Plants & Gardens Blog

In consultation with Andrew Reinmann, an ecologist and biogeochemist at CUNY, Brooklyn Botanic Garden has installed dendrometers—tools that measure tree growth—on trees around the grounds. Read › What’s With the Bands on BBG’s Trees?

Interested in learning more about Caribbean trees, cuisine, and histories? Check out this reading list from Trees of Little Caribbean cocurator Meera Jagroop. Read › Trees of Little Caribbean: A Reading List

We spoke with artist in residence Kamala Sankaram about learning to listen and the blurry line between nature and ourselves. Read › Kamala Sankaram Asks What We Mean By “Nature”

We spoke to Greenmarket cofounder Bob Lewis about his memories of Brooklyn Botanic Garden and his long career supporting rural and urban agriculture. Read › Greenmarket Cofounder Bob Lewis Digs Up Garden Memories

A new exhibit in the Conservatory Gallery aims to help visitors engage with the climate crisis while fostering a sense of community. Read › Finding Agency in a Time of Crisis

This past spring students from the Brooklyn Academy of Science and the Environment (BASE) completed a unit in phenology, recording seasonal changes they observed in trees. Read › Studying Nature’s Calendar with BASE

The Annual Border is coming into its summer glory in a full spectrum of color. Read › A Rainbow Lights Up the Annual Border

People might think of plants as being removed from politics. “But they come with a lot of history,” says Chelsea Forgenie, co-curator of the exhibit Trees of Little Caribbean. Read › Celebrating Caribbean Trees

This Arbor Day, take a moment to notice your local trees’ spring blooms. Read › All Eyes on the Redbud, and Other Trees in Bloom

Brooklyn Botanic Garden’s iconic spring display of tulips is back in the Annual Border after a three-year absence. Read › Return of the Tulips