BBG's abundance of bamboo is good news for the red pandas at the Prospect Park Zoo. Read Panda Cubs Happy To Help Take Care of Excess Bamboo
Plants & Gardens Blog
Plant Choices
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Panda Cubs Happy To Help Take Care of Excess Bamboo
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Eight Things You Probably Don’t Know About Flowering Cherry Trees
Did you know, for instance, that the blossoms change colors—and that some make fruit? Read Eight Things You Probably Don’t Know About Flowering Cherry Trees
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How Do Buds Survive Winter?
Spring flowers and leaves have already formed and are hidden inside tree buds. How do these tender plant parts survive sub-freezing temperatures? Read How Do Buds Survive Winter?
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Great Pumpkin: Look What’s in the Herb Garden
An incredible array of pumpkins in all shapes, sizes, colors, and textures is growing in BBG's Herb Garden this month. Some hardly look like pumpkins at all! Read Great Pumpkin: Look What’s in the Herb Garden
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Healthy Lawns
What's BBG's secret to resilient, sustainable, chemical-free lawns? Read Healthy Lawns
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Herb Garden Harvest
What happens to all of the beautiful produce grown in BBG's Herb Garden? Read Herb Garden Harvest
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Summer Spinach
Malabar spinach is an easy-to-grow green that grows more easily in hot weather than true spinach—and it's gorgeous. Read Summer Spinach
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Street Tree Bed Care: Tales from the Trenches
Everything you ever wanted to know about gardening on a city street...but were afraid to ask Read Street Tree Bed Care: Tales from the Trenches
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The View from the Green Roof
What does BBG's green roof look like up close? Read The View from the Green Roof
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Recipe: Blue Sunrise Cocktail with Pickled Blueberries
Berries and other summer fruits can be pickled and used in tasty cocktails year-round. Read Recipe: Blue Sunrise Cocktail with Pickled Blueberries