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Edward Rothstein writes: “When you visit the new Native Plant Garden at the New York Botanical Garden in the Bronx — and it should be a matter of when, not if — you will not see what I saw last week, and perhaps not even the garden that will attract visitors over the next two event-filled weekends. Gardens are like rivers. Not only can’t you step into the same garden twice, but their evolution is so fluid, you also can’t even step into the same garden once.”

Pictured: Azalea in bloom.