Plants & Gardens Blog - Brooklyn Botanic Garden

Fragrance Garden at Brooklyn Botanic Garden (Video)

Learn about the history of the Fragrance Garden and how its special, sensory plant palette engages individuals in the Garden’s Seasonal Highlights Memory Tours.

By Michael Stewart

A purple-winged butterfly on a stalk of grass.

Science Explainers | Birds, Pollinators & Other Wildlife

All About Bugs: Introduction to Butterflies

Watch for butterflies and caterpillars of all sorts, and learn more about some of Brooklyn's most common lepidopterans.

By Steven N. Severinghaus

Two fig fruits grow along a green steam with large leaves

BBG Gardens & Collections

Fruits on the Cusp

Here in the Garden, there’s a special kind of delight in encountering fruit on the cusp of ripeness.

By Kathryn Tam

Clusters of pink-purple daisy-like flowers

BBG Gardens & Collections

Fawcett Terrace in Bloom

At the height of summer, Fawcett Terrace is bursting with color and texture.

By Kathryn Tam

Brooklyn Botanic Garden's Water Garden in the rain

Urban Gardening

Guide to Rainwater Harvest

Your garden or building can help keep sewage out of the Gowanus and other waterways.

Ecological Gardening | Kids & Caregivers

Make a Butterfly Habitat in a Window Box

If you provide warmth (a sunny spot), shelter (shrubs and trees), and nectar (masses of flowers from spring to fall), butterflies will feed and maybe even lay eggs there.

By Brooklyn Botanic Garden Staff

Birds, Pollinators & Other Wildlife

Birds of Brooklyn: Mallard Duck

Mallards thrive in Brooklyn and all over the world. Where do they nest? When do they molt? How do they feed themselves when humans aren't throwing them bread crusts?

By Joe Giunta