Garden News Blog
Con Edison Public Affairs Retreat
On Monday, October 15, Con Edison hosted a retreat for its Public Affairs division in the new Visitor Center's Lillian and Amy Goldman Atrium. Con Edison has been a longtime corporate partner of the Garden, providing both operational support—primarily through sponsorship of BBG’s public festivals—and capital support
President’s Circle Dinner 2012
At September’s annual President’s Circle Dinner, attendees bid adieu to summer with cocktails and hors d’oeuvres on Lily Pool Terrace before enjoying dinner in the Palm House. The beautiful early-autumn weather inspired lively conversation among President’s Circle members and BBG’s Horticulture staff, including
Fall Leaves: Coming Soon!
If you compost, this time of year is probably one of your favorites. The air is crisp, the garden still looks beautiful, and, best of all, leaves are starting to fall from the trees. Why would mounds of leaves excite the average composter? They are an essential ingredient in a pleasant-smelling, fast-decomposing compost
Look, Up in the Sky!
Living roofs have been sprouting up all over New York City lately—on luxury apartment buildings, public housing units, schools, office towers, and at BBG, of course! Some are park-like retreats, others look more like windswept prairies, some even support thriving vegetable farms. BBG's latest handbook, Green Roofs and
Recipe: Chile Pepper Sambal
Chile peppers grow readily in NYC—a simple urban garden can sometimes out-produce a gardener’s ability to use them while fresh. Luckily, preserving them is easy. They can be air-dried, dehydrated, or pickled in vinegar brine, but making homemade hot sauce is one of my favorite techniques. Hot sauces play an integral
Escaping Spider Plant?
One of my spider plants, which is growing alongside a slightly larger one, is trying to “escape” its pot by sending out a long, twisted root. The fleshy root has now grown a few inches out of the soil, pushing the stem and leaves at its tip up and out so that the whole thing has twisted and tipped over the edge of the
