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Save Your Vegetable Seeds
Saving seeds is a global effort of immense importance. But home gardeners should also institute this practice—not so much as an insurance policy against floods, famine, or doomsday, but as a way to save natural resources and money, and as a means to become more in tune with the life of the garden.
By Medi Blum -
Learn About Composting
Autumn is a great time to learn about composting!
By Jenny Blackwell -
Rats!
Is it realistic to imagine an urban garden—or a city—without rats?
By BBG Staff -
Blueberry and Huckleberry Shrubs
Blueberry and huckleberry shrubs are hardy and versatile garden plants. The edible berries are a tasty bonus (if you can beat the birds to them).
By Mariellé Anzelone -
Harvest Season in the Children’s Garden
Walk by on an autumn day you'll see a bounty of veggies ready to be harvested in the Children's Garden.
By Dave Daly -
Red-tailed Hawk and Natural History
It’s always a good day when one of Brooklyn Botanic Garden’s regular visitors, the red-tailed hawk (Buteo jamaicencis) is spotted.
By Karen Orlando -
BBG Supports Plants for the Planet
Botanic Gardens Conservation International has launched Plants for the Planet, a website to promote support for BCGI’s Global Strategy for Plant Conservation.
By BBG Staff -
Garden Weathers Storm
BBG gardeners assessed damage from yesterday's storm, and the Garden seemed to fare relatively well.
By Mark Fisher -
Migration and Hibernation in the Discovery Garden
On September 18 and 19, the Discovery Garden will host free family workshops all about migration and hibernation.
By Ashley Gamell -
Portraits of a Garden V
Portraits of a Garden V: the 2010 BBG Florilegium Exhibition had its opening reception Tuesday afternoon in the Steinhardt Gallery.
By Rebecca Bullene
