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Photos Lead to Discovery of Unknown Leafhopper
After Native Flora Garden curator Uli Lorimer posted photos of a rare grass on Flickr, an entomologist wanted to learn more.
By Sarah Schmidt -
Baby Birds at BBG
Robin and red-tailed hawk chicks are thriving at the Garden, as these photos show.
By BBG Staff -
Birds of Brooklyn: Gray Catbird
This vocal bird not only meows, it mimics car alarms and sirens. Learn to tell the difference between its song and those of the mockingbird and brown thrasher.
By Joe Giunta -
Discovery Garden Sneak Peek
Enjoy a look at BBG’s new Discovery Garden!
By Sarah Schmidt -
Red Sorrel
Grow this mallow family member in your garden and use its unusual seedpods to make a tasty Caribbean beverage.
By Scott D. Appell -
Agastache: Fragrant Foliage and Colorful Blooms
This lovely, sweet-smelling mint relative will add color and attract pollinators to you garden in summer and fall.
By Bob Hyland -
Box Turtles in the Garden
These placid, plodding reptiles are gradually disappearing from landscapes across eastern North America. Gardeners can help ease their plight.
By Janet Marinelli -
The Asparagus Pea
This pretty legume has deep red flowers and lovely frilled seedpods, which are edible and taste like asparagus. They are delicious in a salad with shrimp, tofu, and chile paste (recipe included).
By Scott D. Appell -
Red-Stemmed Malabar Spinach
Easy to grow and delicious to eat, this vigorous vine is unrelated to true spinach but produces abundant large leaves that are remarkably spinachlike. It's also much better suited for summer growing than its better-known namesake.
By Scott D. Appell -
Irises for Summer and Fall
Reblooming and late-blooming iris cultivars extend the season for this garden favorite.
By Barbara Perry Lawton
