreenmap.org/sites/default/files/taxonomy_image/category_pictures_74.gif)
![Cultural Performance: Cultural presentations before an audience, usually in a theatrical setting including plays, dance, concerts, etc. May include street theater, puppeteers, traditional theater, mixed media, etc. Cultural Performance](https://www.opengreenmap.org/sites/default/files/taxonomy_image/cultural_performance.gif)
![Water Recycling: Uses plants, aquatic animals, layered soils, movement, (constructed) wetlands and or/ swales to aerate, filter and purify water, without adding chemicals. Systems that slow the drainage in the built environment, grey water, rainwater gardens, rain barrels and other types of high and low technology water recycling systems that reduce consumption can be included. Water Recycling](https://www.opengreenmap.org/sites/default/files/taxonomy_image/category_pictures_20.gif)
![Composting Site: Place where food waste, leaves, garden and lawn cuttings are biodegraded into rich new soil. Can include large-scale or demonstration projects, drop-off sites, or places to buy locally produced compost, or to get information, worms and resources for indoor and garden composting. Composting Site](https://www.opengreenmap.org/sites/default/files/taxonomy_image/category_pictures_25.gif)
Overview
An oasis of peace & biodiversity founded in 1991: a GreenThumb Community Garden & a member garden of the Manhattan Land Trust. Features include 30 member plots (mostly 4'x8'), 1,000 gallon rainwater tank, active composting center for garden members, a stage, fig tree and more. More information at http://www.la-perla-garden.net
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La Perla Garden on Earth Day 2011
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