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BBG’s Real-Life Training Program for Community Volunteers Learn + Grow + Connect + Serve The Brooklyn Urban Gardener (BUG) certificate program is an annual multiple-session course that covers the basics in urban gardening and community greening. It connects the educational resources of Brooklyn Botanic Garden to the greening efforts of…

ASL Artist Talk and Art-Making Workshop

Discovery Spring Seed Exchange

Scavenger Hunt: Plants of the Lunar New Year in the Conservatory

SPECIAL PUBLICATION Hardcover | 9" x 11" | 96 pages | 100% postconsumer recycled paper Winner, Garden Writers Association Gold Award The Tree Book’s beautiful illustrations show buds, leaf, flower, fruit, and seed of 33 trees that grow in North America. Histories of each tree bring to life its character…

This gorgeously illustrated book, created by Brooklyn Botanic Garden’s expert educators, teaches children how to observe environments as a naturalist does and leads them on 24 adventures that reveal the complex ecosystems of plants and animals in the woods, at the beach, and in a city park.

What better way to connect children with the natural world than through gardening? Team up with the youngsters in your care on scores of fun outdoor and indoor garden-related activities. Share the joy of watching plants and the animals that live among them grow and flourish as you guide children…

Lunar New Year Tasting with Nin Hao

Edible Plants in the Tropical Pavilion

Valentine’s Weekend Pop-Up

Members’ Fall Mornings

Summer Discovery Days

Become a Discovery Docent at Brooklyn Botanic Garden!

Little Caribbean Winter Garden Fête (Sold Out)

Winter Family Story Time

Weekends in Bloom

Information about the Garden’s Board of Directors

Rodent Reduction in Compost Projects

Lunar New Year Plants Talk & Walk

Family Gardening Hours

BBG’s Library provides reference services to home gardeners, staff, and the professional horticultural community. It is a convenient access point from which to learn more about all of the Library’s collections and the Garden’s plant collections. The Library is located on the second floor of the historic McKim, Mead &…

Fall Family Discovery Weekends

Summer Family Discovery Weekends

Fall First Discoveries

Summer First Discoveries

Members’ Summer Evenings

BBG members gain access to exclusive events, member discounts at participating businesses, and special deals with other gardens and collections all over the world.

Conservatory Highlights Tour

Lightscape Family Benefit

School Group Visits: Discovery Trail

Chase Away the Winter Blues Tour

Beneficial Insects: Beyond Pollinators

Grow Stronger Soil this Spring: Compost, Mulch, and Cover Crops

Crafting Community Care: DIY Herbal Oils

Little Caribbean Last Lap Garden Fête

Fall Harvest Festival

Soundbath

Jazz in July

Members’ Fête

Members’ Movie Night

Members’ Night for Children

Members’ Jazz Night

Members’ Jazz Night

Members’ Pride Night

Members’ Rose Night

Signature Plant Pickup

Spring Family Discovery Weekends

Spring First Discoveries

February Break Discovery Days

Plant-O-Rama 2026

Making Brooklyn Bloom 2026

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Brooklyn Botanic Garden’s Children’s Garden Fellowship program prepares aspiring environmental educators for positions in the field, both at BBG and beyond.

Children’s Garden

Lightscape Lodge Dinners 2025

Garden Adventures

Pop-Up Winter Tree Market at Terrain

Greening Sidewalks and Streetscapes

Brooklyn Botanic Garden’s Performing Artist in Residence program allows artists and visitors to experience the Garden through a different lens.

Speed Painting Fruit & Vegetables: The Art Strategic Bold Watercolor

Tree Anatomy and Physiology

Tree Health and Structure

The Mechanics of Floral Design

Winter Arrangements with Dried Flowers

Winter White Centerpiece

No Red Roses for Valentine’s Day

Natural Dye Intensive

Herbal Salves and Creams for Cold Weather Skincare

Herbal Oxymels for Winter Resilience

Natural Perfume Blending: Fragrance in the Conservatories

Spring Mushrooms

Winter Tree ID

Winter Birding in Brooklyn

Healing Spaces: Using Horticulture Therapy and Biophilic Design Principles at Home

Spring Flower Bulb Care

Multiplying Houseplants: Propagation 101

Waking Up Your Garden for Spring

Starting a Vegetable Garden

Spring Container Designs

Using Shade-Loving Plants in the Garden

Indoor Tropical Houseplants

Watercolor Technique for Expressive Orchids

Watercoloring Spring Flowers and Buds

Watercoloring Natural Objects, from Pine Cones to Trees 

Watercolor Painting Succulents

Urban Garden Design (blended)

Fungal Diseases of Trees

Drawing for Absolute Beginners: Introduction to Watercolor Pencils

Cut Flower Gardening

Celebration of Spring Centerpiece

Birding

An Ecological Approach to Tree Risk Assessment

Menus for the Lightscape Bar, Atrium Bar, and Kiosks

Fall Frolic

Discovery Sing-Along with Sabrina Chap

Three Sisters Harvest Photos

Three Sisters Harvest with Angela Ferguson