Kids & Caregivers

Market Day in the Children’s Garden

Look what young farmers brought to market in the Children's Garden the summer!

By Greta Pemberton

Quiz: What Is This Plant Called?

Try to guess the food- and animal-inspired names of some of the plants in the Annual Border.

By BBG Staff

The Children’s Garden at BBG (Video)

Since its founding in 1914, the Children’s Garden has been the cornerstone of Brooklyn Botanic Garden's educational programming.

By BBG Staff

A Lasting Harvest: A Century of Children’s Education at BBG

In BBG's Children's Garden, over the past hundred years, thousands of young people have tended plots, harvested vegetables, and picked flowers for study.

By Elizabeth Peters

Anyone Inside?

Bald-faced hornets' nests are easy to spot in winter's bare trees. Are the hornets still living inside?

By Ashley Gamell

How Do Buds Survive Winter?

Spring flowers and leaves have already formed and are hidden inside tree buds. How do these tender plant parts survive sub-freezing temperatures?

By Ashley Gamell

Where Did the Turtles Go?

During the winter, what happens to the red-eared sliders, painted turtles, and koi you see at BBG in the warm months?

By Ashley Gamell

Growing the Greenest Kids in Brooklyn

By Nina Browne

School Gardens: Plan(t) for Succession and Success

So your new school garden is beautiful. Students nurture and nibble kale, carrots, tomatoes, and garlic. Science classes observe and calculate plant growth. Young poets write odes to flowers. You have albums of gorgeous photos. The principal is 100 percent committed. Then, the dynamo volunteer—parent or teacher—leaves the school or changes priorities due to tighter schedules or revamped curriculum. The “uh-oh” moment hits hard: What will happen to our garden?

By Nina Browne and Michele Israel

A Day in the Children’s Garden (Video)

Take a peek inside the picket fence! This short video offers a lyrical, child’s eye view of the Children's Garden at BBG.

By BBG Staff