The Flower District in New York is a regular street (it even has a McDonald's on the corner) in Chelsea . It doesn't have that crazy market feel of the Sydney Flower Markets, but that's probably the only way in which I prefer Sydney. For one, you don't have to drive forever down Parramatta Road until the people double in size and seem forever attached to a Costco trolley, but just take a leisurely $5 cab up 6th Ave.
Considering the variations of flowers available in the bodegas on every corner, I was expecting to see a lot more in the flower district, and I wasn't disappointed. The States grow a lot of their own flowers (New York peonies and hydrangeas are apparently growing right now in Long Island) but they also import a lot from Holland (the home of flowers) and South America.
Considering the variations of flowers available in the bodegas on every corner, I was expecting to see a lot more in the flower district, and I wasn't disappointed. The States grow a lot of their own flowers (New York peonies and hydrangeas are apparently growing right now in Long Island) but they also import a lot from Holland (the home of flowers) and South America.
