The Future

The Native Flora Garden is expanding at the Brooklyn Botanic Garden. Most of the one-acre extension, which effectively doubles the size of the NFG, can be seen here from a distance. The new space will include pine barrens and coastal plain habitats.Here’s a peek through the fencing of the pine barrens habitat to come. Pitch pine, scrub oak, red maple, black gum, pitcher plant, leatherleaf, and other plants, including: