Adding compost to your garden beds can help your soil absorb and retain water. This allows you to water less often and also mitigates run-off that leads to water pollution. Read Compost Can Help Gardens Hold More Water
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Compost Can Help Gardens Hold More Water
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Fieldwork: Pixie-Moss
This rare native plant grows in the pine barrens, along bog margins and roadsides. It relies on regular fires to thrive, and it's actually not a moss at all. Read Fieldwork: Pixie-Moss
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Fieldwork: Bog Asphodel
This wetland plant is endangered in two states, but Brooklyn Botanic Garden is part of an effort to conserve the species. Read Fieldwork: Bog Asphodel
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A Blanket of Snow: Good or Bad for Plants?
What did the blizzard do to plants that were starting to think it was spring? Read A Blanket of Snow: Good or Bad for Plants?
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Why Are Flowers Blooming Now?
Flowers are blossoming around the Garden. Is this normal at this time of year? Read Why Are Flowers Blooming Now?
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Last of the Million Trees Given Away at BBG
After eight years, the last trees have been distributed. May they all thrive for years to come! Read Last of the Million Trees Given Away at BBG
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Birds of Brooklyn: Tufted Titmouse
No longer rare but still fascinating to observe, this little bird is capable of stealing the fur right off of a sleeping raccoon's back. Read Birds of Brooklyn: Tufted Titmouse
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Weed of the Month: Morning-Glory
This lovely climbing vine has beautified many a chain link fence, but not everyone is a fan. Read Weed of the Month: Morning-Glory
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Why Is the Native Flora Garden Pond Green?
That's not algae, it's the world's smallest flowering plant! Read Why Is the Native Flora Garden Pond Green?
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Photos Lead to Discovery of Unknown Leafhopper
After Native Flora Garden curator Uli Lorimer posted photos of a rare grass on Flickr, an entomologist wanted to learn more. Read Photos Lead to Discovery of Unknown Leafhopper