These lovely blue and tawny birds can be found nesting under eaves, catching insects while in flight, or touching down on a pond for a quick bath. They also inspired the creation of the Audubon Society. Read Birds of Brooklyn: Barn Swallow
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Birds of Brooklyn: Barn Swallow
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Design Ideas for Your Shady Urban Garden
City gardens are usually in partial or deep shade, so plants that thrive on the forest floor and in the shade of taller trees can be planted here to model a natural woodland ecosystem. Read Design Ideas for Your Shady Urban Garden
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Magnolia ‘Evamaria’: Brooklyn Botanic Garden’s First Magnolia Introduction
Magnolia × brooklynensis ‘Evamaria’ was the Garden’s first magnolia introduction, patented in 1968. Read Magnolia ‘Evamaria’: Brooklyn Botanic Garden’s First Magnolia Introduction
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Streetscape Gardening
Take inspiration from Greenest Block in Brooklyn winners and finalists and create an urban oasis of your own. Read Streetscape Gardening
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Weed of the Month: Cleavers
Galium aparine, or cleavers, is the type of weed that is probably already stuck to you before you even take notice of it. Read Weed of the Month: Cleavers
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These Flowering Trees Are Not Cherries
Apricots, peaches, magnolias, and other trees flower in the spring. Can you tell them apart from cherries? Read These Flowering Trees Are Not Cherries
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Thinking Inside the Box
Stepping out our front doors, we urbanites are often met by concrete pavement and brick walls. But looking up—if we’re lucky—we can feast our eyes on surprising splashes of life growing in window boxes. Read Thinking Inside the Box
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Birds of Brooklyn: Laughing Gull
This snickering shorebird hits the beach in mid-April and stays through fall. You may also see it farther inland. Read Birds of Brooklyn: Laughing Gull
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The Beauty of Native Spring Ephemerals
Early-blooming wildflowers like Virginia bluebells, spring beauty, and trout lily are harbingers of spring in the forest. Conserving them is important, and you can help do so by planting them in your garden. Read The Beauty of Native Spring Ephemerals
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Garden Guides Return
For volunteer guides, returning to Brooklyn Botanic Garden is a meaningful homecoming. Read Garden Guides Return