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Special Series
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Preventing Pest Problems
Working some pest and disease prevention into your schedule now can increase yields and help reduce problems later.
By Maureen O’Brien -
Working for Watersheds
As the climate warms, BBG scientists are working in area watersheds to evaluate and understand the condition of these forests.
By Kerry Barringer -
Fall in the Children’s Garden
With harvest season upon us, the Children’s Garden has a bounty of vegetables and flowers just waiting to be picked—and there’s time to sign up for fall programs.
By Dave Daly -
Recipe: Eggplant Tzatziki
I love cooking with and eating all types of eggplants, whether they come from a supermarket, farmers market, or my own rooftop container garden.
By Ariel Nadelberg -
Market Day in the Children’s Garden
The Children's Garden was filled with handmade items and tasty, locavore treats for Market Day.
By Sarah Schmidt -
Herbarium Course at BBG
Students from across the US and Canada will learn how to properly curate and conserve a scientific collection of preserved plants, like the collection of over 320,000 specimens in the Garden’s herbarium.
By Kerry Barringer -
Food for Thought
What’s red and green, eats bugs, and lives at BBG? The carnivorous plant display that curator Cayleb Long has recently placed on Lily Pool Terrace.
By Sarah Schmidt -
Building Blocks
The winners of GreenBridge's 2012 Greenest Block in Brooklyn contest have just been announced.
By BBG Staff -
Sarracenia: Native Pitcher Plants
Grow these fascinating carnivorous plants in an outdoor container, and watch how they capture prey.
By Cayleb Long -
A Once-in-a-Lifetime, One-in-a-Million Chance…
Almost 600,000 trees have been planted so far as part of MillionTreesNYC—23,000 (four percent) of them lining the streets of Brooklyn.
By Sarah Dougherty
