Bronx River View at Drew Gardens |
Cutting Tool for Branches |
Cutting Branch |
Trimming Branch |
Cutting Branch with Tool |
Pruning Tree |
View of Drew Gardens |
Planting Bulbs |
The New York Botanical Garden's, Bronx Green-Up provides horticulture education, training, and technical assistance to Bronx residents, urban gardeners, local schools, and community organizations. This blog is a photo essay that documents the many idyllic gardens within this urban environment, as well as a Green-Up guide to gardening.
Bissel Garden Mural |
Students Starting Seeds in Trays |
Mixing the ORGANIC Potting Soil to Perfect Consistency |
Waster the Soil, So It Can Be Shaped into a Loose Ball |
Filling the Starter Trays with Prepared Dirt |
Organic Soil with Perlite Being Placed in Tray |
Heirloom Seeds to Place in Starter Trays |
Placing Seeds Into Tray |
Watering Seeds To Germinate |
New Roots Garden in Mid March |
Hairy Vetch a Cover Crop that Releases Nitrogen Into Soil |
Close-up of Roots with the Bacteria Rhizobium |
Cover Crop Close-Up |
Turning Over the Hairy Vetch, which Promote Nitrogen Rich Soil from the Rhizobium |
Ursula Uprooting Hairy Vecht |
After Cover Crop is Removed, Soil will be Ready for Planting |
Cover Crop, Buckwheat |
Buckwheat, Cover Crop, Decomposing for Compost |
Pulling The Buckwheat Out of the Bed |
Raking Out the Green Buckwheat from Roots |
Little Worm from Garden Bed |
Volunteer Turning Over the Buckwheat to Expose Roots and Bury the Green |
Ursula and Khadeesha Turning Over Buckwheat, Cover Crop |
Prepping Raised Beds For Spring Planting |
Volunteer Picking up Straw that was Protecting Soil From Winter's Elements |
Instructor, Kadeesha, Combining Soils For Seed Starters |
Students Planning Their Planting Strategy |
Student Filling Their Seed Tray with Dirt |
NYBG's Kadeesha Instructing Class |
Planting Seeds in Starter Tray |
Students Planning Seeding Cycle |
Botanical Square Community Garden |
Compost Bin with Compost |
Close-up of Leaves and Organic Matter in Compost |
Volunteer Gardner with Shears for Tree Trimming |
Covering Fall Gardens with Leaves for the Perfect Nitrogen Rich Mulch |
Trimming Trees with Shears |
Garden View with Metro North Train Passing By |
Cutting up Sticks and Leaves For Mulch |
Tree Prunning |
Identifying Branches to Trim |
Tree Pruning |
Pruning Shears |
Cut Tree Branches and Leaves for Mulch |
Botanical Square Head Gardner |
Beautiful Head of Cabbage |
Raking Leaves For Mulch |
Planting Bulbs For Next Growing Season |
Our Garden Team |
Cutting Brush for Compost |
Compost |
Adding Dead Growth to Compost Bin |