As we approach the Second Annual Great Flatbush Plant Swap, I'm hoping to post some tips on how to divide perennials to bring to the event. Now is the time to do it, as foliage has just emerged, plants are actively growing, and most will recover quickly from any perceived insult of being lifted out of the ground and ripped into pieces.
I have to do with this with perennials in my gardens, so I'll use them as examples. Today I divided one of my larger grasses.
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2011-04-03
Second Annual Great Flatbush Plant Swap
Do you have extra seed-starts? Leftovers from dividing perennials? No place for that shrub you just dug out? Bring them to the Second Annual Great Flatbush Plant Swap on Saturday, April 16. No plants? No problem: everyone can bring home a plant, even if you have none of your own to swap. And it's a great way to meet other local gardeners, whether you're a beginner or a pro.
Sponsored by Sustainable Flatbush and the Flatbush Food Coop, the First Annual was, coincidentally, just last year. It was a great success, especially for an inaugural event: we distributed over 330 plants. Let's see if we can distribute even more this year!
When: Saturday, April 16, noon to 3pm
Where: Flatbush Food Coop, 1415 Cortelyou Road, at Marlborough Road
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Flatbush Food Coop
Sponsored by Sustainable Flatbush and the Flatbush Food Coop, the First Annual was, coincidentally, just last year. It was a great success, especially for an inaugural event: we distributed over 330 plants. Let's see if we can distribute even more this year!
When: Saturday, April 16, noon to 3pm
Where: Flatbush Food Coop, 1415 Cortelyou Road, at Marlborough Road
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2011-04-01
Upcoming Events for Brooklyn Gardeners
Saturday, April 16
Rain Barrel Giveaway, NYC DEP9:00 am – 2:00 pm
Marine Park Parking Lot
Avenue U
Millions Trees NYC Tree Giveaway
11:00 a.m. – 1:00 p.m.
Green-Wood Cemetery
500 25th St, Brooklyn
100 TREES
2nd Annual Great Flatbush Plant Swap
12noon to 3pm
Flatbush Food CoOp
1415 Cortelyou Road, Brooklyn
Sponsored by Sustainable Flatbush and the Flatbush Food Coop
Sunday, April 17
4th Annual Sustainable Flatbush Spring Street Tree Walking Tour11am & 12noon
Sunday, April 23
Millions Trees NYC Tree Giveaway1:00 p.m. – 3:00 p.m.
Bedford Stuyvesant Restoration Corporation, Restoration Plaza
1368 Fulton St, Brooklyn
Sunday, May 1
Millions Trees NYC Tree GiveawayGrand Street Campus
10:00 a.m. – noon
850 Grand Street, Brooklyn
Friday, May 6, through Sunday, May 15
NYC Wildflower WeekEvents city-wide
Saturday, May 7
Millions Trees NYC Tree GiveawayNeighborhood Housing Services of East Flatbush
noon – 2:00 p.m.
Holy Cross Church School Yard
2530 Church Ave., Brooklyn
Sunday, May 15
My garden will be on tour for NYC Wildflower Week!Saturday, June 4
Millions Trees NYC Tree GiveawayCypress Hills Local Development Corporation
11:00 a.m. – 1:00 p.m.
Blessed Sacrament Church
198 Euclid Avenue, Brooklyn
2011-03-20
Persephone Returns
Happy Equinox.
The Return of Persephone (1891), by Frederic Leighton (1830–1896). Leighton depicts Hermes helping Persephone to return to her mother Demeter after Zeus forced Hades to return Persephone.
Happy Spring , 2009
Persephone Rises, 2008
Happy Vernal Equinox, 2007
The Return of Persephone (1891), by Frederic Leighton (1830–1896). Leighton depicts Hermes helping Persephone to return to her mother Demeter after Zeus forced Hades to return Persephone.
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Brooklyn Dirt #2, 3/16, Sycamore Bar and Flower Shop
The second night of the speaker event series Brooklyn Dirt: Monthly Talks on Urban Garden and Farming is this Wednesday, March 16. The topic is Garden Design.
Prospect Farm and Sustainable Flatbush are proud to present Brooklyn Dirt: Monthly Talks on Urban Farming and Gardening.
Sycamore Bar and Flowershop
1118 Cortelyou Road
Brooklyn, NY, 11218
21 and over only
Directions: Q train to Cortelyou Road
Talk Two: Garden Design
With Speakers Tom Angotti with Jesse Alter (Hunter ) and Chris Kreussling (AKA Flatbush Gardener)
Talk One: Dirt and Soil
Wednesday, February 16, 2011, 7-9:30pm
With Speakers Jay Smith and Chris Kreussling (AKA Flatbush Gardener)
$5 suggested donation. Proceeds benefit Prospect Farm and the Urban Gardens and Farms Initiative of Sustainable Flatbush.
