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Weed of the Month: Purslane
Purslane runs up to $10 a pound at the farmers' market, but you're likely to find it growing as a garden weed. Its peppery, succulent leaves are nutritious and great in dishes like tzatziki.
By Saara Nafici -
Wood Turtle Rescued in Brooklyn
While working with BBG on Greenest Block in Brooklyn, the author found a reptile in need of some help.
By Michelle Gluck -
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.
By Uli Lorimer -
Weed of the Month: Galinsoga
Resist the temptation to compost this unassuming white-flowered plant unless you want to host multiple generations!
By Saara Nafici -
Start a Rooftop Container Garden
If you have access to a flat rooftop, you can create a simple, sustainable container garden where you can entertain guests, grow food, and enjoy the view. Learn how to choose the hardiest plants, the safest planters, and most practical watering system.
By Medi Blum -
Mountain Laurel: A Shade-Tolerant Native With Beautiful Blossoms
This lovely native shrub produces exquisite late-spring flowers, and it can thrive in a wide range of locations, including small, shady Brooklyn gardens.
By Jeanne Rostaing -
Weed of the Month: Common Blue Violet
This delicate-looking wildflower is irrepressible. Mow it down or pull it up, and it will almost always return. How does it survive and reproduce so well?
By Saara Nafici -
Fieldwork: Bog Asphodel
This wetland plant is endangered in two states, but Brooklyn Botanic Garden is part of an effort to conserve the species.
By Uli Lorimer -
BBG Gives Hort Help to the Lowline
What kinds of plants can you grow in an underground park?
By Sarah Schmidt -
Brooklynites Convert Tons of Food Scraps into Compost in Red Hook
NYC Compost Project's operation diverts 200 tons of organic waste per year from landfills and converts it into compost for Red Hook Community Farm.
By David Buckel
