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Today, November 30th is the Remembrance Day for Lost Species. Animals, mostly charismatic megafauna, get most of the attention. Plants are mostly overlooked. I root for the underdog. As in past years, I limit this list to northern North America … Continue reading
30.11.2024 17:00Grief and Gardening: Extinct Plants of northern North America 2024MY LAST PUBLIC APPEARANCE IS THIS WEEKEND, JUNE 1st! June Saturday, June 1st 1-3pm: Pollinator Safari, East 4th Street Community Garden, Kensington, Brooklyn We’ll survey the garden looking for “pollinators”, i.e.: insects and others visiting the flowers blooming all around … Continue reading
12.4.2024 04:06Public Appearances, Spring 2024The annual New York Restoration Project Tree Giveaway begins distribution on Saturday, April 13th, a little less than 6 weeks away. It runs for four weeks, ending on Sunday, May 12th. Advance registration is mandatory. You select your preferred species … Continue reading
5.3.2024 19:072024 NYRP Tree GiveawayExcellent! Glad you enjoyed it. I need to update the recipe. I've refined and adjusted it a bit over the intervening years. I last made this for a party over the year-end holidays. It was big hit! There was none left at the end of the party.
9.2.2024 17:08Comment on Squash and Pear Soup by Flatbush GardenerJust got around to making this, and it's lovely! I used a mix of white pumpkin and butternut, because that's what I had in hand. Yummy! Can't wait to reheat the next serving and eat with some crusty sourdough :-)
8.2.2024 21:14Comment on Squash and Pear Soup by deirdrebeth<b>John</b>: There's nothing scheduled for the rest of the year. You can visit <a href="https://www.nyrp.org/en/get-involved/tree-giveaways/" rel="nofollow ugc">NYRP's Tree Giveaway</a> page next Spring to see when they're doing it again. And I'll put up another blog post when they announce the dates! Yours in Nature - Xris
6.11.2023 05:15Comment on 2023 NYRP Tree Giveaway by Flatbush GardenerI have some Space for trees on my property. Do you have any info about free giveaway events in Brooklyn?
5.11.2023 23:58Comment on 2023 NYRP Tree Giveaway by John WebberI just finished [2023-10-28] uploading the last of my photos and iNaturalist observations from the Torrey Botanical Society field trip to Marine Park on Saturday, September 16. I had a huge backlog of photos from my 2nd trip to the … Continue reading
29.10.2023 02:57Field Trip Report, Marine Park, September 2023The collective texts of the generated spam comments to my blog sometimes resemble poetry. Each line in this “poem” is the complete text of a single spam comment. from a printed book, reproduction monuments related to deep antiquities. These are … Continue reading
14.10.2023 18:36Meta: Blog CommentsHello, I’m currently researching a painting that is associated with this tragic accident. The painting portrays a mother and her two children, a boy and a girl. My understanding is that the husband was killed in this accident and the mother and her children went to live with his parents in Green Bay, WI. The parents purchased the house next door to theirs in a neighborhood known as Astor Park. This neighborhood is mentioned in the book “When The Astors Ruled New York”. The overall mood of the painting is quite somber. The little boy is pointing to, I assume, his fathers name in the list of those killed. The house became rather neglected in time and was slated to be torn down. A architectural salvage practice bought everything in the house and this painting was among the items purchased. I’m still doing research on the property to find out the names of those featured in the painting. Your blog came up in my research and I thought you would find this interesting. Many Thanks, Brett Leemkuil
16.9.2023 15:52Comment on 100 Years Ago by Brett LeemkuilSaturday, August 12, join me at Wave Hill in the Bronx. I’ll be leading two Native Pollinator Walks, part of their Bees, Butterflies, and Blooms weekend of events. My walks will step off at 11am and 1pm from the Perkins … Continue reading
8.8.2023 02:04Saturday, August 12, Wave Hill, Bronx: Bees, Butterflies and BloomsSaturday, June 3rd, at 2pm, join me the East 4th Street Community Garden in the Kensington neighborhood of Brooklyn for a Pollinator Safari with iNaturalist.
