It’s Time to Get Your Garden Tools Ready for the Annual Greenest Block in Brooklyn Contest
The spring blooms are starting to burst forth which means it is time to show off your green thumb and community spirit with an entry in the annual Greenest Block in Brooklyn contest.
Spring Will Soon Burst Forth With Cherry Blossom Season at Green-Wood Cemetery
With spring just around the corner, Brooklyn's historic Green-Wood Cemetery is gearing up for a spectacular display of cherry blossoms.
Green-Wood Cemetery Fights Invasive Plant Species to Save Pond Life
Green-Wood Cemetery has received a $20,000 grant to help eradicate an invasive plant species that is threatening to dominate one of the burial ground’s largest ponds.
Brooklynites Hauled Christmas Trees to Prospect Park for Last Weekend of Mulchfest
The Parks Department’s annual Mulchfest, a holiday tradition of recycling Christmas trees, wrapped up with “Chipping Weekend.”
Flo’s Gardens: Growing With Brooklyn for 20 Years
A well-planted English garden should have interest all year round, and that's what Flo's Gardens has been doing for customers for nearly 20 years.
Get Your Gardening Tools Ready and Enter the Annual Greenest Block in Brooklyn Contest
Show off your neighborhood's community spirit and horticultural know-how with an entry in the annual Greenest Block in Brooklyn contest.
Empty Lot Used as Dumping Ground Turned Into Community Garden on Stockholm in Bushwick
A formerly trash-strewn lot owned by the city, largely abandoned aside from scores of rats and some neighborhood cats, has been transformed into a large, open-to-interpretation community garden on Bushwick’s Stockholm Street.
Gardel’s Greene Garden Closing After More Than 20 Years in Fort Greene
Gardel Prudent, the owner of Gardel’s Greene Garden at 97 South Portland Avenue, will be closing the beloved nursery by next July to build a long-planned six-unit apartment building on the site.
Get Ready for Spring With the 21st Annual Daffodil Project
It might feel a bit early to be thinking of spring flowers, but if you want to beautify your neighborhood with bright blooms you can sign up now for free bulbs through the Daffodil Project.
Brush Up on Your Growing Skills With a Beginner Gardener Workshop Series From GrowNYC
If your garden dreams are bigger than your actual green skillset, a series of workshops aimed at the beginner gardener may help you gain some confidence before you pull on those garden gloves.