When an avid, but amateur, gardener takes on planting in Brooklyn's street tree beds, mistakes are definitely going to be made. And in the 5 years that the South Midwood Pollinators have been doing this, I have made dozens. But gardeners learn from the mistakes and here is some of what my mistakes have taught me. Exuberant asters and goldenrod mean less dog traffic and less litter. People respect Flowers When I started our work on the Foster Avenue Greenway project, winter

Sign recognizing the Pollinators for six years of stewardship to South Midwood. On May 4, fifteen Pollinators converged on the Flatbush Malls for an intense two-hour Green Team Saturday that was highlighted by hanging new signs that recognize the South Midwood Pollinators care of the Glenwood Road malls. Installed on the West Mall at E. 21st Street and the East Mall at E. 23rd Street, the signs were designed by John Stislow, owner of Stislow Desgn, a South Midwood resident an