Plants & Gardens Blog

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)

Magnolia × brooklynensis ‘Evamaria’ was the Garden’s first magnolia introduction, patented in 1968. Read › Magnolia ‘Evamaria’: Brooklyn Botanic Garden’s First Magnolia Introduction

Apricots, peaches, magnolias, and other trees flower in the spring. Can you tell them apart from cherries? Read › These Flowering Trees Are Not Cherries

For volunteer guides, returning to Brooklyn Botanic Garden is a meaningful homecoming. Read › Garden Guides Return

The later-blooming magnolias on the plaza have an interesting history. Read › Eight Magnolia Hybrids Bred by Brooklyn Botanic Garden

During the winter months, with its bones laid bare, the Native Flora Garden takes on a much different mood. Read › The Quiet Earth: The Native Flora Garden in Winter

Heather Bruegl, a historian and director of education for Forge Project and a member of the Oneida Nation, talks about Lenape history, the importance of making a living land acknowledgement, and the value of examining the stories we tell about natural history. Read › Lenapehoking: The Land of the Lenape

Chenae Bullock talked to Brooklyn Botanic Garden about her mother's gardens, Shinnecock canoe culture, and why the future of the environment depends on being able to see value of the indigenous perspective. Read › Talking with Chenae Bullock

How did flowering plants become so successful? When did they arise? Where did they come from? Read › Great Moments in Plant Evolution, Part 4: The Dawn of Flowers

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