Prospect Farm and Sustainable Flatbush are proud to present Brooklyn Dirt: Monthly Talks on Urban Farming and Gardening.
Sycamore Bar and Flowershop
1118 Cortelyou Road
Brooklyn, NY, 11218
21 and over only
Directions: Q train to Cortelyou Road
Talk Two: Garden Design
With Speakers Tom Angotti with Jesse Alter (Hunter ) and Chris Kreussling (AKA Flatbush Gardener)
Talk One: Dirt and Soil
Wednesday, February 16, 2011, 7-9:30pm
With Speakers Jay Smith and Chris Kreussling (AKA Flatbush Gardener)
$5 suggested donation. Proceeds benefit Prospect Farm and the Urban Gardens and Farms Initiative of Sustainable Flatbush.
2011-02-06
Brooklyn Dirt, 2/16, Sycamore Bar and Flower Shop
I am honored and excited to be one of the inaugural speakers for a new event series: Brooklyn Dirt - Monthly Talks on Urban Garden and Farming. The topic of this first event is, appropriately, Dirt, aka Soil. If you have questions about soil, or dirt, let me know and Jay and I will try to cover the topic in our talk.
Prospect Farm and Sustainable Flatbush are proud to present Brooklyn Dirt: Monthly Talks on Urban Farming and Gardening.
Sycamore Bar and Flowershop
1118 Cortelyou Road
Brooklyn, NY, 11218
21 and over only
Directions: Q train to Cortelyou Road
Talk One: Dirt and Soil
Wednesday, February 16, 2011, 7-9:30pm
With Speakers Jay Smith and Chris Kreussling (AKA Flatbush Gardener)
$5 suggested donation. Proceeds benefit Prospect Farm and the Urban Gardens and Farms Initiative of Sustainable Flatbush.
Event on Facebook
Prospect Farm and Sustainable Flatbush are proud to present Brooklyn Dirt: Monthly Talks on Urban Farming and Gardening.
Sycamore Bar and Flowershop
1118 Cortelyou Road
Brooklyn, NY, 11218
21 and over only
Directions: Q train to Cortelyou Road
Talk One: Dirt and Soil
Wednesday, February 16, 2011, 7-9:30pm
With Speakers Jay Smith and Chris Kreussling (AKA Flatbush Gardener)
$5 suggested donation. Proceeds benefit Prospect Farm and the Urban Gardens and Farms Initiative of Sustainable Flatbush.
Event on Facebook
2011-02-01
Dare we Dream of Spring? Happy Imbolc (Groundhog Day) 2011
Update 2011-02-02: Flatbush Fluffy didn't see his shadow this morning. He did see his reflection in the sheet of ice that covers everything. Not sure what that means.
The snow in the backyard - undisturbed by shoveling, snowblowers, drifts, and pedestrian traffic, save for a few small, furry quadrupeds - is above my knees, about two feet. As I write this on the eve of the last day of January 2011, there is yet another Winter Storm Watch in effect, the billionth this Winter.
For the first day of February, the National Weather Service predicts snow, snow and sleet, freezing rain, sleet and snow, ice, freezing rain, snow and sleet, snow, then freezing rain, in that order. That's just Tuesday. It continues into Wednesday, Groundhog Day, with much the same result. The sole consolation is that come Imbolc morn, Flatbush Fluffy, the resident Marmota monax, will not see his shadow. Dare we dream of Spring?
The groundhog, Marmota monax, also known as a woodchuck, groundhog, or whistlepig, is the largest species of marmot in the world.
The snow in the backyard - undisturbed by shoveling, snowblowers, drifts, and pedestrian traffic, save for a few small, furry quadrupeds - is above my knees, about two feet. As I write this on the eve of the last day of January 2011, there is yet another Winter Storm Watch in effect, the billionth this Winter.
For the first day of February, the National Weather Service predicts snow, snow and sleet, freezing rain, sleet and snow, ice, freezing rain, snow and sleet, snow, then freezing rain, in that order. That's just Tuesday. It continues into Wednesday, Groundhog Day, with much the same result. The sole consolation is that come Imbolc morn, Flatbush Fluffy, the resident Marmota monax, will not see his shadow. Dare we dream of Spring?
The groundhog, Marmota monax, also known as a woodchuck, groundhog, or whistlepig, is the largest species of marmot in the world.
