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Plant Spotlight: Heart-Leaved Pelargonium
Pelargoniums, often known as geraniums, are beloved by gardeners around the world, but their origin story sometimes gets left out.
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What We Know So Far About Beech Leaf Disease
Many of BBG’s beech trees are sick. We spoke to staff and outside experts to learn more about beech leaf disease, a serious new disease affecting beech trees and forests in the Northeast.
By Ellie Shechet -
Angela Ferguson of Onondaga Nation Farm on the Importance of Saving Seeds
Angela Ferguson, Onondaga Eel Clan and supervisor of the Onondaga Nation Farm, spoke with BBG about food sovereignty, traditional Haudenosaunee agriculture, and growing and saving corn.
By Ellie Shechet -
Career Tips and Highlights from BBG’s Seasonal Gardeners
Three of BBG's seasonal gardeners share their advice for people interested in careers in horticulture.
By BBG Staff -
Ask a Gardener: How Do I Lure Wildlife to My Fall Garden?
BBG's Laura Powell answers your fall questions on wildlife gardening, seed collecting, and more.
By Laura Powell -
Pollinators & Beyond: 5 Garden Insects You Should Know
Ever heard of blue dashers? What about crane flies? Ninth-grade student and environmental activist Anusha Vaish shares some important insects that might show up in your backyard or community garden.
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Weed of the Month: Japanese Knotweed
Japanese knotweed, which grows on the slopes of active volcanoes, is impressive in its ability to thrive in harsh environments.
By Jessica Jacolbe -
Making a Play for a Garden
BBG's artist in residence on queer memory, collective futures, and the relationship between artmaking & gardening.
By Patrick Costello -
Plant Spotlight: Sacred Lotus
Dive into the biology and cultural significance of these remarkable aquatic plants.
By Ashley Thuthao Keng Dam -
Poet Laureate Ada Limón on Rewriting Our Relationship to Nature
U.S. Poet Laureate Ada Limón spoke with BBG about reimagining our posture toward the nonhuman world, and what she’s planting in her garden this year.
By Jessica Jacolbe
