What makes New Yorkers so able to bounce back from disaster? Community horticulturists know: We live in relationship, not isolation. Brooklyn gardeners collaborate and learn to respect each other, though it’s not always easy, as well as Mother Nature. Read Gardening Like Our Life Depends on It
Plants & Gardens Blog
Into the Garden
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Gardening Like Our Life Depends on It
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Hedge Fun
One man's quest for the perfect hedge. Read Hedge Fun
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Much Ado About Mulch
Spring is a terrific time of year to remove salt-sprayed, winter-worn mulch and treat your street tree to a fresh dressing. And Hurricane Sandy left Brooklyn with an abundant surplus of wood chips to use. Read Much Ado About Mulch
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School Cafeteria Lunch Goes Green
Delicious fresh salad greens and a spicy radish relish made with ingredients grown at BBG were featured in the Prospect Heights High School cafeteria on Thursday. Read School Cafeteria Lunch Goes Green
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Garden Plants Find New Homes in Brooklyn
Last week Brooklyn Botanic Garden gave away over 200 beautiful, healthy perennials and trees and countless bulbs to dozens of community gardens in Brooklyn, including some of those hardest hit by the recent storms. Read Garden Plants Find New Homes in Brooklyn
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BBG Weathers Hurricane Sandy
The aftermath of Hurricane Sandy remains amply evident in the piles of brush and downed trees lining paths and areas of the Garden that remain cordoned off for visitor safety. Read BBG Weathers Hurricane Sandy
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What Gives Leaves Their Fall Color?
As the days get shorter and the nights get cooler, leaves are losing their green and turning shades of gold and yellow, orange, red, and purple. Read What Gives Leaves Their Fall Color?
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Nastiest Mushroom Ever
Gardeners and park visitors all over Brooklyn are gasping in horror at the shockingly erect—and putrid smelling—stalks poking out of the mulch. Read Nastiest Mushroom Ever
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Fall Leaves: Coming Soon!
Why would mounds of leaves excite the average composter? They are an essential ingredient in a pleasant-smelling, fast-decomposing compost pile. Read Fall Leaves: Coming Soon!
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Look, Up in the Sky!
Living roofs have been sprouting up all over New York City lately—on luxury apartment buildings, public housing units, schools, office towers, and at BBG, of course! The latest handbook offers a look at some of the city's most interesting examples. Read Look, Up in the Sky!