2011-01-08
Sustainability Guidelines for NYC Parks
Panorama, Frozen Lullwater at Prospect Park at Sunset
The New York City Department of Parks and Recreation (Parks) recently released new sustainability guidelines for the design and maintenance of NYC's green spaces, High Performance Landscape Guidelines: 21st Century Parks for NYC:
Climate change is identified as a major factor, if not the single most important consideration, for the guidelines:
Parks
Sustainability
Parks Press Release: A New Year Launches A New Era In Great Park Design, 2011-01-06
The New York City Department of Parks and Recreation (Parks) recently released new sustainability guidelines for the design and maintenance of NYC's green spaces, High Performance Landscape Guidelines: 21st Century Parks for NYC:
High Performance Landscape Guidelines is the first document of its kind in the nation: a comprehensive, municipal design primer for sustainable parks and open space. The product of a unique partnership between the Parks Department and the Design Trust, a nonprofit organization that helped create sustainable guidelines for NYC buildings, High Performance Landscape Guidelines covers every aspect of creating sustainable parks, from design to construction to maintenance, and feature many best practices for managing soil, water, and vegetation resources.The Guidelines, running over 270 pages, cover site assessment; design, construction and maintenance; and soils, water and vegetation. the final section of the manual includes several case studies, including two of Brooklyn's Parks: Calvert Vaux and Canarsie Parks.
- Press Release, January 6, 2011
Climate change is identified as a major factor, if not the single most important consideration, for the guidelines:
Climate change threatens the stability and longevity of New York City’s infrastructure, buildings, and parks; it also compromises the health and safety of the city’s population. Unless the growth of greenhouse gas emissions is curbed and reversed, experts predict that climate change will result in significant sea level rise, increased storm intensity and frequency, and increased temperatures.[goog.gl]
Two factors will exacerbate the impacts of climate change in New York City: the urban heat island effect and the city’s overburdened stormwater infrastructure.
- Climate Change and 21st Century Parks, Part 1, Guidelines
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2011-01-03
2010 Wrap-Up
This photo of a community garden supporter in front of City Hall was one of my photos illustrating my 2010 guest rant on Garden Rant.
Here's my review and recap of 2010.
Here's my review and recap of 2010.
Stats
- 73 blog posts
- 41,253 visits
- 36,048 visitors
- 2,185 tweets
Highlights
- July 2010: I attend the Garden Bloggers Buffa10 meetup of garden bloggers.
- Fall 2010: I received my Citizen Tree Pruner's certification.
Most Viewed
According to Google Analytics, from which I've collected these stats, "unique page views" are the number of visits during which a page was viewed. Page views are higher, since the same page may be viewed multiple times during a single visit. Unique pageviews, however, doesn't distinguish multiple visits from the same person or IP address.2011-01-02
Mulchfest 2011: Recycle Those Trees!
The giant tree shredder in action at last year's Mulchfest at Park Circle in Prospect Park.
It's tree recycling season in New York City. Residents can have their trees recycled into mulch for the City's parks and gardens. Note that, although recycling pickup is still suspended after the post-Christmas blizzard, you can leave trees curbside for recycling pickup.
View Brooklyn MulchFest 2011 in a larger map
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MillionTreesNYC
Partnerships for Parks
Prospect Park Alliance
It's tree recycling season in New York City. Residents can have their trees recycled into mulch for the City's parks and gardens. Note that, although recycling pickup is still suspended after the post-Christmas blizzard, you can leave trees curbside for recycling pickup.
- Remove all lights, ornaments, tinsel and tree-stands from your tree.
- Leave your tree unwrapped. Don't put it in a plastic bag.
- Leave trees curbside starting Monday, January 3 for recycling pickup, OR
- Bring your tree 10am-2pm Saturday, January 8th or Sunday, January 9th to one of 70 locations citywide.
Brooklyn Locations
This year's Mulchfest locations for Brooklyn are almost the same as last year's. Those marked with an asterisk (*) are on-site chipping locations.| Location | Address | th>Service|
|---|---|---|
| The Amazing Garden* | Columbia Street at Carroll Street | Chipping |
| Cobble Hill Park* | Verandah Place & Clinton Street | Chipping |
| Coffey Park | Dwight Street & Verona Street | Drop-off only |
| Fort Greene Park* | Washington Pk. & Willoughby Avenue | Chipping |
| Green-Wood Cemetery | 25th Street & 4th Avenue | Drop-off only |
| Hattie Carthan Garden* | Across from Von King Park: Lafayette Avenue & Clifton Place | Chipping |
| Lincoln Terrace Park | Buffalo Avenue between East New York Avenue & Eastern Parkway | Drop-off only |
| Maria Hernandez Park | Knickerbocker Avenue & Suydam Street | Drop-off only |
| Marine Park* | Avenue U & East 33rd Street | Chipping |
| McCarren Park* | Driggs Avenue & Lorimer Street | Chipping |
| McGolrick Park | Monitor Street & Driggs Avenue | Drop-off only |
| Owl's Head Park* | Colonial Road & 68th Street | Chipping |
| Prospect Heights Community Garden | 252-256 St. Marks Avenue | Drop-off only |
| Prospect Park* | Third Street at Prospect Park West | Chipping |
| Prospect Park Circle* | Parkside Avenue & Prospect Park Southwest | Chipping |
| Sunset Park | 44th Street & 6th Avenue | Drop-off only |
Map
View Brooklyn MulchFest 2011 in a larger map
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