Plants & Gardens Blog

These lovely blue and tawny birds can be found nesting under eaves, catching insects while in flight, or touching down on a pond for a quick bath. They also inspired the creation of the Audubon Society. Read › Birds of Brooklyn: Barn Swallow

Plants have evolved in a complex world and are very sensitive to particular and subtle cues. Decisions about where we put buildings and how we build them have a much larger impact than we often realize. Read › Plants, Sunlight, and Buildings

As we continue our journey through geologic time, we will start to see plants that are more familiar to us: plants that reproduce with seeds, such as conifers and ginkgos. Read › Great Moments in Plant Evolution, Part 3: Extinction to Ginkgo

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

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