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Bloom Alert: Tropical Pavilion
Do you know what a pineapple plant looks like before the fruit emerges? Can you spot the highly toxic Acokanthera oppositifolia? Come to the Tropical Pavilion to increase your knowledge!
By BBG Staff -
Revisiting the Plant Family Collection
The Plant Family Collection is open again. It retains its historical design principles while incorporating a new brook as part of the Garden's water conservation efforts.
By Sarah Schmidt -
Escaped from the Compost Bin!
One of the most vigorous plants at the Garden this fall is growing not in one of the display beds but in a compost heap.
By Sarah Schmidt -
Bloom Alert: Discovery Garden
Late-blooming flowers, interesting seed heads, and colorful foliage are among its autumn attractions.
By Sarah Schmidt -
Bloom Alert: Annual Border
See late summer highlights from this year's Annual Border.
By BBG Staff -
Bloom Alert: Rock Garden
Azaleas, columbines, and more are in bloom in the Rock Garden in spring.
By BBG Staff -
Bloom Alert: Early-Spring Flowers
Look for these early-spring blooms in or near the Shakespeare Garden.
By Romi Ige -
Darwin’s Orchid in Bloom
An unusually shaped orchid from Madagascar inspired some of Charles Darwin's work on evolution. Brooklyn Botanic Garden's specimen is in bloom now.
By Sarah Schmidt -
What Is That Colored Light Coming from the Greenhouses?
Multispectrum LED lights have been installed in BBG's greenhouses. They're very efficient and use the parts of the light spectrum most beneficial to plants.
By Sarah Schmidt -
Know These Trees by Their Bark
Winter is a good time to study trees closely and get to know them by their bark and bare form.
By Laura Powell
