Phase 2 of the five-year Foster Avenue Greenway Project was completed on Saturday, Nov. 1.  And Foster Avenue is looking pretty spiffy!! In the days preceding the Phase 2 work day, significant prep was required. For example, concrete in some of the tree pits had to be broken up and removed. Hard-as-a-rock soil was softened and loosened. The prep work paid off: Nine tree guards were added; two to the Phase 1 block between Ocean and E21, and seven to the Phase 2 block. More tha

South Midwood Pollinators founder and board president Virginia Levie was honored by Community Board 14 at the annual CB14 Service Award Ceremony on Thursday, October 30. The event annually recognizes volunteers and individuals for their hard work and dedication to our community. CB14 District Manager Shawn Campbell, CB14 Chair Karl-Henry Cesar, and SMP founder Virginia Levie at annual CB14 Awards Reception Shawn Alyse Campbell, District Manager, introduced Virginia with a rem

Daffodils bloom in the spring protected by a new tree guard, built by South Midwood volunteers. The South Midwood Pollinators believe...

In December, 2024, Pollinator President Virginia Levie trialed a native seed starting workshop at the Brooklyn Botanic Garden.  The goal...

On a lovely Saturday in June, Pollinators took a midday break to chit chat about gardening successes and quandaries and geek out on all...

Pollinator work wagon, on the job! With rain on the way, Natasha, Alenya, Zach, Andi, Anne, John, Marj, Virginia, Mario, and Stephanie...

After lower numbers in 2024, Spotted Lantern Flies have come roaring back. The SMPollinators have two strategies for diminishing their...

Collage of photos from Ernest Skinner's garden. Pollinator and South Midwood neighbor Alexandra Baltarzuk put together a record-setting...

It's spring, and many a person's thoughts turn to buying plants! If the rising temperatures and sunshine have you thinking about...

Yikes, there’s a new plant disease in South Midwood!  Fortunately the fix is pretty easy in this case. Aster Yellows is a plant  disease...

As required by New York State, the South Midwood Pollinators held its annual meeting on Thursday, February 13, 2025. Several major items...

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,...

On Sunday, 2/26, more than 20 Pollinators met at the Flatbush Y for our third annual meeting to discuss projects and programs for the...

Municipal metal tree guards cost over $2,000 but one skilled Pollinator, Gary Powell, figured out how to build one in an hour for...

Weeks of preparation. A beautiful autumn Saturday. A determined corps of eco-driven volunteers. Tools, bulbs, plants, mulch, and energy....

Here in the Northeast, we are blessed with a bounty of deciduous trees but that does mean piles of fallen leaves come October and...

Why Natives? Many of us have only recently come to understand the importance of growing native plants. Natives provide food and habitat...

Native to North and South America, the Monarch butterfly (Danaus plexippus) was once found wherever milkweed grew. But milkweed...