Native bees feeding on abundant purple Asters in a Foster Avenue tree pit . . Seaside Goldenrod (Solidago sempervirens) dancing in the wind above parked cars . . . These happy scenes are a far cry from the litter and dog waste that has long populated the tree beds of this very busy transit and pedestrian thoroughfare. Now in the third year of its multi-year project, the South Midwood Pollinators' Foster Avenue Greenway is coming into its own, with evergreen plantings and ho

Cheap, easy and all outdoors - Milk Jug Seed Starting works for novice and experienced gardeners alike in Brooklyn. Here are the step by step instructions for growing sturdy, hard to find native seedlings. What you need: Clean gallon milk or water jugs Scissors and/or mat knife Drill OR hammer and nail for making holes Sharpie Duct tape Inexpensive Potting Soil - not Seed Starting Mix Seeds and plant labels Step 1 - Cut open the Milk Jug Mark the start and end poin

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...

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

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...

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,...

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

I had long seen Microclover touted as an alternative to traditional grass seed, so last fall I decided to give it a go. I sowed a mix of...

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

The great news is, interest is high about learning to garden in support of pollinators, as a recent class at the Brooklyn Botanic Garden...