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Brooklyn Botanic Garden @brooklynbotanic.bsky.social · 06/10/2026

BBG’s Fall Plant Sale is coming soon! 🪴 On Thursday, October 15, shop a curated and dazzling selection of plants for your home and garden. This year, shoppers can find native trees and shrubs fit for Brooklyn yards, unusual orchids, diverse tropicals and succulents, and much more.

A person smiles holding a green plant with many fronds while standing inside amongst other people in a sunny room.

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Brooklyn Botanic Garden @brooklynbotanic.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

Lightscape 2026 tickets are on sale now! ✨ This year’s newly imagined trail is a love letter to the Garden’s four seasons of splendor. Bring friends and family and step into a world brimming with beauty, where luminous installations meet light-kissed landscapes, right in the heart of Brooklyn.

A luminous display of many fountains in a water feature surrounded by illuminated trees.

A glassy conservatory space illuminated from within during winter, with a fountain with string lights hanging from the top imitating water in front.

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Brooklyn Botanic Garden @brooklynbotanic.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

BBG’s Fall Harvest Festival is just one month away! 🎺 On October 24, enjoy live music, a cider and beer garden, hands-on activities for families, pumpkin-decorating, and so much more. Come dressed in your best flannel—or a costume for an afternoon parade!

A composite image showing a festively dressed band playing brass instruments with various illustrations superimposed over them, including an apple, jack-o-lantern, drum, and more. Below reads text "Fall Harvest Festival."

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Brooklyn Botanic Garden @brooklynbotanic.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

Across BBG, asters and goldenrods are shining! ✨ Both flowers provide sustenance, breeding sites, and overwintering spaces for numerous native species of bumble bees, long- and short-tongued bees, wasps, flies, butterflies, moths, beetles, spiders, and more. Plus, they’re nice to look at!

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Brooklyn Botanic Garden @brooklynbotanic.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

Happy first day of fall, NYC! 🍁 Brooklyn Botanic Garden doesn’t look like this just yet, but it will pretty soon.

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Brooklyn Botanic Garden @brooklynbotanic.bsky.social · 18/09/2026

The Cranford Rose Garden’s fall flush is arriving! 🌹 In September, a second flush of roses blooms in Cranford and the Rose Arc, alongside delightful dahlias, hibiscuses, lilies, and more. These blooms will last until mid-October.

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Brooklyn Botanic Garden @brooklynbotanic.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

Combining experiences from her homeland of Haiti and her upbringing in Flatbush, Isaac explores how collective care, memory, and ecological knowledge are crucial to building a more just future.

A panoramic view of four large pieces of art and an accompanying panel with information about them attached to a fence along a sidewalk.

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Brooklyn Botanic Garden @brooklynbotanic.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

Check out newly installed works up at BBG from Madjeen Isaac! 🖼️ Presented by the @climatemuseum.bsky.social and Brooklyn Botanic Garden, “We Can’t Dream Alone” is an exhibit of four large-scale reproductions of paintings installed along the Garden’s perimeter on Washington Avenue.

A person standing on a sidewalk in front of large works of art attached to a fence which encloses a garden area and glassy conservatory space.

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Brooklyn Botanic Garden @brooklynbotanic.bsky.social · 15/09/2026

Tickets are on sale now for BBG’s Fall Harvest Fest October 24! 🍻🎃 Enjoy live music, a cider and beer garden, hands-on activities for families, pumpkin-decorating, and so much more. Videos by Camilla Ffrench and Jeremy Weine.

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Brooklyn Botanic Garden @brooklynbotanic.bsky.social · 11/09/2026

Tonight, in coordination with @911memorial.bsky.social, BBG’s Eastern Parkway entrance will be lit blue to #RememberTheSky, recalling the clear blue color of the sky on that September morning, shining a light on all who responded, those we lost, and all who will never forget.

A silver colored wall with a leafy pattern, window, and "Brooklyn Botanic Garden" on it, illuminated from below.

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Brooklyn Botanic Garden @brooklynbotanic.bsky.social · 11/09/2026

The Tree Peony Collection that blooms in the spring near Cherry Walk was presented to the Garden in 2002 by the Japanese town of Yatsuka-Cho in Shimane Prefecture to "bring peace of mind to the people of the United States.”

Dozens of pink, light pink, and white blooms frame an out of focus view of a garden area.

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Brooklyn Botanic Garden @brooklynbotanic.bsky.social · 11/09/2026

25 years later, a day of remembrance for September 11. Along the edges of Cherry Esplanade are the Liberty Oaks, planted in remembrance of those who lost their lives. Each year, members of the FDNY and their friends and families gather for a memorial.

A group of people wearing uniforms place rocks at the base of a tree amongst greenery and a lawn.

