Plants & Gardens Blog

With the anniversary of the COVID shutdown this month, some blocks and communities are considering planting a tree, shrub, or other planting to memorialize beloved neighbors lost to the pandemic. Here are some things to consider. Read › Day of Remembrance: Is This a Good Time to Plant a Memorial Garden?

This delightful and common bird makes it through winter by storing seeds and joining forces with other species to form feeding flocks. Read › Birds of Brooklyn: White-Breasted Nuthatch

Enjoy a visit to the snowy Garden with WNCY's Amy Pearl and BBG's director of Horticulture Ronnit Bendavid Val. Amazing things are happening beneath all the snow and ice. Read › WNYC visits the Garden in Winter

Did you know plants don't necessarily need to make seeds to reproduce? You can see this process in action by regrowing a plant from a common root vegetable like a carrot or radish. Read › Grow New Plants from Carrot Tops or Other Roots (Project)

Brooklyn Botanic Garden's Native Flora Garden features ecosystems that evolved within 200 miles of New York City. Gardener Will Lenihan introduces us to the garden and some of the unique and important plants grow here Read › Native Flora Garden at Brooklyn Botanic Garden (Video)

Time outside can brighten mood, boost energy and sharpen the mind. Read more about it and enjoy a self-guided winter walk at Brooklyn Botanic Garden. Read › Chase Away the Winter Blues with a Walk in the Garden

Many birds can survive through New York City’s milder winter weather. However, by late winter, it can be challenging for them to find food because all the seeds, fruit, and berries have been eaten. Read › Let’s Create: Bird Feeders (Project)

The Garden was founded in 1910, and just a short while later, the influenza pandemic emerged. School group attendance dropped to near zero and the conservatories closed, though for a different reason than they have now. Read › Brooklyn Botanic Garden in 1918: A Time of Pandemic, War, and Poverty

Learn to make a dried citrus garland with star anise and an orange pomander with cloves. Read › Let’s Create: Citrus Decorations (Project)

Four million years ago, plants were small and relatively simple in structure. How did they evolve into tree-sized organisms with roots, leaves, wood, and seeds? Read › Great Moments in Plant Evolution, Part 2: The Origin of Trees and Forests