Plants & Gardens Blog

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

Teens in BBG's Garden Apprentice Program harvest produce for food banks, build accessible planting beds for nearby park visitors, and teach people how to root out invasive weeds. Read › GAP Teens Take Environmental Action

You can't help smiling when you see this block's playful container displays, lush window boxes, and carefully tended tree bed gardens. Read › Garden Presents Crown Heights Block with Greenest Block in Brooklyn Award

Even very small patches of plants help attract pollinators and other wildlife to cities. This is no surprise to Greenest Block in Brooklyn organizers and participants. Read › Small Gardens and Tiny Greenspaces Attract City Wildlife

Left alone, curly dock will grow four feet or taller and produce thousands of seeds, which can spread via wind and water and passing animals. Read › Weed of the Month: Curly Dock

Yellow wood-sorrel, sometimes called sourgrass, is ubiquitous in lawns and gardens. Learn about its exploding seeds and its nighttime sleep habit. Read › Weed of the Month: Yellow Wood-Sorrel