A day in the life of a judge for the final round of Brooklyn's Greenest Block 2011. Read Judging Brooklyn’s Blocks
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Native Flora
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Garden DesignNative FloraUrban GardeningUrban Gardening & Ecology
Judging Brooklyn’s Blocks
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Lost in the Wild
Brooklyn was once a verdant landscape lush with vegetation. Today, Brooklyn is the New York City borough with the least amount of green. Unless in a garden setting, humans barely notice individual plants or consider the fact that they are alive. Read Lost in the Wild
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The Native Flora Garden
BBG’s Native Flora Garden comprises of only plants native to New York City and the surrounding area. It provides a glimpse of what Brooklyn could be like in its most natural state. Read The Native Flora Garden
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Native Virginia Bluebells Blooming
What could be more lovely than a clear sunny spring day, the fresh green shoots of plants juxtaposed against a powder-blue sky? Read Native Virginia Bluebells Blooming
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Spring Beauty in the Native Flora Garden
Few flowers epitomize the grace of spring ephemerals like Claytonia virginica, commonly called spring beauty. Read Spring Beauty in the Native Flora Garden
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Wild Bleeding Heart in Bloom
Dicentra eximia, commonly known as wild bleeding heart, is one of our longest flowering and most widely adaptable native spring flowers. Read Wild Bleeding Heart in Bloom
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Blight-resistant Chestnut Trees Come to BBG
Today The New York Times and the Daily News both ran stories about new blight-resistant chestnuts coming to BBG. Read Blight-resistant Chestnut Trees Come to BBG
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Peak Color in the Native Flora Garden
Stop by to enjoy the fall color at Brooklyn Botanic Garden, where the Native Flora Garden is at the apex of its autumnal display. Read Peak Color in the Native Flora Garden
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Red-tailed Hawk and Natural History
It’s always a good day when one of Brooklyn Botanic Garden’s regular visitors, the red-tailed hawk (Buteo jamaicencis) is spotted. Read Red-tailed Hawk and Natural History
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An Adventure into Harriman State Park
BBG and the Greenbelt Native Plant Center often partner for joint scouting and seed collection trips to natural areas within the metropolitan region of New York City. Recently we headed to Harriman State Park on an expedition to find Carex appalachica (Appalachian sedge). Read about our hunt for this common but elusive species. Read An Adventure into Harriman State Park