Plants & Gardens Blog

Flatbush Avenue will be a leafier, shadier place for years to come thanks to a collaboration between Brooklyn Botanic Garden and the NYC Parks. Read › New Trees Along Flatbush Avenue

The ubiquitous Ailanthus altissima, the weedy tree immortalized in A Tree Grows in Brooklyn, is being put to use against this dreaded pest. Read › Brooklyn Weed Tree Employed to Monitor Lanternflies

Brooklyn Botanic Garden will be planting dozens of trees donated by the city along Flatbush Avenue in the coming weeks. Read › More Trees On the Way to Flatbush Avenue

The pandemic shifted our perspective regarding our homes and forced us to take a look at what we personally need to thrive. Many people turned to plants. Read › Plants and the Pandemic

Christopher Bolden-Newsome talks about the enduring legacy of traditional African food, crops, and agricultural technique in his keynote address during this year’s Making Brooklyn Bloom. Read › Preserving African Heritage through Plants and Agriculture

With the anniversary of the COVID shutdown this month, some communities want to memorialize beloved neighbors with plantings. Here are some things to consider. Read › Day of Remembrance: Is This a Good Time to Plant a Memorial Garden?

When the Garden shut down in the spring, staff decided to raise food in the educational plots. Read › Children’s Garden Grows Food for the Community

Goutweed blossoms may be dainty, but its its rhizomatous root system lets it spread like gangbusters. Read › Weed of the Month: Goutweed

Horsetail is a primitive plant that reproduces via spores and rhizomes. It's tenacious and can spread like crazy. Maybe that's why it's been around for 300 million years. Read › Weed of the Month: Field Horsetail

Do you have a burning question about pruning or plant identification? Are you wondering about watering? Library staff is still available to answer your horticulture questions through the Gardener’s Help Line. Read › Questions? Ask the Gardener’s Help Line