Plants & Gardens Blog

With more than 5,000 rosebushes of nearly 1,400 different species and varieties, the Cranford Rose Garden is home to one of largest and most diverse rose collections in the country. Below are five not-to-be missed highlights to look for on your visit. Chosen for their scent, color, and style, these are some of the best roses at BBG. Read › Rose Highlights of BBG

Help BBG celebrate its 100th birthday with a bee-inspired party for all ages! Enjoy honey tastings, lectures, presentations, tours, and live music throughout the Garden with free admission all day. Read › Bee-Day at BBG!

Not sure what to do for Mother's Day this year? Come take a Garden tour and celebrate the many blooming plants of spring! Read › Mother’s Day at BBG

On May 16th at 3:30 p.m. Brooklyn Botanic Garden's inaugural artist-in-residence program presents a panel exploring the intersection of contemporary art and the history of natural science. Read › Art and Scientific Correspondence: Methods, Metaphors, Missives

The tulips planted in the Annual Bed have begun to open and create a gorgeous and exotic color display in the Lily Pool Terrace. Read › Tulip Time

It’s a beautiful day in the Judith D. Zuk Magnolia Plaza at BBG! Many of the trees are in bloom creating a space that smells as good as it looks. Read › March is Magnolia Month!

It might not officially be spring just yet, but flowers and sprouts are appearing all around BBG! Read › Spring Awakens

The BBG has long been known for its diverse and numerous orchid collection. With over 6,000 plants and growing, visitors can often see a wide variety of blooming flowers even at the height of winter. Read › The BBG Orchid Collection

From April 18 to April 26, 2008, over 3,000 digital photos were taken, one every three minutes, of Brooklyn Botanic Garden's famed Cherry Walk. Read › Cherry Blossom Time-lapse (Video)

Witness three days in June at the Brooklyn Botanic Garden's Cranford Rose Garden.

Read › Cranford Rose Garden (Video)