Forward by Joan Regan



I go to nature to be soothed and healed, and to have my senses put in order. So it began in 1995 with a few city dwellers wish for the peace and tranquility of a garden oasis right in their own backyard.



In the welcoming community of Bay Ridge, Brooklyn, nestled between beautiful Shore Road and the sparkling waters of the Narrows, four and a half acres of rambling parkland have been transformed by the inspiration and nurturing of a community of volunteers into the Narrows Botanical Gardens.