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

Crown Heights families came out to rake leaves after the long cold winter. The air was chilly but it did not interfere with the cleanup or investigations of the worms and insects living under the damp leaves.

 Friends of Brower Park has planted over 5000 daffodils over the last few years. In the fall of 2014 community volunteers planted 2000 bulbs throughout Brower Park. The April display of yellow, orange and gold blossoms was a… Read More

Join Crown Heights residents and the New York City Parks Department for an informational meeting about the coming reseeding of the great lawn in Brower Park. This meeting has been scheduled through Community Board 8’s Park Committee. When:… 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