Get your garden ready now for fuller blooms and healthier plants next spring. Learn the best techniques for protecting perennials that will overwinter outdoors (including in containers); preparing the soil to ensure maximum fertility; and minimizing pest and disease problems next year.
Come on a microbial adventure at the Garden and learn to recognize the signs of microbial life that exist all around you. Get an introduction to microscopy, with a hands-on workshop preparing samples and observing them though the microscope.
Make your own pickles! Learn how to safely can summer bounty from your garden to enjoy in the winter. We will use fresh vegetables grown and harvested by The Youth Farm.
Get your street tree ready to take a much-needed rest by preparing it for winter stress -- from dog urine to deicing salts. Discover fun, practical ways to dress tree beds for the holidays and plant them with appropriate bulbs for a spring show.
On this interactive tour of the Garden, explore the nonmagical counterparts of some of the extraordinary plants in Harry Potter’s world.
Make your own soap using an easy melt-and-pour method with herbs and essential oils from your garden.
Radish, kale and lettuce fresh from your garden for Thanksgiving? Stretch your harvest with old-time season extension. We'll explore DIY frames, hoops and row cover as well as tour an unheated green house.
It’s that time of year to use your creative chops and turn pumpkins into festive decorations.
In this course we will cover the basic science behind some of our favorite ferments, why it’s good for you, and we’ll teach you how to make it yourself.
We’ll examine various culinary plants up close and learn how the botanical function of different plant parts relate to their gastronomic appeal. The workshop includes a hands-on lab and planting your own kitchen botany window box.
Learn to make original botanical remedies for your family and friends in this holiday-themed class.
Every month this winter, join us for yoga, nature walks, Chase Away the Winter Blues garden tours, family story time, Conservatory tours, and brunch specials at Yellow Magnolia Café. All First Sundays tours, walks, and workshops are free with Garden admission.
From our organizers: Take our comprehensive class before you launch your urban farming business. Urban farming is exciting and sustainable, but is it also profitable? New entrepreneurs and indoor farmers can get caught up in the excitement without careful planning, leading to unexpected future costs and making it hard to build a successful farm business.…
Every month this winter, join us for yoga, nature walks, Chase Away the Winter Blues garden tours, family story time, Conservatory tours, and brunch specials at Yellow Magnolia Café. All First Sundays tours, walks, and workshops are free with Garden admission.
Every month this winter, join us for yoga, nature walks, Chase Away the Winter Blues garden tours, family story time, Conservatory tours, and brunch specials at Yellow Magnolia Café. All First Sundays tours, walks, and workshops are free with Garden admission.
From our organizers: Take our comprehensive class before you launch your urban farming business. Urban farming is exciting and sustainable, but is it also profitable? New entrepreneurs and indoor farmers can get caught up in the excitement without careful planning, leading to unexpected future costs and making it hard to build a successful farm business.…
Every month this winter, join us for yoga, nature walks, Chase Away the Winter Blues garden tours, family story time, Conservatory tours, and brunch specials at Yellow Magnolia Café. All First Sundays tours, walks, and workshops are free with Garden admission.
Sakura Matsuri, the Garden's annual cherry blossom festival, celebrates Japanese culture with a rich program of events.
Brooklyn Botanic Garden Spring Gala & After Party celebrating the Water Conservation Project
and Shelby White and Leon Levy Water Garden.
Do you think you've harvested an award winner? Enter the Harvest Contest on Sept. 21 at the 40th Annual Harvest Fair.
