Brownstone Boys: Budget Backyard Makeover
We want our backyard to be dog friendly, with great relaxing and entertaining space and beautiful plantings that are easy to maintain.
Brooklyn Holiday Gift Guide 2019: What to Get the Garden Lover
Greenery brightens up a home any time of year, and at holiday time, a garden-inspired gift is a reminder of spring.
Crown Heights Block on Lincoln Place Wins This Year’s Greenest Block in Brooklyn Contest
The event, hosted by the Brooklyn Botanic Garden, is an attempt to bring communities together to make Brooklyn a cleaner, greener place.
A Lush Garden Grows on Top of a Sidewalk Shed in Dumbo
The work is from a Red Hook-based landscape design firm, Future Green, that specializes in creating green spaces in urban environments.
Get Out and Green Up Your Bit of Brooklyn With These Gardening Tips
Whether you are looking to plant your own veggies, take care of the street tree in front of your building or give a backyard the illusion of green we've got some tips to help you get started.
Brownstone Boys: We Design a Deck
Designing the deck with our contractor was quick because we had a really good idea of what we wanted.
Where to Get Your Garden On in Brooklyn: 7 of the Borough’s Biggest Plant Purveyors
Brooklyn is famous for its green blocks and backyards. But where to find enough of the right plants to landscape your block, stoop or garden? Here are seven local garden centers whose selection is worth a special trip.
Think Your Block Is the Greenest in Brooklyn? Enter the Botanic Garden’s Competition to Find Out
Want to show off your green thumb and community spirit? Bring some nature to your neighborhood and enter the Greenest Block in Brooklyn contest.
Cherry Tree Blooms Greet New Water Conservation Project at Brooklyn Botanic Garden
The Brooklyn Botanic Garden was in prime bloom today to celebrate the completion of a multi-year project to make the garden more sustainable.
The Pastel-Colored Beauty of Brooklyn Botanic Garden’s Magnolia Collection Is in Full Bloom
While the cherry blossoms get all the attention, the magnolias are showstoppers of their own, and now is the time to see them.
