BBG Gardens & Collections
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Lovely Lotuses
Those beautiful blossoms in the Lily Pools must mean it's water lily time, right? Not quite. Read More ›
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Summer Harvest
Herb Garden curator Caleb Leech harvested potatoes this morning for donation a local food pantry. The artichokes are also ready to pick, and cardoons (a close relative) will soon follow. Read More ›
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Children’s Garden Honored
BBG’s Children’s Garden has won the American Horticultural Society's Jane L. Taylor Award for its work in nurturing future horticulturalists. Read More ›
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Run for the Roses
Now’s the time to visit the Cranford Rose Garden. Read More ›
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Rain Gardens Capture Storm Water
These sunken rain gardens are part of an innovative storm-water management system that also includes the Visitor Center's living roof, its landscaped berms, and the new and existing tree beds along Washington Avenue. Read More ›
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April Roses?
Last week our first rose bloomed. That indicates that in about 20 days, the Cranford Rose Garden will be looking quite wonderful. Read More ›
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Cherry Picking: Notice How Each Cultivar is a Little Different
The famous Kanzan cherry trees are approaching peak bloom. Other late-blooming cultivars, too, like fragrant ‘Taki-Nioi’ and greenish-flowered ‘Ukon’. Read More ›
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Interpreting the Garden
BBG’s new Visitor Center is undoubtedly captivating from the outside, but inside, both new and longtime visitors will find much more than just a beautiful building. Read More ›
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Notice How Different Daffodils Can Be
Look closely at daffodils and you will see there is a wide variety of color and flower shapes. Read More ›
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Magnolia-rama
Spring is bustin’ out all over the Garden this week. Read More ›
