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A Rare “Corpse Flower” Emerges at BBG
A very unusual flower is about to bloom in the Aquatic House.
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What Can We Learn from the Charismatic Skunk Cabbage?
A team of researchers is spending time at BBG to learn how urbanization and climate change impact eastern skunk cabbages.
By Ellie Shechet -
Career Tips and Highlights from BBG’s Seasonal Gardeners
Three of BBG's seasonal gardeners share their advice for people interested in careers in horticulture.
By BBG Staff -
Making a Play for a Garden
BBG's artist in residence on queer memory, collective futures, and the relationship between artmaking & gardening.
By Patrick Costello -
An Annual Border with Pollinator Appeal
The 2024 Annual Border highlights some of the fascinating forms plants have evolved to attract various insect pollinators.
By BBG Staff -
A More Accessible, Sustainable Certificate in Horticulture
Students signing up for Certificate in Horticulture classes this fall will access a revised curriculum.
By Erin Eck -
Dr. Suzanne Simard Talks Trees, Climate, and Interconnection
Dr. Suzanne Simard, Brooklyn Botanic Garden's Spring Gala honoree, spoke with BBG about facing climate change and connecting with forests.
By BBG Staff -
Summer Destination: A Pollinator Lounge
We chatted with the architects behind this summer’s Pollinator Lounge installation about designing for the more-than-human world.
By Kate Fermoile -
Vanilla Beans Ripen in the Tropical Pavilion
Of 110 vanilla orchid species, Vanilla planifolia is one of the few cultivated for its beans.
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What’s With the Bands on BBG’s Trees?
In consultation with Andrew Reinmann, an ecologist and biogeochemist at CUNY, Brooklyn Botanic Garden has installed dendrometers—tools that measure tree growth—on trees around the grounds.
By BBG Staff
