Today community volunteers created a blue stone stump table in the Monarch Butterfly habitat with a found slab. The tree was lost to Hurrican Sandy. It forms a great work surface. The garden habitat is in full color. The Appalachian Mountain… Read More

On July 10th and 24th of 2015 Friends of Brower Park partnered with the Brooklyn Children’s Museum to provide an outdoor art and nature themed activity. Children made Monarch Butterfly puppets out of paper and popsicle sticks. The… Read More

Today volunteers weeded the flower bed near the handball court. A layer of mulch was added to reduce weed growth, conserve moisture, and facilitate nutrient development for the plants by adding organic material to create a habitat for micro-bacteria… Read More

On July 25, 2015, Friends of Brower Park in partnership with the NYC Compost Project hosted a composting workshop. Crown  Heights residents and guests of the Brooklyn Children’s Museum participated in creating an apartment sized compost bin. The… Read More

A Monarch Butterfly (Danaus plexippus) found the Swamp Milkweed plants (Asclepias incarnata)  in our Monarch Habitat. Two of the Common names for this variety of milkweed is swamp milkweed and rose milkweed. Milkweed is the host plant for the… Read More

Friends of Brower Park met Pastor Stephen Stallard and Teaching Pastor Woodley Victor on June 1, 2014. Brower Park’s new Monarch Butterfly Habitat was ready for its native plants to be placed in the ground. It was late… Read More

On July 20, 2015 we had our first Monarch Butterfly siting. The Monarch has come to the garden habitat to consume plant nectar in our Swamp Milkweed (Asclepias incarnata) blossoms. These milkweed plants were purchased in the spring of… Read More

A passing park visitor helped Butterfly Gardeners transport and lift a discarded slab of bluestone onto the old stump in the Monarch Butterfly Garden habitat creating a perfect work surface for volunteer gardeners. Purple blazing stars (Scientific/Botanical name:… Read More

Weekly Butterfly Gardening for Sustainability, Education and Building Community. Community Service Groups and individuals are welcome. Volunteer your time and effort. [eab_single id=”654″]

A recreation van was on hand to provide games for our young volunteers. Children helped rebuild the mulch in the Monarch Butterfly Garden then played a game of checkers. Mulch is important for our Monarch Butterfly Garden’s health. It helps retain… Read More