Founded in 1900, The Horticultural Society of New York, also known as HSNY, is a multidisciplinary cultural and social service resource center. It focuses on issues related to the environment, green technology and urban agriculture. The society installs and sustains learning gardens in spaces surrounding public libraries and provides hands-on science and literacy education programs in public schools and green spaces. The Horticultural Society of New York operates a library that maintains a stock of more than 12,000 resources that serves gardeners, students, casual browsers, professional artists, designers, horticulturists and writers. Its programs use horticulture to provide job training, science and literacy learning, and mental and emotional healing services for men and women. The Horticultural Society of New York is located in New York City.