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Sedum: Easy-to-Grow Succulents With Seasonal Interest
Sedums, also called stonecrops, are easy-to-grow succulents that frequently planted on green roofs. They also make wonderful, drought-tolerant garden plants.
By Laura Powell -
Grow Carnivorous Plants in a DIY Mini-Bog
Create a miniature wetland habitat for carnivorous plants, orchids, and other bog-loving species.
By Will Lenihan -
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 -
Eat Local: Daylily Fritters
In Eastern cuisine, daylilies are a prized staple. Here, they're enjoyed mostly for their rampant beauty along roadsides.Try them in this tasty recipe!
By Sarah Owens -
Create Your Own Floating Flower Arrangement
Floating flower arrangements—which play with color, texture, movement, and light—provide a limitless opportunity for creative expression.
By Lana Guardo -
Eat Local: Sourdough Honey Rose Cake
Learn more about fermentation with a recipe from Sourdough, a cookbook by Sarah Owens, a former Eat Local columnist and BBG rosarian.
By Sarah Owens -
How to Grow Self-Sowing Annuals
Self-sowing annuals plant themselves, which makes them an appealing, sustainable choice for gardeners who don't mind a few surprises.
By Laura Powell -
Make a Simple, Subirrigated, Self-Watering Planter Out of a Milk Carton
So-called "self-watering" planters are all over the marketplace and can be very expensive, but simple, effective DIY versions can be made cheaply using common household supplies and upcycled food containers.
By Nina Browne -
The Beauty of Native Spring Ephemerals
Early-blooming wildflowers like Virginia bluebells, spring beauty, and trout lily are harbingers of spring in the forest. Conserving them is important, and you can help do so by planting them in your garden.
By Mariellé Anzelone -
What’s Wrong with My Monstera?
Many people have trouble keeping their monsteras healthy. Doing so becomes much easier with a little knowledge of the plant’s native habitat and natural growth habit.
By Michelle Inciarrano
