A conversation with Darrel Morrison, designer of BBG's Native Flora Garden expansion. Read Q&A with Darrel Morrison, Designer of BBG’s Native Flora Garden Expansion
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Q&A with Darrel Morrison, Designer of BBG’s Native Flora Garden Expansion
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A Fern Grows in Brooklyn
Rare, federally listed hart's tongue fern is growing a BBG storm drain. Read A Fern Grows in Brooklyn
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Plant ChoicesBBG Gardens & CollectionsCherry Blossoms
Identifying Flowering Cherry Cultivars
Four cherry trees just south of the torii all look similar—all have a weeping habit and pink flowers which blossom at the same time. But an expert examination found that one was a different cultivar. Read Identifying Flowering Cherry Cultivars
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Plant ChoicesBBG Gardens & CollectionsCherry Blossoms
Are the Cherries Blooming?
Around this time of year, inevitably I’ll be out in the Japanese Hill-and-Pond Garden and someone will ask, “When will the cherry trees blossom?” Read Are the Cherries Blooming?
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Native Flora Garden: A Link to Our Natural History
A stroll through BBG’s recently expanded Native Flora Garden provides a glimpse of the natural world that existed here hundreds of years ago.
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South African Spring
Most spring bulbs may be weeks from blooming outdoors here, but their South African counterparts are in all their glory in the Warm Temperate Pavilion. Read South African Spring
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Native FloraBBG Gardens & CollectionsUrban Gardening & Ecology
New Native Flora Garden Grows Local
When it comes to living and eating more sustainably, we’ve all heard, “Go local.” Brooklyn Botanic Garden will embody this edict when the Native Flora Garden expansion opens later this spring. Read New Native Flora Garden Grows Local
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What Gives Leaves Their Fall Color?
As the days get shorter and the nights get cooler, leaves are losing their green and turning shades of gold and yellow, orange, red, and purple. Read What Gives Leaves Their Fall Color?
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Plant ChoicesBBG Gardens & Collections
Food for Thought
What’s red and green, eats bugs, and lives at BBG? The carnivorous plant display that curator Cayleb Long has recently placed on Lily Pool Terrace. Read Food for Thought
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Growing FoodPlant ChoicesBBG Gardens & Collections
WNYC Investigates Amaranth
Amaranth has been cultivated for thousands of years and could be a major player in food security, but few Americans are familiar with it. BBG experts recently sang its praises on WNYC. Read WNYC Investigates Amaranth