SMP PLANT SWAP
Please join us May 19th, 10 – 12, at the backyard driveway of 2104 Glenwood Road (corner of 21st) for the annual SMP Plant Swap. Kindly...
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SOUTH MIDWOOD POLLINATOR NEWS & EVENTS
- Apr 18
- 1 min
Flatbush Gets Street Tree Love
Ten forlorn street trees on Flatbush Avenue got some loving care from the South Midwood Pollinators this spring. Working on the west side...
- Apr 16
- 1 min
Spreading Pollinator Tips at BBG
The great news is, interest is high about learning to garden in support of pollinators, as a recent class at the Brooklyn Botanic Garden...
- Apr 16
- 1 min
Flatbush Y Seniors plant with Pollinators
On a chilly March day, Silver Sneakers participants and staff at the Flatbush Y got a jump start on the growing season. Using recycled...
- Apr 16
- 2 min
5 Keys to Plantings for Pollinators
In a city like New York, no one garden can probably do everything needed to support wildlife. But each one of us CAN do something and,...
- Apr 12
- 1 min
Growing our Own -Could Milk Jug Seed Sowing work for Pollinators?
Growing Natives from seed may be the best way to ensure you can get the species you really want, without pesticides and herbicides AND at...
- Mar 19
- 2 min
Gary's $75 Sturdy Tree Guard
Municipal metal tree guards cost over $1,000 but one skilled Pollinator, Gary Powell, figured out how to build one in an hour for less...
- Feb 20
- 2 min
Pollinators for Pollinators: 2024 Planning Report
On Sunday, 2/11, twenty Pollinators joined the annual planning meeting. The conversation and energy reinforced how much the Pollinators...
- Oct 5, 2023
- 2 min
Fall Leaves — Manna or Mess?
Here in the Northeast, we are blessed with a bounty of deciduous trees but that does mean piles of fallen leaves come October and...
- Jul 23, 2023
- 1 min
Benefit the Bees & Birds: 3rd Annual Sidewalk Sale
Please JOIN US on Saturday, September 30th and help raise money to support the South Midwood Pollinators and all the great things that we...
- Jul 21, 2023
- 1 min
Stop the Spotted Lantern Fly. NOW.
If you have been out in your garden or yard, you may have noticed a new red and black bug, especially on roses and berry bushes. This is...
- Jul 19, 2023
- 1 min
Lure Lightning Bugs To Benefit Your Garden
For many of us, the flash of lightning bugs is one of summer’s glories. Also called fireflies, these nocturnal beauties are actually...
- Jun 9, 2023
- 1 min
Field Trip to Little Island in July
Why stay home and talk on Zoom when we can go to Little Island and explore the beautiful spring/summer landscape? Join the Pollinators on...
- May 16, 2023
- 1 min
Ramble Through South Midwood Gardens!
Saturday, June 3, 3 – 5 pm Rain date: Sunday, June 4, 3-5 pm Credit: Seze Devres Photography NYC Join your garden-loving neighbors on a...
- May 16, 2023
- 1 min
Spring Mall Beautification Day
Sunday May 21, 10 am – 3 pm Photo credit: Andrea Zinn Our gorgeous Glenwood Malls need some TLC! It’s time to prune, trim, weed, and...
- May 15, 2023
- 1 min
Monarch Way Station Project
Monarch butterflies stop in Brooklyn each summer on their long trip around the Americas in search of native plants from which to drink...
- May 5, 2023
- 1 min
NYC Parks has invited Pollinators to the Marine Park Tree Planting
NYC Parks has invited Pollinators to the Marine ParkTree Plantingevent on Saturday, May 6, 10 am - 1 pm. Meet atIntersection of Ave U and...
- May 5, 2023
- 1 min
SMP Plant Swap
Saturday, May 13, 10 am-1 pm. Location: Backyard, 2104 Glenwood Road. Flyer below outlines the details about prepping your plants for...
- May 5, 2023
- 2 min
Native Plants Research in South Midwood
Why Natives? Many of us have only recently come to understand the importance of growing native plants. Natives provide food and habitat...
- May 5, 2023
- 3 min
Who Wants to Save the Monarchs? We do!
Native to North and South America, the Monarch butterfly (Danaus plexippus) was once found wherever milkweed grew. But milkweed...
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