Plants & Gardens Blog

No longer rare but still fascinating to observe, this little bird is capable of stealing the fur right off of a sleeping raccoon's back. Read › Birds of Brooklyn: Tufted Titmouse

This lovely climbing vine has beautified many a chain link fence, but not everyone is a fan. Read › Weed of the Month: Morning Glory

That's not algae, it's the world's smallest flowering plant! Read › Why Is the Native Flora Garden Pond Green?

After Native Flora Garden curator Uli Lorimer posted photos of a rare grass on Flickr, an entomologist wanted to learn more. Read › Photos Lead to Discovery of Unknown Leafhopper

This insect-catching bird is the new harbinger of spring! Read › Birds of Brooklyn: Eastern Phoebe

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

You'll see and hear fewer motor vehicles on the paths as BBG continues to increase its fleet of cycles. Read › Bikes at BBG

From the overflowing window boxes of Bay Ridge to the patchwork of urban farms in East New York, gardening in Brooklyn means tradition, therapy, discipline, beauty, and can-do resilience. But when the second spring since Sandy came this year, many gardeners in coastal Brooklyn did not see the buds and blooms they were used to. Read › Restorative Gardening on Brooklyn’s Coast

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