Jump to How to Plant a Tree . Today I planted Amelanchier x grandiflora 'Autumn Brilliance', Apple Serviceberry, in my backyard n...

Ten Parks recreation centers, including three in Brooklyn, will be getting green roofs. The planting will be based on two regional plant com...

Tim Chambers, Greenbelt Native Plant Center Nursery Manager, and our guide for the tour, explains GNPC's history and mission at the star...

BBG Plant Sale, May 2009 It's the week for the annual plant sale frenzy. All listed here are benefits for their respective gardens. I...

The Native Flora Garden at the Brooklyn Botanic Garden, May 2009. This was the first garden constructed after BBG was established on the sit...

Colletes thoracicus , Cellophane Bee, is a native species of solitary, ground-nesting bees. Solitary, because each nest is burrowed out by...

White-nose Syndrome (WNS) continues to spread north, south, and west. It was discovered earlier this year in Ontario and Tennessee. It has n...

Earthrise over the moon as seen by the astronauts of Apollo 8 on December 22, 1968. This iconic image has become my regular Earth Day ill...

RESCHEDULED : The Tree Tour has been rescheduled for the rain date of Sunday, May 2, same times and location. 340 Argyle Road, Beverley Sq...

Today, after this morning's rains ended, Blog Widow and I went to the Brooklyn Botanic Garden. It was my scheduled date to pickup my sig...