Microgreens are nutritious, flavorful, and easy to grow. Learn how to grow them and use them in a delicious buttermilk beet salad. Read Eat Local: Grow Microgreens on Your Windowsill and Use Them in this Salad
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Eat Local: Grow Microgreens on Your Windowsill and Use Them in this Salad
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The Quiet Earth: The Native Flora Garden in Winter
During the winter months, with its bones laid bare, the Native Flora Garden takes on a much different mood. Read The Quiet Earth: The Native Flora Garden in Winter
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How Do We Protect the Garden’s Collection During Lightscape?
Rowan Blaik, Brooklyn Botanic Garden’s vice president of Horticulture, answers some frequently asked questions about the environmental impacts of Lightscape. Read How Do We Protect the Garden’s Collection During Lightscape?
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What’s Wrong with My Monstera?
Many people have trouble keeping their monsteras healthy. Doing so becomes much easier with a little knowledge of the plant’s native habitat and natural growth habit. Read What’s Wrong with My Monstera?
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Eat Local: Broiled Citrus Salad
Citrus plants have been cultivated for more than 4,000 years. Today there are hybrids as sour as the Seville orange and as sweet as the Cara Cara. Choose a variety and add them to this wonderful winter salad. Read Eat Local: Broiled Citrus Salad
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Lenapehoking: The Land of the Lenape
Heather Bruegl, a historian and director of education for Forge Project and a member of the Oneida Nation, talks about Lenape history, the importance of making a living land acknowledgement, and the value of examining the stories we tell about natural history. Read Lenapehoking: The Land of the Lenape
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Birds of Brooklyn: Common Nighthawk
The common nighthawk is not so common anymore, and it has always been difficult to spot. Fall migration will give you the best chance of spotting this elusive bird. Read Birds of Brooklyn: Common Nighthawk
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Talking with Chenae Bullock
Chenae Bullock talked to Brooklyn Botanic Garden about her mother's gardens, Shinnecock canoe culture, and why the future of the environment depends on being able to see the value of Indigenous perspectives. Read Talking with Chenae Bullock
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Brooklyn’s Beloved Window Boxes
Across the borough, gardeners enthusiastically embraced a restructuring of the contest and managed to turn a social distancing strategy into a way to connect with neighbors. Read Brooklyn’s Beloved Window Boxes
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Birds of Brooklyn: Ruby-Throated Hummingbird
This tiny bird is a pleasure to observe in flight and will come to your home garden if you provide just what it likes. Read Birds of Brooklyn: Ruby-Throated Hummingbird