Urban Gardening & Ecology
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A Wildlife Walk Through the Garden
The Garden isn’t just a collection of plants. It’s also a collection of habitats where herons hunt for crayfish, monarchs feed on milkweed, and woodpeckers nest and forage for insects. Read › A Wildlife Walk Through the Garden
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Weed of the Month: Pineapple Weed
This chamomile relative has many look-alikes, but a sniff will help you identify this species. Read › Weed of the Month: Pineapple Weed
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How to Get the Most Out of the BBG Plant Sale
Come in with a plan to make smart purchases. Read › How to Get the Most Out of the BBG Plant Sale
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Birds of Brooklyn: Laughing Gull
This snickering shorebird hits the beach in mid-April and stays through fall. You may also see it farther inland. Read › Birds of Brooklyn: Laughing Gull
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Weed of the Month: Hairy Bittercress
This spring weed is known for its tasty leaves, but it's most interesting feature may be the way it disperses seeds by flinging them through the air. Read › Weed of the Month: Hairy Bittercress
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Fieldwork: Hart’s Tongue Fern
This rare fern grows in cool, shaded limestone ravines. In the face of climate change and habitat loss, Brooklyn Botanic Garden, along with other institutions is working to conserve it in the wild and display it for the public. Read › Fieldwork: Hart’s Tongue Fern
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Birds of Brooklyn: Northern Flicker
This woodpecker doesn't actually peck wood so much. Instead, it looks for ants on the ground. Read › Birds of Brooklyn: Northern Flicker
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Pondlife: What Lives in the Water Here?
Biologist Sally Warring took samples from the pools on Lily Pool Terrace and Water Garden pond and filmed the fascinating microbial worlds that exist in them both. Read › Pondlife: What Lives in the Water Here?
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Urban Gardening Around the World
From rooftop beehives in Seoul to indoor hydroponic vegetables in Singapore to green roofs in Paris to Brooklyn Botanic Garden's own 100-year-old Children's Garden, urban gardening and farming is taking a wide range of forms around the world. Read › Urban Gardening Around the World
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Mending the World within Our Reach
Participants say just entering the Greenest Block in Brooklyn contest caused them to spend more time outdoors socializing with the neighbors. Many also feel inspired to take more action, from mentoring youth to influencing city policy. Read › Mending the World within Our Reach
