Annuals, perennials, and bulbs can be beautiful additions to a tree bed, as long as you remember that the tree’s health comes first. Read Plants for Tree Beds
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Urban Gardening
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Urban Gardening
Plants for Tree Beds
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Urban Gardening
Street Tree Bed Care: Give Trees a Chance
Paying attention to tree beds—those small sidewalk openings for street trees—can do wonders for the health of the trees growing in them and improve the beauty of your block. Read Street Tree Bed Care: Give Trees a Chance
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Garden DesignPlant ChoicesUrban GardeningEcological Gardening
Creating a Rain Garden
Do you want a garden that’s easy to install, looks good year-round, requires little maintenance, and helps prevent water pollution? Learn how to create a rain garden. Read Creating a Rain Garden
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Plant ChoicesUrban Gardening
Plants for Shady Window Boxes?
I live on the first floor, and all of my windows face north. If I install a window box, would anything actually grow in it? Read Plants for Shady Window Boxes?
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Plant ChoicesUrban GardeningGrowing Food
Roots Growing Through the Pot?
Help. I bought some potted herbs with the intention of planting them in my window box. I temporarily set the pots in the box thinking I’d plant them later, but then I never got around to it. Read Roots Growing Through the Pot?
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Plant ChoicesUrban Gardening
Another Reason to Green the City
We all know that city trees clean and cool the air and just make the neighborhood prettier. Now, a new study suggests they also deter crime. Read Another Reason to Green the City
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Garden DesignPlant ChoicesUrban Gardening
Shrubs in a Tree Bed?
My neighbor wants to plant some small shrubs in our tree bed. Is this a good idea? Read Shrubs in a Tree Bed?
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Urban GardeningEcological Gardening
See You on the Flip Side
We printed this year's Greenest Block in Brooklyn signs on the backs of banners from last year’s events. Read See You on the Flip Side
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Urban Gardening
Visitor Center In the Spotlight
As the date of the public opening of the Visitor Center draws near, the press is noting its extraordinary qualities. Read Visitor Center In the Spotlight
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Plant ChoicesUrban GardeningEcological GardeningThe Climate CrisisBBG Gardens & Collections
Rain Gardens Capture Stormwater
These sunken rain gardens are part of an innovative stormwater management system that also includes the Visitor Center's living roof, its landscaped berms, and the new and existing tree beds along Washington Avenue. Read Rain Gardens Capture Stormwater