The New York Set
Three printable New York editions in one purchase — the twelve-month journal, the native plants reference and the stargazing guide — for less than the three cost apart.
- Three printable New York editions, in one checkout instead of three
- Twelve undated New York month pages to write the year down in
- The New York native plants reference, with bloom windows and zone timing
- The New York night sky guide — dark places and the year's meteor calendar
$29.00one-time$33.98 bought separately
Instant download · yours to keep, with no account and no renewal · full refund within 30 days
A look inside
What the New York pages actually look like
From the New York editions
Some of what is actually in the set
The New York Nature Journal
Each New York month page carries that month's reference side — the blooms, trees and butterflies New York actually has then. Names you will meet in it:
- Trout Lily
- Large-flowered Trillium
- Marsh Marigold
- Wild Columbine
- Cardinal Flower
- New England Aster
- Sugar Maple
- Eastern White Pine
- American Beech
- Eastern Hemlock
- Red Oak
- Quaking Aspen
- Monarch
- Eastern Tiger Swallowtail
- Great Spangled Fritillary
- Mourning Cloak
- Red Admiral
- Spicebush Swallowtail
Native Plants of New York
69 native species are profiled for New York, chosen for hardiness zones 3a–7b. A dozen of them:
- Purple Coneflower
- Black-Eyed Susan
- Butterfly Weed
- Common Milkweed
- Swamp Milkweed
- Wild Bergamot
- Scarlet Beebalm
- New England Aster
- Aromatic Aster
- Showy Goldenrod
- Stiff Goldenrod
- Wild Columbine
The Night Sky over New York
Every dark-sky place the New York edition sends you to, and every meteor shower it tracks through the year:
- Adirondack Park
- Catskill Park and Catskill Forest Preserve
- Allegany State Park
- State parks and forest land across rural upstate New York
- Quadrantids
- Lyrids
- Eta Aquariids
- Southern Delta Aquariids
- Perseids
- Draconids
- Orionids
- Southern Taurids
- Northern Taurids
- Leonids
- Geminids
- Ursids
How the New York year breaks down
Counted, not claimed
Across the twelve New York month pages the reference side draws on 6 wildflowers, 6 trees, 6 butterflies and 7 things coming into season locally.
Something in the New York list is in bloom from March through November, and June is the peak — 32 of the 69 species are flowering then.
19 of them are caterpillar host plants and 21 support specialist bees — the ones that do the most work in New York yards.
On the 2027 numbers the standout for New York is the Quadrantids — about 120 an hour at its peak with the moon only 18% lit, best after midnight into dawn.
The Geminids, by contrast, peak against a 100%-lit moon that year — the kind of night the guide tells you to skip rather than let you find out at 2am.
The calendar runs every major shower of the year — 12 of them — with the moon's brightness worked out for each peak, so New York knows which nights are worth the drive.
In the box
Exactly what you receive
| The New York Nature Journal | 15 pages — twelve month pages plus covers and how-to |
|---|---|
| Native Plants of New York | 11 pages — the species table, bloom windows and planting calendar |
| The Night Sky over New York | 8 pages — the meteor calendar, dark-sky places and seasonal targets |
| Pages in all | 34, across 3 New York files |
| What you save | $4.98 — $33.98 bought apart, $29.00 bought together |
| Format | PDF, laid out for both Letter and A4 |
| Delivery | An instant download link, plus a link you can re-open for 72 hours |
| Access | Yours to keep — no expiry, no account, no subscription |
| Refunds | Full refund within 30 days, no questions |
How it works
From checkout to the field
Buy it
Checkout takes a card and an email address — no account to create.
Open it straight away
The download link appears immediately and the New York files are yours to keep.
Use it through the year
Print the New York pages you want and take them outside; they are laid out with room to write on as the season moves.
The set, or the pieces
Both are honest ways to buy the New York editions
| One at a time | The New York Set | |
|---|---|---|
| What you get | Whichever single New York edition you pick | All three, together |
| Checkouts | One for each — there is no cart here | One, for the whole New York set |
| What it costs | $33.98 for the three apart | $29.00, saving $4.98 |
| If you only want one | Buy it on its own; every New York edition is sold separately | The set is only worth it if all of it is new to you |
Before you buy
Who this is for
Made for
- Someone starting from nothing who wants the New York basics in one go
- Gardeners in New York who also go out after dark
- Anyone giving the whole New York set rather than a single file
Not for
- Anyone who already owns one of the three New York editions in it — buy the rest singly instead
- Anyone who wants the New York Nature Year; that is the bigger book, sold on its own page
Everything here describes typical timing across New York, drawn from long-run records — weather, elevation and how close you are to water all move the real dates around. So the New York pages say "usually early May" and never "May 4th", which is not hedging but the most the data can honestly carry.
Questions
Before you decide
What exactly is in the New York set?
Three things, sold separately elsewhere on the site: The New York Nature Journal, Native Plants of New York and The Night Sky over New York. You get every file each of them contains.
What if I already own one of these New York editions?
Then buy the others on their own — the New York set only saves money if all of it is new to you, and we would rather say so than take $29.00 for a file you already have.
Is this cheaper than buying the New York editions one at a time?
Yes — $29.00 rather than $33.98, a saving of $4.98. There is no cart here, so buying them apart also means checking out 3 separate times.
Do the New York files arrive together?
They arrive as one download list on one page — 3 files in all for New York, each downloadable on its own, and the link re-opens for 72 hours.
How accurate is the timing for New York?
It describes typical timing across New York drawn from long-run records, and because weather, elevation and habitat move real New York dates around it says "usually early May" rather than "May 4th".
Is it worth paying when the New York pages here are free?
The free New York pages are the month you are in; these are the New York editions around them — planned before the year arrives, and printable, so you are not holding a screen in the garden.
Will it work for my part of New York, or just the big cities?
It is written at state resolution — New York as a whole, with regional notes where New York genuinely differs end to end, and nothing behind it is recorded finely enough to honestly promise more than that.
What format is the New York edition, and can I print it?
A PDF laid out for both Letter and A4, one page per sheet — printing it is the point, since the New York pages are made to be carried outside.
What if the New York set is not what I expected?
Email hello@birchcompass.com within 30 days for a full refund on the New York edition, and keep the files either way — asking for them back would be theatre.
Everything in this set is also sold on its own — The New York Nature Journal, Native Plants of New York and The Night Sky over New York — and the free New York pages cover this month either way.
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