Onika Abraham talks with BBG about the importance of community and cultural heritage to the sustainable urban gardening and farming movement. Read Q&A with Onika Abraham
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The Best Crabapple Trees for Your Garden
Experts recommend these ten Malus cultivars for their beautiful blooms, lovely fruit, and disease-resistance. Among the showiest of spring bloomers, crabapples are also wonderful foliage plants in summer and fall, and they provide beautiful fruit displays late in the season. Read The Best Crabapple Trees for Your Garden
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Gardening with Rainwater
Gardeners can play a key role in conserving freshwater by harvesting rainwater. Almost half of all water used during summer is goes to outdoor use, but you can you reduce demand on our water supplies by collecting rain and using it in your garden. Read Gardening with Rainwater
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Birds of Brooklyn: Northern Cardinal
It won't be long before these familiar red birds start piping up at BBG. The cardinal is one of the only birds species in which both the male and female sing. Read Birds of Brooklyn: Northern Cardinal
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Preserve Your Cut Flowers with This Simple Recipe
Your Valentine's Day bouquet will last a little longer if you use a preservative. Try this easy-to-make recipe. Read Preserve Your Cut Flowers with This Simple Recipe
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What’s Happening to These Leaves?
These rhododendrons aren't wilting. Their curled leaves are a response to the cold. Charles Darwin first wrote about such movements in plants in 1880, but this response is a still not well-understood. Read What’s Happening to These Leaves?
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Birds of Brooklyn: Yellow-Bellied Sapsucker
This comically named bird provides food and shelter for other animals. Watch for it here now and through April, when it migrates north. Read Birds of Brooklyn: Yellow-Bellied Sapsucker
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Green Roofs: A Primer
Learn about living roofs and the kinds of plants that can thrive on them. Read Green Roofs: A Primer
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Is a Potted Christmas Tree a Good Idea?
If you're thinking of choosing a live holiday tree, our experts have some advice for you. Read Is a Potted Christmas Tree a Good Idea?
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Water Gardening Indoors
Learn how to grow aquatic plants indoors in containers. Using the proper right techniques, mediums, and plant choices, you can create a lovely, soothing water garden in your home. Read Water Gardening Indoors