Just Desert: A Cactus Garden Grows in Midtown Manhattan
To welcome summer, the plaza at Rockefeller Center transforms into a desert landscape.
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For the month of June 2016, Rockefeller Center's Chanel Gardens will be filled with a cactus garden designed by Lifescapes International.
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Titled Sunscape, the garden features dozens of exotic cacti reaching as high as 16 feet tall as well as a variety of succulents.
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The species planted in the desert gravel beds include the Monstrose Apple, Golden Barrel, African Ocotillo, and many more.
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The installation starts at Fifth Avenue and runs toward the ice rink at the base of the iconic Art Deco 30 Rock skyscraper.
Photo by Greg Scaffidi
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