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Brooklyn Botanic Garden @brooklynbotanic.bsky.social · 08/09/2026

Did you know BBG has a library that’s open to the public? 📚 Regular library hours are Tuesday to Friday, 11 a.m.–5:30 p.m. by arrangement. All you need to do is email library@bbg.org ahead of your visit.

Several people in a large indoor atrium with orange walls and white classical accents like columns outside the door to a library.

Two people in the foreground standing over a table laden with books and papers, with other people in various nooks of a small library.

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Brooklyn Botanic Garden @brooklynbotanic.bsky.social · 04/09/2026

Stop by Gardens for Peace at BBG on September 12. ⛩️ As part of the North American Japanese Garden Association’s annual Gardens for Peace project, BBG presents free public programming in and around the Japanese Hill-and-Pond Garden.

A water feature ringed by a path and many green trees and shrubs. In foreground on the near side of the shore, there's a small house, and on the opposite shore, another structure, with wisteria growing on a pergola jutting out into the water.

A person shows a few other people a green leafy bonsai tree in a bright room with many other bonsai on tables.

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Brooklyn Botanic Garden @brooklynbotanic.bsky.social · 01/09/2026

Please welcome Sue Donoghue, Brooklyn Botanic Garden’s new president and CEO! 👋 A Brooklyn resident of nearly 30 years and one of New York City’s greatest champions for urban green spaces, Sue previously served as New York City Parks Commissioner and president of Prospect Park Alliance.

A person standing and smiling outdoors in front of an array of green bushes, some blooming pink.

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Brooklyn Botanic Garden @brooklynbotanic.bsky.social · 31/08/2026

Sharing some sad news about one of BBG’s most fantastic trees. 💔 The American yellowwood located in the Plant Family Collection near the south end of Lily Pool Terrace collapsed during a recent storm. This special tree had been part of BBG’s plant collection since 1916.

A tree seen from a path by several people. The tree has broad branches with green leaves with many light white blooms cascading from the canopy.

Tree branches with many light white blooms cascading from the canopy seen in the foreground, with other greenery and a path beyond.

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Brooklyn Botanic Garden @brooklynbotanic.bsky.social · 26/08/2026

Swipe for before and after! ➡️ BBG recently replaced 2.5 acres of grass near the Diane H. and Joseph S. Steinberg Visitor Center with wildflowers and fescues to reduce water use and create a habitat for pollinators.

A hill with several people in green attire working to lay down wilflower sod. At the top of the hill, several green trees.

A hill filled with green grassy plants and yellow flowers in the foreground. Another structure with a green roof and trees are in the background.

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Brooklyn Botanic Garden @brooklynbotanic.bsky.social · 24/08/2026

POV: You are relaxing at a Members’ Summer Evening at BBG! 🧺 Wednesday evenings May 27 through Sept. 2 are for members only! On select Members' Picnic Nights, blankets and outside food and drink are permitted in certain locations across the Garden. Join today: buff.ly/Qb2CB1u 🎥: IG @/andieekent

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Brooklyn Botanic Garden @brooklynbotanic.bsky.social · 07/08/2026

Thanks for stopping by our first-ever free block party last week! 🎉 Despite the drizzle, we had a blast last week celebrating 30 years of Greenest Block in Brooklyn and our Block by Block exhibit. Major Sponsor, Block by Block: Brooklyn Org Videos by Evelyn Lin.

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Brooklyn Botanic Garden @brooklynbotanic.bsky.social · 04/08/2026

Winners of the first-place residential category in three previous years, Lincoln Place is stewarded by P.L.A.N.T, a gardening committee whose members have worked tirelessly to mentor groups and individuals who want to learn more about gardening in their communities.

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Brooklyn Botanic Garden @brooklynbotanic.bsky.social · 04/08/2026

And the 2026 Greenest Block in Brooklyn is… 👀 Lincoln Place between New York Avenue and Nostrand Avenue in Crown Heights! 🎉

Several stoops in front of brownstone apartment buildings with many green and colorful planters filled with plants.

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Brooklyn Botanic Garden @brooklynbotanic.bsky.social · 31/07/2026

Unique native blooms abound at BBG! 🌼 Check out native perennials throughout the Garden, like those seen here: cardinal flower, narrow-leaf ironweed, cutleaf coneflowers, Joe-pye weed, and wild bergamot.

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Brooklyn Botanic Garden @brooklynbotanic.bsky.social · 22/07/2026

Bloom alert! 💗 BBG’s crape-myrtles are in bloom now. Crape-myrtles have long been favorite garden plants in the South, but many cultivars can grow in NYC, too. Find them at BBG near the Robert W. Wilson Overlook and along Lily Pool Terrace.

