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?
Plants & Gardens Blog
Plant Choices
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What Gives Leaves Their Fall Color?
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Recipe: Chile Pepper Sambal
Chile peppers grow readily in NYC, and preserving them is easy. Making homemade hot sauce is one of my favorite techniques. Read Recipe: Chile Pepper Sambal
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Escaping Spider Plant?
One of my spider plants is trying to “escape” its pot! Can it be rescued? Read Escaping Spider Plant?
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Working for Watersheds
As the climate warms, BBG scientists are working in area watersheds to evaluate and understand the condition of these forests. Read Working for Watersheds
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Food for Thought
What’s red and green, eats bugs, and lives at BBG? The carnivorous plant display that curator Cayleb Long has recently placed on Lily Pool Terrace. Read Food for Thought
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Sarracenia: Native Pitcher Plants
Grow these fascinating carnivorous plants in an outdoor container, and watch how they capture prey. Read Sarracenia: Native Pitcher Plants
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A Once-in-a-Lifetime, One-in-a-Million Chance…
Almost 600,000 trees have been planted so far as part of MillionTreesNYC—23,000 (four percent) of them lining the streets of Brooklyn. Read A Once-in-a-Lifetime, One-in-a-Million Chance…
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WNYC Investigates Amaranth
Amaranth has been cultivated for thousands of years and could be a major player in food security, but few Americans are familiar with it. BBG experts recently sang its praises on WNYC. Read WNYC Investigates Amaranth
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Lovely Lotuses
Those beautiful blossoms in the Lily Pools must mean it's water-lily time, right? Not quite. Read Lovely Lotuses
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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