Herb Garden curator Caleb Leech harvested potatoes this morning for donation a local food pantry. The artichokes are also ready to pick, and cardoons (a close relative) will soon follow. Read Summer Harvest
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Summer Harvest
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Children’s Garden Honored
BBG’s Children’s Garden has won the American Horticultural Society's Jane L. Taylor Award for its work in nurturing future horticulturalists. Read Children’s Garden Honored
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Run for the Roses
Now’s the time to visit the Cranford Rose Garden. Read Run for the Roses
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Rain Gardens Capture Stormwater
These sunken rain gardens are part of an innovative stormwater management system that also includes the Visitor Center's living roof, its landscaped berms, and the new and existing tree beds along Washington Avenue. Read Rain Gardens Capture Stormwater
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Plant ChoicesBBG Gardens & CollectionsClimate Change & Sustainability
April Roses?
Last week our first rose bloomed. That indicates that in about 20 days, the Cranford Rose Garden will be looking quite wonderful. Read April Roses?
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Interpreting the Garden
BBG’s new Visitor Center is undoubtedly captivating from the outside, but inside, both new and longtime visitors will find much more than just a beautiful building. Read Interpreting the Garden
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Notice How Different Daffodils Can Be
Look closely at daffodils and you will see there is a wide variety of color and flower shapes. Read Notice How Different Daffodils Can Be
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Magnolia-rama
Spring is bustin’ out all over the Garden this week. Read Magnolia-rama
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Wow, What’s That Smell?
Walk into the Warm Temperate Pavilion this week and not only will you see a plethora of colorful flowers, you will also be treated some aromatherapy. Read Wow, What’s That Smell?
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Plant ChoicesBBG Gardens & CollectionsClimate Change & Sustainability
A Budding Crisis?
I’ve worked with trees for more than 20 years, and this is one of warmest winters I can recall. How are BBG’s trees handling it? Read A Budding Crisis?