Plants & Gardens Blog

Christopher Bolden-Newsome, farmer and codirector of the Sankofa Community Farm at Bartram’s Garden in Philadelphia, presents the Wilbur A. Levin Keynote Address at Making Brooklyn Bloom 2021. Read › She Hid Seeds in Her Hair: The Power of Ancestral African Foods (Video)

Two trailblazers in the field of urban greening, Karen Washington, urban gardening advocate and founding farmer of Rise & Root Farm, and Adrian Benepe, BBG president and CEO, assess where we are and where gardeners and gardening can take us. Read › Power to Heal (Video)

Kimberly Curtis leads us on a journey across continents, linking garden to kitchen while focusing on the properties and stories of three important healing plants indigenous to Africa: moringa, castor, and hibiscus. Read › Plant Journeys through the African Diaspora (Video)

Raising your own tomatoes from seed gives you a much, much, broader selection of varieties. You'll want to start in the spring—here's what you need to know. Read › Starting Tomatoes from Seed

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?

Enjoy a visit to the snowy Garden with WNCY's Amy Pearl and BBG's director of Horticulture Ronnit Bendavid Val. Amazing things are happening beneath all the snow and ice. Read › WNYC visits the Garden in Winter

Did you know plants don't necessarily need to make seeds to reproduce? You can see this process in action by regrowing a plant from a common root vegetable like a carrot or radish. Read › Grow New Plants from Carrot Tops or Other Roots (Project)

Is your houseplant root-bound or top-heavy? Is it showing signs of root rot? There are a number of reasons why your plants might need to be repotted. Learn what to look for and how to successfully repot a plant in need of a new home. Read › When, Why, and How to Repot Your Houseplants