Plants & Gardens Blog

Gardeners and park visitors all over Brooklyn are gasping in horror at the shockingly erect—and putrid smelling—stalks poking out of the mulch. Read › Much Ado About Mulch

Living roofs have been sprouting up all over New York City lately—on luxury apartment buildings, public housing units, schools, office towers, and at BBG, of course! The latest handbook offers a look at some of the city's most interesting examples. Read › Look, Up in the Sky!

Chile peppers grow readily in NYC, and preserving them is easy. Making homemade hot sauce is one of my favorite techniques. Read › Recipe: Chile Pepper Sambal

Working some pest and disease prevention into your schedule now can increase yields and help reduce problems later. Read › Preventing Pest Problems

The winners of GreenBridge's 2012 Greenest Block in Brooklyn contest have just been announced. Read › Building Blocks

Almost 600,000 trees have been planted so far as part of MillionTreesNYC—23,000 (four percent) of them lining the streets of Brooklyn. Read › A Once-in-a-Lifetime, One-in-a-Million Chance…

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 › Summer Harvest

I live on the first floor, and all of my windows face north. If I install a window box, would anything actually grow in it? Read › Plants for Shady Window Boxes?

We all know that city trees clean and cool the air and just make the neighborhood prettier. Now, a new study suggests they also deter crime. Read › Another Reason to Green the City

My neighbor wants to plant some small shrubs in our tree bed. Is this a good idea? Read › Shrubs in a Tree Bed?