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Locals say a large cluster of vegetables, herbs and flowers outside the apartment building at 319 West 105th Street are a lot more than just pots on the street. The plants represent neighbors who lost their lives as a result of the September 11th terror attacks.

Takeo Lee Wong, who has tended the garden for nearly 10 years, says he was inspired to honor the memory of a fellow neighbor. After working in the toxic air, the neighbor developed a brain tumor and then one day just quietly disappeared.

"She just packed up her stuff and went somewhere to die," said Wong.

So now, the greenery represents life to replace death, destruction and illness suffered by so many on that fateful September day.

The exterior of 319 West 105th Street.

NY1 reached out to the landlord, Joseph Franco, who told the station that the garden started out small but has gotten carried away. Regardless of the fact that it is a memorial, Franco says the garden has overwhelmed the front of his building and is unmanageable.

Some occupants of the building told NY1 they did not agree.

"Its only in New York City that something as beautiful as this would be considered a nuisance," said tenant Kim Stewart.

"What can I say? It would break my heart if it was taken," said tenant Jacinta Stewart.

Wong said the landlord intends to remove the garden from the premises on Friday.

The gardener said there have never been any citations against him or anyone else who cares for the garden.

Some neighbors said they have offered to try to change the landlord's mind, while others on the block have offered to take the plants to other places. But overwhelmingly, the neighbors who spoke with NY1 on Thursday said they wanted the memorial garden to remain untouched in its original spot.