Annual Border

BBG's Annual Border, two long beds located on the western side of Lily-Pool Terrace, offers a new display of annual plants each year. In April a colorful blossoming of over 6,000 tulips is one of the most vibrant signs of spring in the Garden. Designed and planted in the fall, each spring the tulip display features new varieties and planting designs.

When the tulips begin to fade, they are replaced with annual plants that will last through the summer into fall. For 2011, the Annual Border features a number of ornamental and edible grass species along with other ornamental annuals.

Cayleb Long

Cayleb Long is the CuratorGardener of the Annual & Perennial Borders, Lily Pool Terrace, and Magnolia Collections at Brooklyn Botanic Garden. As a native Oregonian, Cayleb developed a passion for Northwestern wild flowers and native plants while living and traveling in the region. Upon moving to New York in 2001, Cayleb began a successful business designing and installing gardens in NYC. Transitioning to public horticulture in 2006, Cayleb joined the staff at Brooklyn Botanic Garden as Horticulture Intern, received a Certificate in Horticulture from BBG, and worked as Assistant Gardener before taking his current position in 2008. Cayleb has studied at BBG, NYBG and around the country and has developed gardens in New York, Oregon, Michigan, and Florida. He has interests in organic gardening, sustainable ecologies, and the Farm to Fork movement. Cayleb also teaches the Herbaceous Plant Identification course for BBG's Horticulture Certificate Program.