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Learn How Seeds Travel and Design Your Own Seed Pod (Activity)
Have you ever wondered how seeds manage to get from place to place so new plants can grow everywhere?
By Meera Jagroop -
Get to Know the Garden’s Green Roof
On top of the Garden’s Visitor Center is a beautiful and functional green roof that looks like a prairie and helps reduce water pollution stormwater.
By Anne Hunter -
See Chlorophyll and Other Leaf Pigments with Chromatography (Activity)
What gives leaves their color? You can get a good look using a simple technique called chromatography.
By Meera Jagroop and Hester Griffin -
Children’s Garden Grows Food for the Community
When the Garden shut down in the spring, staff decided to raise food in the educational plots.
By Sarah Schmidt -
Go on a Seed Hunt and Learn How Animals Help Plant Seeds
Did you know that animals help plant seeds?
By BBG Staff -
Crews Continue Work After Tropical Storm Isaias
Tropical Storm Isaias caused extensive tree damage, not just in the Garden, but throughout the city. Strong winds damaged limbs and destroyed entire trees heavy with wet summer foliage.
By BBG Staff -
Weed of the Month: Goutweed
Goutweed blossoms may be dainty, but its its rhizomatous root system lets it spread like gangbusters.
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Art in the Garden (Video)
While the Garden was closed in spring 2020, we shared special performances by artists whose work connects plants, people, and the planet.
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Yoga in the Garden (Video)
Connect with nature, yourself, and your practice during these special wellness sessions with returning yoga instructor Sarah Schumann.
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Bring Nature Indoors to Your Cat
New Yorkers are spending much more time indoors with their pets these days. While we’re all sheltering at home together, some well-chosen houseplants can help us all bond and satisfy our mutual need for a taste of the outdoors.
By Nina Browne
