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Birds of Brooklyn: Baltimore Oriole
The Baltimore oriole is a beautiful and beloved bird that nests in Brooklyn and the New York City. Its name has nothing to do with the Maryland city.
By Joe Giunta -
Weed of the Month: Oxeye Daisy
The cheerful-looking oxeye daisy is a scourge for those who love a manicured green lawn. Almost everyone else rather likes it.
By Joni Blackburn -
Create Your Own Floating Flower Arrangement
Floating flower arrangements—which play with color, texture, movement, and light—provide a limitless opportunity for creative expression.
By Lana Guardo -
Bloom Alert: Rose Garden
Be sure to visit the Cranford Rose Garden in June. The collection is at peak bloom.
By Sarah Schmidt -
Eat Local: Sourdough Honey Rose Cake
Learn more about fermentation with a recipe from Sourdough, a cookbook by Sarah Owens, a former Eat Local columnist and BBG rosarian.
By Sarah Owens -
Bloom Alert: Shakespeare Garden
Foxgloves, peonies, and tall bearded irises adorn the Shakespeare Garden as spring turns into summer.
By BBG Staff -
How to Grow Self-Sowing Annuals
Self-sowing annuals plant themselves, which makes them an appealing, sustainable choice for gardeners who don't mind a few surprises.
By Laura Powell -
Birds of Brooklyn: Great Horned Owl
The great horned owl is a year-round resident owl in the New York City area. They are elusive during most of the day, but at twilight and again in the early morning, the great horned owl becomes very active and starts to hunt.
By Joe Giunta -
Eat Local: How to Use Edible Flowers
Go beyond pansies and nasturtiums, and you'll find edible flowers in an array of colors, flavors, and textures.
By Sarah Owens -
Make a Simple, Subirrigated, Self-Watering Planter Out of a Milk Carton
So-called "self-watering" planters are all over the marketplace and can be very expensive, but simple, effective DIY versions can be made cheaply using common household supplies and upcycled food containers.
By Nina Browne
