Flatbush Gardener

PLEASE VISIT THE NEW SITE FOR FLATBUSH GARDENER AT HTTPS://WWW.FLATBUSHGARDENER.COM/ . All updates and additions will be done only on the new site. This site remains, for now, as an archive. ...

http://flatbushgardener.blogspot.com/2023/04/weve-moved.html

The 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 col...

http://flatbushgardener.blogspot.com/2023/03/us-firefly-atlas.html

The annual New York Restoration Project Tree Giveaway starts in a month. This year, they're offering the largest variety of native tree, and some shrub, species I've seen yet. Consider the MA...

http://flatbushgardener.blogspot.com/2023/03/2023-nyrp-tree-giveaway.html

Originally published as a Guest Rant on Garden Rant, November 4, 2009. Recovered from the Internet Archive . I replaced the photo snapshot with a link to the high-res photo on Flickr. I've repla...

http://flatbushgardener.blogspot.com/2023/02/who-cares-about-honeybees-anyway.html

> Maybe I am more like Demeter, weeping for the hold darkness has over > others, while reaching and hoping for a time when we can bring > everyone back into the ...

http://flatbushgardener.blogspot.com/2022/12/standing-still-2022-from-darkness.html

As in past years, I'm limiting this list to northern North America for two reasons: Restricting this list geographically is in keeping with my specialization in plants native to northeastern...

http://flatbushgardener.blogspot.com/2022/11/grief-and-gardening-extinct-plants-of.html

These are some of the Eastern North American species suitable for groundcover, most of which I have grown in my gardens over the decades. Some of these prefer shade, some prefer sun. Most of thes...

http://flatbushgardener.blogspot.com/2022/10/eastern-north-america-native.html

Next Tuesday, September 20th, I will be the guest speaker for Green-Wood Cemetery's Death Cafe. Next week is also Climate Week; the topic is "Grief and Gardening", that title taken from the lo...

http://flatbushgardener.blogspot.com/2022/09/grief-and-gardening-index.html

2022-05-13 UPDATE: A second session is now available for Sunday, May 22, 12 noon to 2pm! Registration links below now point to the new event. 2022-05-09 UPDATE: Due to the rainy, windy, cold wea...

http://flatbushgardener.blogspot.com/2022/05/sunday-may-8-habitat-gardening-workshop.html

The annual City Nature Challenge (CNC) is this weekend, from Friday April 29 through Monday May 2. I put together a presentation on Slideshare with a brief overview of New York City's partici...

http://flatbushgardener.blogspot.com/2022/04/city-nature-challenge-2022-new-york-city.html

It's a busy season for me this Spring! NEXT WEEK is New York City NYC's GreenThumb community gardening program annual conference, known as GrowTogether: > Part 2 of the GreenThumb Gr...

http://flatbushgardener.blogspot.com/2022/04/inaturalist-workshops-at-growtogether.html

2022-04-07: The recording is online on the Torrey Botanical Society YouTube channel . I am proud to announce that I will be co-presenting, with Zihao Wang, a Lecture of the Torrey Botanical ...

http://flatbushgardener.blogspot.com/2022/03/torrey-lecture-wednesday-march-30.html

I could probably talk about Amelanchier until my voice gave out (at least an hour!). It's such a great multi-season plant in the garden, and brings so much value to wildlife, as well. It's also ...

http://flatbushgardener.blogspot.com/2022/03/native-plant-profile-amelanchier.html

Observing the diversity of life that coexists in one place is one of the rewards of visiting the same natural area over a long period of time. My garden not only offers myself and passersby such...

http://flatbushgardener.blogspot.com/2022/01/insect-year-in-review-2021.html

Today is the December solstice: the winter solstice in my hometown Northern hemisphere, summer in the Southern. PERSEPHONE AND HER POMEGRANATE The millenia-old story of Persephone and he...

http://flatbushgardener.blogspot.com/2021/12/standing-still-2021-demeter-waiting.html

Adapted from a tweet thread . In a guest post on the ASLA's "Dirt" column, Alden E. Stone, CEO of Nature Sacred , writes: >  is part research and part practical guide, and > shares ...

http://flatbushgardener.blogspot.com/2021/12/garden-design-pattern-languages.html

2022-12-01 (WORLD AIDS DAY): Added more Related Content links. 2022-09-20: Where available, added locations of panels in the AIDS Quilt.   These are some of the people, all men, I have lo...

http://flatbushgardener.blogspot.com/2021/12/names.html

As in past years, I'm limiting this list to northern North America for two reasons: Restricting this list geographically is in keeping with my specialization in plants native to northeastern ...

http://flatbushgardener.blogspot.com/2021/11/extinct-plants-of-northern-north.html

My garden is registered as both a National Wildlife Federation Backyard Wildlife Habitat and Xerces Society Pollinator Habitat . The insects have certainly gotten the message. During 2021, I...

http://flatbushgardener.blogspot.com/2021/11/hot-sheets-habitat.html

Our dear cat Annie passed away less than an hour ago. We adopted her from Sean Casey Animal Rescue at the age of 5 or 6 months in September 2009. We brought her into our home to be a compa...

http://flatbushgardener.blogspot.com/2021/11/annie-2009-2021.html

2021-10-29: Transcribed and updated my October 20th tweet thread  on this topic.  I'm an active contributor to iNaturalist . While I'm not a "super-observer", I expect to surpass 11,000 Obser...

http://flatbushgardener.blogspot.com/2021/10/documenting-insect-plant-interactions.html

Updated 2021-09-25: Added Links and QR Codes to "Getting Started with iNaturalist". I'm pleased to announce that Saturday, September 25th, I will be leading two iNaturalist Workshops "in the fi...

http://flatbushgardener.blogspot.com/2021/09/inaturalist-workshops-high-line.html

Written spontaneously as a Twitter thread , and transcribed to this blog post.   I'm avoiding the news today. As well as the retraumatizing snuff porn documentaries. I've written about all of ...

http://flatbushgardener.blogspot.com/2021/09/grief-gardening-20-years.html

UPDATE, 2021-06-23: These walks are now FREE with your admission to Wave Hill! Pre-registration is no longer required, but space is limited. Register on-site, the day of the walks, at the Perkins...

http://flatbushgardener.blogspot.com/2021/06/native-pollinator-walks-wave-hill.html

2021-06-09: Added Tufts Pollinator Initiative Native Plant Sale 2021-03-27: Initial listing. I will continue to update this throughout the season as I learn of more events. This season's nativ...

http://flatbushgardener.blogspot.com/2021/03/nyc-regional-native-plant-sales-spring.html