Plants & Gardens Blog

The Lily Pools were drained last year for upgrades. Now a brand-new planting of water-lilies and sacred lotuses, both of which bloom throughout summer, is underway. Read › Return of the Water-Lilies

Flatbush Avenue will be a leafier, shadier place for years to come thanks to a collaboration between Brooklyn Botanic Garden and the NYC Parks. Read › New Trees Along Flatbush Avenue

The ubiquitous Ailanthus altissima, the weedy tree immortalized in A Tree Grows in Brooklyn, is being put to use against this dreaded pest. Read › Brooklyn Weed Tree Employed to Monitor Lanternflies

This vocal bird is thriving on insects these days. Read › Birds of Brooklyn: Carolina Wren

Immerse yourself in waves of sweet-smelling blue blossoms as you explore Bluebell Wood at peak bloom in this mesmerizing video by cinematographer Nic Petry. Read › Bluebell Wood Idyll (Video)

After a lonely 2020, flowering cherries, crabapples, late magnolias, and early lilacs are all in bloom once again. Peonies, azaleas, bluebells, and more lilacs coming soon. Read › See Spring in the Garden Again

The blooms in the Annual Border represent 11 of the 13 daffodil divisions first established in 1908. Cultivars are still classified by flower shape and size, color, and number per stem. Read › Bloom Alert: Daffodil Divisions

Brooklyn Botanic Garden will be planting dozens of trees donated by the city along Flatbush Avenue in the coming weeks. Read › More Trees On the Way to Flatbush Avenue

The yellow magnolia tree that came down last year was planted in 1979 and was one of only two in the Garden. It came directly from the Garden’s plant breeding program in the 1970s. It was a true original. Read › Saying Goodbye to the ‘Elizabeth’ Magnolia

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