Soil testing is the best way to learn what nutrients are in your soil and what you need to add to grow healthy plants. In urban areas, soil testing is especially important because toxic metals like lead may have contaminated the soil. Read Testing Your Soil
Plants & Gardens Blog
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Testing Your Soil
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Plants for Tree Beds
Annuals, perennials, and bulbs can be beautiful additions to a tree bed, as long as you remember that the tree’s health comes first. Read Plants for Tree Beds
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Q&A with E.O. Wilson
E.O. Wilson recently spoke with BBG about educating the next generation of scientists, what he learned from Rachel Carson, and how we humans are not nearly smart as we think we are. Read Q&A with E.O. Wilson
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Street Tree Bed Care: Give Trees a Chance
Paying attention to tree beds—those small sidewalk openings for street trees—can do wonders for the health of the trees growing in them and improve the beauty of your block. Read Street Tree Bed Care: Give Trees a Chance
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Creating a Rain Garden
Do you want a garden that’s easy to install, looks good year-round, requires little maintenance, and helps prevent water pollution? Learn how to create a rain garden. Read Creating a Rain Garden
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BBG Babies
Rabbits, ducks, and mockingbirds are nesting at the Visitor Center. Read BBG Babies
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Plants for Shady Window Boxes?
I live on the first floor, and all of my windows face north. If I install a window box, would anything actually grow in it? Read Plants for Shady Window Boxes?
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Roots Growing Through the Pot?
Help. I bought some potted herbs with the intention of planting them in my window box. I temporarily set the pots in the box thinking I’d plant them later, but then I never got around to it. Read Roots Growing Through the Pot?
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Wearable Art
Nicole Dextras is creating Andy Goldsworthy-inspired dresses for BBG’s Spring Gala and After Party. Read Wearable Art
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Children’s Garden Honored
BBG’s Children’s Garden has won the American Horticultural Society's Jane L. Taylor Award for its work in nurturing future horticulturalists. Read Children’s Garden Honored