Gothamist Gardening Help

This week, BBG's Native Flora Garden curator Uli Lorimer weighed in on gothamist.com's new green thumb series giving his advice on native plants to grow in sun and shade in backyards around NYC. Some of the plants he suggests for shady backyards include ferns, snakeroot, and goldenrod. To see the full list of Uli's recommendations, visit Guide To Urban Gardening: Your Outdoor Space.

To learn more about native plants of the Northeast, how to grow them at home, and how the animals around you depend on them, take a walk on BBG's garden-wide trail, Native New Yorkers.