If you're anywhere near the New York Botanical Garden through mid-June, and have any interest in poetry, I'd visit it. Emily Dickinson's Garden: The Poetry of Flowers lets you discover the gardener who became a poet. The Conservatory will be recreated to look like Dickinson's homestead, her poetry will be on display as you stroll through the flowers and her life will be showcased in a gallery exhibition.
Bloom -- is Result -- to meet a Flower
by Emily Dickinson
Bloom -- is Result -- to meet a Flower
And casually glance
Would scarcely cause one to suspect
The minor Circumstance
Assisting in the Bright Affair
So intricately done
Then offered as a Butterfly
To the Meridian --
To pack the Bud -- oppose the Worm --
Obtain its right of Dew --
Adjust the Heat -- elude the Wind --
Escape the prowling Bee
Great Nature not to disappoint
Awaiting Her that Day --
To be a Flower, is profound
Responsibility --
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