Plants & Gardens Blog

BBG will remain closed to the public on Tuesday, August 30, while staff continue to clean up after Hurricane Irene. Read › Garden Closed for Cleanup

A diverse display of blooms in the Rose Arc Pool. Read › Plants and Pollinators at the Rose Arc Pool

A collection of summer blooms at BBG. Read › Summer Blooms

For a hardcore locavore chef, working at BBG’s Terrace Cafe is something close to a dream. Read › (Herb) Garden to Table

In 2005, a mysterious syndrome called rose rosette disease (RRD) was first detected in the Cranford Rose Garden but thanks to the efforts of BBG staff and volunteers the rose collection is more beautiful than ever. Read › Restoration of the Cranford Rose Garden

All the rain in Brooklyn this past week has made the blooms in Bluebell Wood incredibly vivid and lush. Read › Bluebell Wood Bursting With Color

Azaleas, wisteria, and rhododendrons are in bloom in the Osborne Garden offering a stunning kaleidoscope of color. Read › Bright Blooms in the Osborne Garden

Need somewhere special to take mom for Mother's Day this Sunday? Bring her on a tour of BBG to smell the lilacs and enjoy the bright blooms of tulips, wisteria, azaleas, crabapples, Japanese tree peonies, and more! Read › Celebrate Mother’s Day at BBG

Few plants herald the coming of spring like trilliums. Read › Trilliums, Charismatic Spring Ephemerals

Magnolia Plaza was slow to start this year thanks to the cool weather, but the wait was worth it. Read › Magnolia Plaza Bursts Into Bloom