The Pollinator Garden and Monarch Waystation is full of beautiful flowers and pollinators right now (July 2023); it was started in 2017 by Jean Greeley, Rutgers Environmental Steward and Master Gardener. The original patch of pollinator plants slowly grew through the years to become a much larger site with four sections, each with its own micro habitat that supports plants with differing needs. 

Volunteers are the power of Brookdale Park Conservancy! We are grateful for everyone who lends a helping hand and thrilled that each effort brings out more volunteers.

Few flowers have captured the hearts of people around the world as much as the beautiful rose.  Known in some parts as the Queen of Flowers, the rose is the official 'national floral emblem' of the United States as authorized by an act of Congress and proclaimed by President Reagan in 1986.

Bird Watching in Brookdale Park

How to Plant & Care for a Tree

Even in our very developed suburbs, a few of our natives manage to persist in the “wild,” despite adverse conditions and hungry deer. Of course, never dig up these treasures – just take a photo! Deb Ellis, the Essex Chapter Leader of the Native Plant Society of New Jersey, Master Gardener and Montclair Resident walks us through how to spot and appreciate native spring flowers that you’ll find all around northern New Jersey.