The Calendar for Pennsylvania

DIG IT! Garden Bus Trips and Events
December 4 - Nemours & Longwood Gardens 8:15 - 8:30
Nemours Mansion & Gardens: House and garden tours of former estate of Alfred I. duPont. Classical French mansion has 77 rooms, modeled after Marie Antoinette's Versailles' Petit Trianon. Garden inspired by Versaille, largest example of French garden in US. Explore design, sculpture, architecture, bones. Longwood Gardens: Self-guided tour of former estate of Pierre duPont. Theme: Homage to the Christmas tree. Sing-a-longs to giant organ, fountains and music after dark, shopping, orangerie, everything decorated. Lunch on your own. Bus: Rockaway Mall & Goodyear Auto, Rt.202, Flemington. $92 includes bus, driver tip, garden admissions and tour, home-made goodies. Questions / registration: mary@dig-itmag.com or 973-570-0759
DIG IT! Magazine
www.dig-itmag.com More info and to register, please contact Mary at: 973-570-0759 or mary@dig-itmag.com

Martha Washington Garden Club Meetings 12:30
Maintains Public Burying Ground at Slate Hill Cemetery; improves gardens at Elm Lowne, flower arrangements at township building. Scholarships for horticultural students. Meets 4th Wednesday September thru June. Open to public. New members welcome, $5/lectures of interest & $25/year to join! Refreshments, networking. Guest fee $10.
November 28 - Make-and-Take Holiday Arrangement
Fresh greens, flowers festive candle, all materials provided. You will be guided with step-by-step instructions for creating your own beautiful holiday centerpiece. Bring scissors or lightweight pruners, a large plastic bag and newspaper.
Martha Washington Garden Club
Lower Bucks Masonic Hall
Edgewood Rd
Yardley
www.marthawashingtongardenclub.org

Hiking Jane Guided Nature Walks
Led by area naturalist Jane Frye. Sponsored by Lackawanna County Area Agency on Aging and Greenhouse Project. Free for seniors 60+ and under 14. All welcome-perfect for families. No pets. $5 donation suggested but not required. Walks are about 60-75 minutes.
Info: greenhouseprojectoffice@gmail.com
Contact on day of walk: 520-954-5759
www.hikingjane.com

Bartram's Garden Events
November 4 - Autumn Leaf Mosaics 1-3
Take in the garden in autumn Learn methods for creating compelling leaf cut-on-paper mosaics using a palette of leaves that you’ll pick out yourself. Fee.
Bartram’s Garden
54th Street and Lindbergh Boulevard
Philadelphia
www.bartramsgarden.org

The Garden Conservancy
Open Days Program
Rain or shine. $7 per garden.

G.O.A.L. - Greenbelt Overhaul Alliance of Levittown Events
November 7 -Presentation: Birds, Butterflies, Bees and Blooms 7
Mary Anne Borge presents on Birds, Butterflies, Bees and Blooms at the Bristol Township Environmental Advisory Committee. Free program; light refreshments. Register: ellenmiller24@comcast.net Learn how to attract birds to your garden, best plants to entice bees, butterflies and other beneficial insects, maintenance techniques that are most hospitable for them. Mary Anne Borge is a naturalist, writer, photographer, and educator, based in New Jersey. She is the author and photographer of www.the-natural-web.org, the Assoc. Editor of Butterfly Gardener magazine, instructor at Bowman’s Hill Wildflower Preserve in New Hope, and PA Master Naturalist. Her photographs have been featured in numerous publications. Please join us in for this free seminar!
Meeting Room at Bristol Township Municipal Complex
Bristol Township Senior Center
2501 Bath Road
Bristol, PA 19007
edarmstrong@verizon.net

Longwood Gardens Events
Now thru November 18 - Chrysanthemum Festival
Largest display of exhibition chrysanthemums in U.S with more than 17,000 chrysanthemums trained into giant orbs, spirals, pagodas, columns, and more unique forms—including a traditional fan shape making its debut this year.In late October, the unveiling of the Thousand Bloom Mum—a single plant bearing more than 1,000 perfect blooms on one stem.
Longwood Gardens
1001 Longwood Rd
Kennett Square
www.longwoodgardens.org

