Plants & Gardens Blog

Acorns, honey locust pods, sweet gum balls and other fruits fall from city trees in autumn. Each one has its own fascinating botanical story that kids and adults can learn. Read › Why So Many Acorns? And Other Tree Fruit Mysteries

Traditional tea ceremonies are being held in the Japanese Hill-and-Pond Garden. Read › Traditional Tea Ceremonies at the Garden

Asters bloom just as summer flowers dwindle. Notice the wonderful variety among the native species, now known to be part of different genera than Eurasian species. Read › Bloom Alert: Asters

Brooklyn Botanic Garden's Herb Garden curator, Maeve Turner, experiments with soil solarization and crop rotation. Read › Organic Pest Management in the Herb Garden

Most of the Garden’s crape-myrtle cultivars are in bloom now. These large, multistemmed shrubs have extravagant panicles of crinkly flowers in a wide array of colors ranging from white to multiple hues of pink to red. Read › Bloom Alert: Crape-Myrtle

Enjoy views of Bluebell Wood at peak bloom. Read › Bluebell Wood (Video)

Cranford Rose Garden curator Will Wallace shares highlights of the garden at peak bloom. Read › Cranford Rose Garden at Peak Bloom (Video)

This year's bulb arrangement was inspired by the early-20th-century De Stijl art movement. Read › An Annual Border in Mondrian’s Style

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

A late winter snowstorm hit after an unusually mild February. How did the Garden's plants handle the stress? Read › How Did the Cherries, Magnolias, and Other Plants Handle the Snowstorm?