Plants & Gardens Blog

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

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

The pandemic shifted our perspective regarding our homes and forced us to take a look at what we personally need to thrive. Many people turned to plants. Read › Plants and the Pandemic

Christopher Bolden-Newsome talks about the enduring legacy of traditional African food, crops, and agricultural technique in his keynote address during this year’s Making Brooklyn Bloom. Read › Preserving African Heritage through Plants and Agriculture