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Brooklyn Botanic Garden @brooklynbotanic.bsky.social · 30/06/2026

A Block Party is coming to BBG! 🎉 To celebrate 30 years of the Greenest Block in Brooklyn, we’re throwing a block party on Jul 30. Catch summer vibes with DJ Mamoudou spinning 90s classics and live music by BrownstoneJAZZ + games and more. Free admission! Major Sponsor, Block by Block: Brooklyn Org

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Brooklyn Botanic Garden @brooklynbotanic.bsky.social · 26/06/2026

Bloom alert! 🪷 Water lilies are blooming beautifully in Lily Pool Terrace right now. These pools at BBG are planted with nearly 100 varieties of hardy and tropical water-lilies and sacred lotuses. These plants will bloom through July into early August.

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Brooklyn Botanic Garden @brooklynbotanic.bsky.social · 23/06/2026

Spend a serene midsummer evening at Brooklyn Botanic Garden’s soundbath. 💆 On July 20, Forever Green Soundbath will present a life-affirming meditation on the impermanence of nature featuring Attacca Quartet performing original improvisations and music from their album Evergreen with Caroline Shaw.

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Brooklyn Botanic Garden @brooklynbotanic.bsky.social · 17/06/2026

Celebrate Brooklyn’s community greeners at BBG! 💚 For 30 years, the Greenest Block in Brooklyn contest has demonstrated how small collective actions can build communities and transform neighborhoods, block by block. This summer, Block by Block applauds Brooklyn’s greening stars.

A recreation of a stoop scene, featuring brick stairs and various container plantings, situated in a green garden space.

Two outdoor displays of photos consisting of a metal frame featuring three panels, six sides of which are viewable, situated amongst green trees and grass.

A party scene featuring many people in summery outfits moving amongst a water feature in a garden.

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Brooklyn Botanic Garden @brooklynbotanic.bsky.social · 09/06/2026

Four new multisensory art installations, open now at BBG! 👀 Created by Brooklyn-based artist Olalekan Jeyifous and the environmental art and architecture practice AD—WO, Ancestral Ecologies explores ancient Latinx and African diasporic beliefs around the intelligence of the natural world.

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Brooklyn Botanic Garden @brooklynbotanic.bsky.social · 28/05/2026

Bloom alert! 💐 The Cranford Rose Garden is hitting peak bloom. The Cranford Rose Garden is one of the broadest collections of rose species and cultivars in North America, hosting well over 5,000 individual plants. These roses will bloom through June, with some blossoming throughout summer.

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Brooklyn Botanic Garden @brooklynbotanic.bsky.social · 22/05/2026

Roses have juuust started blooming at BBG! 🌹 Early-blooming roses in the Cranford Rose Garden and Rose Arc are opening up, and look wonderful even in the rain. Keep an eye on our socials and newsletter for more updates.

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Brooklyn Botanic Garden @brooklynbotanic.bsky.social · 13/05/2026

Irises are blooming right now throughout the Garden! 💜 These plants can be found all around BBG, but look for a stunning variety of 197 irises on Fawcett Terrace, located on the west side of the Osborne Garden.

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Brooklyn Botanic Garden @brooklynbotanic.bsky.social · 08/05/2026

Bloom alert! 💙 Bluebell Wood is blooming right now. Stop by BBG soon to see thousands of Spanish bluebells nestled under the dappled shade of beech, elm, and birch trees. These blooms should last another couple weeks.

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Brooklyn Botanic Garden @brooklynbotanic.bsky.social · 05/05/2026

Bloom alert! ❤️ Azaleas are in full bloom across the Garden. Stop by soon to see these flowers in the Osborne Garden, Rock Garden, Japanese Hill-and-Pond Garden, and Shelby White and Leon Levy Water Garden.

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Brooklyn Botanic Garden @brooklynbotanic.bsky.social · 04/05/2026

Bloom alert! 💗 Tree peonies are popping at BBG right now. Located at the north end of Cherry Walk, the Tree Peony Collection at Brooklyn Botanic Garden is a rare planting of more than 300 specimens, highlighting six different colors. These blooms are marvels of color, scent, and size.

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Brooklyn Botanic Garden @brooklynbotanic.bsky.social · 29/04/2026

Here's what Cherry Esplanade looks like right now.

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Brooklyn Botanic Garden @brooklynbotanic.bsky.social · 29/04/2026

CherryWatch 2026 update! 🌸🚨 Pink petals are falling on Cherry Esplanade and Cherry Walk, and the Kanzan cherries are almost done flowering. See the last days of this year’s bloom this week.

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Brooklyn Botanic Garden @brooklynbotanic.bsky.social · 23/04/2026

Bloom alert! 💜 BBG’s Lilac Collection is blooming (and smelling) beautifully right now. Come experience their intoxicating fragrance in person! Gardener Julia Czaplewski estimates blooms should last another week or so.

