There are all sorts of events planned for Wildflower week that include native plant give-aways, lectures, guided walks and kids activities where they plant seeds and learn about worm composting.

You can find a full schedule here: NYC Wildflower Week

The website touts all sorts of facts, including this one that seems so hard to believe:

New York has a higher percentage of open space than any major city in United States. About 25% or 53,000 acres is city, state and federal parkland--that's more than Los Angeles, Chicago and Philadelphia combined.

(Where is all this open space?)

This fact is easy to believe:

Gotham's spaces serve 8 million people, more than any other urban park system. However, New York City spends only $41 per resident per year on its green acres, with next to none of it going toward management of natural areas. By contrast, Seattle and Chicago annually spend much more per capita - $164 and $108 respectively.