28.5.2023 21:14Saturday, June 3rd: Pollinator SafariHi CHris, I am Hanna. I have begun planting the Flatbush Malls on East 17th Street with native plants and restoring the space to be a more valiant contributor of habitat. I am working with the South Midwood Pollinators who are planting the Flatbush mall of Glenwood Road with native plants. Virginia Levie and Gill Smith are involved, if you by chance know them I am rounding up any local gardeners I come across in hopes of eventual collaboration on this or projects. If you are interested in keeping up with us, be in touch. Best, Hanna
23.5.2023 03:34Comment on Brooklyn CNC 2023 Events and Locations by Hanna LasserPublic events coming up over the next two months which I am hosting, leading, or otherwise involved. Saturday, April 29, 10am-12noon, Prospect Park, Brooklyn I’ll be your guide for City Nature Challenge 2023, at the Audubon Center (Lullwater Boathouse). No registration needed. … Continue reading
25.4.2023 16:23Upcoming Public EventsCity Nature Challenge (CNC) 2023 is happening at the end of this month, from Friday, April 28, through Monday, May 1. Since 2019, I’ve been a Brooklyn “Borough Captain” for New York City’s participation. This year, there are events happening … Continue reading
13.4.2023 01:30Brooklyn CNC 2023 Events and LocationsThe Xerces Society, in collaboration with the IUCN SSC Firefly Specialist Group and New Mexico BioPark Society, has launched the Firefly Atlas project: The Firefly Atlas is a collaborative effort to better understand and conserve the diversity of fireflies in … Continue reading
15.3.2023 21:56U.S. Firefly AtlasUnfortunately, my spicebush didn't survive this harsh summer. I now have a similar issue though, with a Northern Bayberry that I purchased this fall. I'll wait until next spring and try to figure out what I got. Since I wrote my original comment, I've stopped by your place and gotten a tour and some plants, so thank you!
5.12.2022 15:48Comment on Insect Year in Review 2021 by RG_brooklynYes. The property changed hands and the new owners wanted the site for themselves.
29.11.2022 22:59Comment on The Future Home of the Ex-Lax Gardens by Chris Kreussling (Flatbush Gardener)<b>Rachel</b>: Thank you for your patience! I don't get a lot of comments on the blog, other than spam, so I had overlooked yours.<br /><br />The best is to buy a matched pair. This is possible for more popular shrubs, such as hollies. I've never heard of for spicebush.<br /><br />Did it flower for you this year? If so, did you get any photos of the flowers? That way you'll know if you have a male or female plant. Then you know you just need to find the other. You might have to pay more for a specimen that is large enough to flower so it can be sexed.<br /><br />See <a href="https://flatbushgardener.blogspot.com/p/native-plant-nurseries.html" rel="nofollow ugc">Sources for Native Plants</a> at the top of the blog to see what nurseries might be able to complete your pair.
29.11.2022 22:40Comment on Insect Year in Review 2021 by Chris Kreussling (Flatbush Gardener)Hi Chris, I'm a neighbor in Kensington. I've long admired your pollinator garden, and believe we have spoken when my dog has stopped by to smell the flowers. I'm new to native plant gardening, and have a smaller space than you. In addition to my relatively small planting beds, I'm considering growing a few native shrubs or trees in containers to limit their growth or spreading tendencies. An example would possibly winged or smooth sumac. Understanding that certain species require both a male and female in order for the female to produce the berries that are so beneficial to wildlife, do you have suggestions as to how someone with a small space can ensure they wind up with both a male and female? I've seen suggestions to just buy a whole bunch of shrubs, and then hope you wind up with at least one of each, but with my limited space this isn't feasible, and obviously can get expensive. Last year I purchased a spicebush, before realizing it was dioecious, and I don't know yet whether I have a male or female plant, or if there's another somewhere close by that could cross pollinate. Have you run into this issue? Any native plant nurseries that are better than others at helping out with this? Thanks for any tips. Rachel.
29.11.2022 22:35Comment on Insect Year in Review 2021 by RG_brooklyn