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Brooklyn Botanic Garden @brooklynbotanic.bsky.social · 22/04/2026

Bloom alert! 🌷 Tulips are blooming all around BBG. You can find these blooms most prominently in the Annual Border, the Fragrance Garden, and the Osborne Garden. These blooms will last another week or two.

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Brooklyn Botanic Garden @brooklynbotanic.bsky.social · 21/04/2026

Bloom alert! 💛 BBG’s yellow magnolias are blooming. BBG is famous in horticultural circles for introducing the yellow-flowering magnolia to the world. These hybrids are often the last bloomers among the Garden’s magnolias. Most of BBG’s other magnolias are finished flowering for the year.

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Brooklyn Botanic Garden @brooklynbotanic.bsky.social · 21/04/2026

Cherry Esplanade and Cherry Walk continue to bloom beautifully right now! 🌸 We expect these blooms to last through the week, but remember, nature runs the show.

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Brooklyn Botanic Garden @brooklynbotanic.bsky.social · 16/04/2026

Bloom alert! 🚨🌸 Cherry Esplanade and Cherry Walk have just hit peak bloom. The Kanzans opened up rapidly over the past few days. These blooms should last another week or so, depending on the weather.

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Brooklyn Botanic Garden @brooklynbotanic.bsky.social · 15/04/2026

CherryWatch 2026 update! 🌸🚨 The first Kanzan cherries are opening on Cherry Esplanade and Cherry Walk! Remember, this is just “first bloom” for these flowering trees.

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Brooklyn Botanic Garden @brooklynbotanic.bsky.social · 14/04/2026

Stop by the south side of BBG to see blooms galore! 👀 Pictured in order: A flowering cherry in the Plant Family Collection, pear trees in the Herb Garden, a Halehaven peach tree in the Herb Garden, Magnolia 'Lois' in the Discovery Garden, and Chinese redbud in the Discovery Garden.

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Brooklyn Botanic Garden @brooklynbotanic.bsky.social · 08/04/2026

Last call for cherry blossoms in the Japanese Hill-and-Pond Garden! ⛩️🌸 The weeping higan cherries and other flowering cherry varieties in BBG’s Japanese Hill-and-Pond Garden are looking spectacular right now, but are likely to only last a few more days.

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Brooklyn Botanic Garden @brooklynbotanic.bsky.social · 07/04/2026

You have to l👀k closely (and make haste!) to see these blooms. 🔎 In early spring, before trees leaf out, native woodland wildflowers take advantage of the sunlight to bloom. These “spring ephemerals” complete their bloom cycle in just a few weeks, or even less.

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Brooklyn Botanic Garden @brooklynbotanic.bsky.social · 04/04/2026

Bloom alert! ⛩️ The weeping higan cherries in the Japanese Hill-and-Pond Garden are at peak bloom. Stop by soon to see them looking spectacular, as well as magnolias, daffodils, and more early spring flowers across BBG.

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Brooklyn Botanic Garden @brooklynbotanic.bsky.social · 02/04/2026

CherryWatch 2026 update! 🌸⛩️🚨 The weeping cherries in the Japanese Hill-and-Pond Garden, as well as cherry trees at the north end of the Cherry Cultivars Area, are blooming. These blooms have emerged rapidly over the past two days.

A map of Brooklyn Botanic Garden's flowering cherry collection. Details on the map indicate blooming trees. The map is green and indicates paths and a water feature.

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Brooklyn Botanic Garden @brooklynbotanic.bsky.social · 02/04/2026

Bloom alert! 💛 Daffodil Hill is blooming! Adjacent to Magnolia Plaza, BBG’s Daffodil Hill is currently filled with thousands of yellow blooms. These flowers should stick around for a few more weeks.

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Brooklyn Botanic Garden @brooklynbotanic.bsky.social · 01/04/2026

Bloom alert! ☀️ Magnolias have begun blooming at BBG. Early blooming magnolias have started opening up on Magnolia Plaza. They’ll be joined by later bloomers in the coming days and weeks. You can find a few other magnolias in the Fragrance Garden and the north end of the Plant Family Collection.

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Brooklyn Botanic Garden @brooklynbotanic.bsky.social · 31/03/2026

CherryWatch 2026 is officially live! 🌸🚨 The first cherry blossoms have been spotted on three cherry trees in the Cherry Cultivars Area, as well as ‘Fudan-zakura’ in the Japanese Hill-and-Pond Garden.

A detailed map of a portion of Brooklyn Botanic Garden's grounds, showing many circles representing trees that have not bloomed, and just four pink flowers amongst them representing trees that have just begun to bloom.

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