Rare, federally listed hart's tongue fern is growing a BBG storm drain. Read A Fern Grows in Brooklyn
Plants & Gardens Blog
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A Fern Grows in Brooklyn
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Will the Cicadas Hurt Your Plants?
You’ve no doubt heard about the large brood of 17-year cicadas that will soon emerge in New York City. Read Will the Cicadas Hurt Your Plants?
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Identifying Flowering Cherry Cultivars
Four cherry trees just south of the torii all look similar—all have a weeping habit and pink flowers which blossom at the same time. But an expert examination found that one was a different cultivar. Read Identifying Flowering Cherry Cultivars
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Recipe: Strawberry Kanten
Traditional Japanese confections, or wagashi, are beautiful, texturally complex, and subtly flavored. Read Recipe: Strawberry Kanten
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Foraging for Wild Ramps
It’s peak ramp-picking time in the Catskills, and my neighbor took us to his favorite spot for a foraging spree. Read Foraging for Wild Ramps
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Are the Cherries Blooming?
Around this time of year, inevitably I’ll be out in the Japanese Hill-and-Pond Garden and someone will ask, “When will the cherry trees blossom?” Read Are the Cherries Blooming?
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What’s the Peent? An American Woodcock Siting
When one of our staff members heard the distinctive call of an American woodcock in the Rose Garden, she thought she was imagining things. But she wasn't! Read What’s the Peent? An American Woodcock Siting
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Native Flora Garden: A Link to Our Natural History
A stroll through BBG’s recently expanded Native Flora Garden provides a glimpse of the natural world that existed here hundreds of years ago.
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South African Spring
Most spring bulbs may be weeks from blooming outdoors here, but their South African counterparts are in all their glory in the Warm Temperate Pavilion. Read South African Spring
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Recipe: Valentine’s Day Sweet Potato Cake
Sweet potatoes are high in complex carbohydrates, beta carotene, vitamin C, calcium, potassium, and even protein. Their perfect partner? Dark chocolate. Read Recipe: Valentine’s Day Sweet Potato Cake