Plants & Gardens Blog

Plants, soil, water, and other natural materials stimulate our senses. This is crucial for young learners, who explore their worlds through observation, touch, smell, taste, and movement. Read › Nature Play at Home for Kids of All Abilities

Look for nests or leaf piles high up in the trees. Try to spot spot holes in tree trunks. If you observe closely, you can see animal homes all around. Read › Learn About Animal Nests and Build Your Own

How do plants use sunlight to make sugar? The answer lies in their color. Read › Make Beautiful Chlorophyll Prints and Learn About Photosynthesis (Project)

It's easy to find a whole world of nature wrapped into the neat package of a tree. Why not "adopt" a tree of your very own to observe and care for? Read › Observe the World in a Tree (Project)

Did you know that if popcorn isn’t popped, it is usually still viable as a seed? In fact, you can create small grass garden using popcorn! Read › Grow a Popcorn Grass Garden (Project)

Meg, Jo, Beth, and Amy March had gardens as different as their personalities. Which of their plant choices would suit you? Read › Garden Plants in Little Women

Junior Botanist and Plant Investigator participants competed in a salsa making contest. What were their secret ingredients? Read › Four Delicious Salsas Created in the Children’s Garden

Pansies, poppies, laurel, and other plants described in the The Secret Garden can be found at Brooklyn Botanic Garden in spring and summer. Have fun with this scavenger hunt! Read › Search for More Plants from The Secret Garden

A free program for middle school students brings them to the Garden to study botany. Read › Con Edison’s STEM Series Brings Students to Brooklyn Botanic Garden

Is it ok to touch a frog? A butterfly? Queen Anne's lace? This primer will give you some answers for exploring nature on your own or with kids. Read › To Touch, or Not to Touch?