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Native Flora
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Winter Berries, Why Are You Still Here?
Berries that linger well into winter are lovely to behold. But why exactly have these plants developed this characteristic?
By Kerry Barringer -
Community Rain Gardening
A focus on community rain gardens fosters sustainability movements in local neighborhoods.
By Maureen O’Brien -
A Children’s Garden of Wildflowers
Favorite native perennials in the Discovery Garden.
By Ashley Gamell -
Greenest Block in Brooklyn 2011 Winners
The winners of the Greenest Block in Brooklyn 2011 contest have been announced!
By BBG Staff -
Wild Seed Hunters
Uli Lorimer leads a group of BBG staff through the Pine Barrens in search of an elusive plant.
By Lauren Deutsch -
Judging Brooklyn’s Blocks
A day in the life of a judge for the final round of Brooklyn's Greenest Block 2011.
By April Greene -
Lost in the Wild
Brooklyn was once a verdant landscape lush with vegetation. Today, Brooklyn is the New York City borough with the least amount of green. Unless in a garden setting, humans barely notice individual plants or consider the fact that they are alive.
By Mariellé Anzelone -
The Native Flora Garden
BBG’s Native Flora Garden comprises of only plants native to New York City and the surrounding area. It provides a glimpse of what Brooklyn could be like in its most natural state.
By Alison Weeks -
Native Virginia Bluebells Blooming
What could be more lovely than a clear sunny spring day, the fresh green shoots of plants juxtaposed against a powder-blue sky?
By Uli Lorimer -
Spring Beauty in the Native Flora Garden
Few flowers epitomize the grace of spring ephemerals like Claytonia virginica, commonly called spring beauty.
By Uli Lorimer
