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Drosera celebrates urban ecology and native flora through landscape design, restoration projects, floristic inventories and educational programs.

Local botanical communities inspire Drosera’s ecological and sustainable designs.  Our landscapes provide rich biological diversity, habitat for wildlife, a connection to the changing seasons, and underscore a sense of place.  Learn more about nature in your neighborhood through our educational programs on urban ecology, local biodiversity and connecting children to nature.

Initiatives

Celebrating New York City's natural heritage and indigenous flora at the Native Plant Display Garden in Union Square Park. Designed by Drosera, this ecological oasis is a haven for wildlife and fosters local nature education.

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In Bloom Now

Wild bean (Apios americana). Herbaceous, perennial, twining vine in the pea family (Fabaceae) found occasionally in the city (so a...

Interview with Brian Lehrer from April 2009

Interview with Marielle Anzelone from Brian Lehrer Live on Vimeo...

Why it's lonely being green

FROM THE DAILY GREEN:  Being green can be lonely.  As a botanist and urban conservation biologist, I fancy myself a real eco-type: pr...

Why Are Native Plants So Important?

Why are native plants important? Learn more about our local flora, biological diversity, urban ecology, and gardening with wildflowers in the Resources pages.