The history of life on Earth can be unbelievably daunting to comprehend. Paleobotanist Jamie Boyer explains plant evolution by focusing on a few key points. First, a look at the humble origins of plants and their incredible transition from water to land.
Read Great Moments in Plant Evolution, Part 1: Plants Invade the LandEnjoy an immersive walk through Brooklyn Botanic Garden’s Japanese Hill-and-Pond Garden, complete with cherry blossoms. Read Stroll through the Japanese Garden in Bloom (Video)
Watch as Desert Pavilion curator Caitlin Ndoye introduces us to BBG’s unique and important collection of plant specimens from the world’s desert and arid regions. Read Desert Pavilion at Brooklyn Botanic Garden (Video)
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
Brooklyn Botanic Garden says goodbye to outgoing president Scot Medbury who leaves Garden after 14 years. Read Bidding Farewell to Scot Medbury
Three hundred activists came together in the Palm House earlier this month for the 2020 kickoff of Brooklyn Botanic Garden’s Fight for Sunlight campaign. Read Fight for Sunlight Campaign Opposes High-Rise Towers
Get a behind-the-scenes look at how plants are reproduced at the Garden. Read Plant Propagation at Brooklyn Botanic Garden (Video)
The ascending garden includes a switchback pathway that leads visitors through a landscape of native grasses and perennials as well as late-summer blooming crape-myrtles. Read New Overlook Now Open
Look down and around. It’s not just tall trees that change color in the fall. Small shrubs and herbaceous plants also go from green to reds, oranges, and yellows. Along Belle’s Brook, you'll find wonderful autumn color, especially red, at eye level and at your feet. Read Bloom Alert: Autumn Color Along Belle’s Brook
Brooklyn Botanic Garden is working to preserve the beloved hybrid oak tree on Daffodil Hill. The tree was damaged in August and needs extra support so that a three-foot crack in its trunk doesn’t split and give way. Read Preserving Brooklyn Botanic Garden’s Hybrid Oak