Milford Garden Club Events
Meetings held the 2nd Tuesday of each month. New members always welcome!
Milford Garden Club
St. Patrick’s Church Hall
E. High and 4th Streets
Milford
Info: 570-296-6345, 570-296-3833, www.milfordgardenclub.com

Doylestown Nature Club Events
At Doylestown Country Club, 20 Country Club Ln, Doylestown

Back Mountain Bloomers Garden Club Events
www.backmountainbloomers.org or Angela Vitkoski at avitkoski@pecpa.org or (570) 718-6507.

Philadelphia Society of Botanical Illustrators Events
Philadelphia Society of Botanical Illustrators
Info: www.PSBI-art.org , smaxwell@fordham.edu

ARTtery Gallery Events
Artery Gallery Fine Arts and Crafts
210 Broad Street
Milford, PA 18337
https://arterygallerymilford.com/
570-409-1234

The Garden Conservancy Events
Open Days are rain or shine; no reservations required. Fee: $7 per garden.
The Garden Conservancy
11 Old Postal Road P.O. Box 219
Cold Spring, NY
www.gardenconservancy.org

Philadelphia Horticultural Society Travel Programs.
Philadelphia Horticultural Society
100 N. 20th Street, 5th Floor
Philadelphia, PA 19103-1495
215-988-8819, sbetts@pennhort.org, www.PHSonline.org

Churchville Nature Center Butterfly House Events
Churchville Nature Center
501 Churchville Lane
Churchville
Info: Stommy Blauth: butterfliesandmoths@comcast.net www.churchvillenaturecenter.org

Scott Arboretum of Swarthmore College Events
Scott Arboretum
500 College Avenue
Swarthmore
610-328-8025, www.scottarboretum.org

Tanglewood Garden Club Events
Tanglewood Clubhouse
1699 Willow Pond Dr.
Yardley, PA 19067
www.Tanglewoodinyardley.com, Kathryn Schwenzer Schwenzk@gmail.com

Edge of the Woods Nursery Events
Edge of Woods Nursery
2415 Route 100, Orefield
Info: Louise Schaefer at 610-395-2570; Louise@edgeofthewoodsnursery.com

Penn State Cooperative Extension and Master Gardeners Events
Penn State Cooperative Extension
Neshaminy Manor Center
1282 Almshouse Road,(corner of Route 611 and Almshouse Rd)
Doylestown
http://bucks.extension.psu.edu

Hardy Plant Society/Mid-Atlantic Group Events
www.hardyplant.org

Chanticleer Garden Events
Chanticleer Garden
786 Church Road
Wayne
Information: (610) 687-4163, www.chanticleergarden.org

Gesneriad Society Events
Information: 727-796-5615 maranmh@tampabay.rr.com or 973-579-7914, kdc05@ptd.net or www.gesneriadsociety.org

Silver Lake Nature Center Events
Silver Lake Nature Center
1306 Bath Road
Bristol
215-785-1177, www.silverlakenaturecenter.org

Morris Arboretum Events
Morris Arboretum
100 E. Northwestern Avenue
Philadelphia
www.business-services.upenn.edu/arboretum/index.shtml
More info: (215) 247-5777 ext. 125, jlm@upenn.edu

American Begonia Society Events
http://begoniasociety.tripod.com/
Info: Bernie Wiener wiener1@verizon.net

Tyler Arboretum Events
Tyler Arboretum
515 Painter Road
Media
610-566-9134, x 210 or www.tylerarboretum.org

Lehigh Valley Flower, Garden, and Pool Show
Marketplace, display gardens, speakers, demos
Agricultural Hall
Allentown Fairgrounds
17th & Chew Streets
Allentown
610-432-8425, http://www.valleyflowershow.com/index.php

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