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Bartram's Garden Events
September 30 - Twilight in the Garden 5:30-8:30
Annual benefit/silent auction will honor Mayor Michael Nutter for commitment to making Philadelphia greenest city in America through Greenworks Philadelphia plan. Fundraiser for preservation of John Bartram’s house and historic gardens, the country’s earliest known collection of native American plants. Guests arrive by land or by river (riverboat ferry at Walnut Street dock then strolling through Bartram meadow with spectacular Philadelphia skyline views). Individuals and corporations can support work of John Bartram Association by attending benefit, becoming sponsor, or purchasing an ad in event program.
Bartram’s Garden
54th Street and Lindbergh Boulevard
Philadelphia
www.bartramsgarden.org
Silver Lake Nature Center Events
Sunday Strolls 2
Free. August 29: It's a Bug's Life.
Silver Lake Nature Center
1306 Bath Road
Bristol
215-785-1177, www.silverlakenaturecenter.org
Scott Arboretum of Swarthmore College Events
September 26 - Walk with the Curator 2:30-3:30
Join Andrew Bunting, Curator, for free tours for in-depth look at collections, gardens, plant selections. Discuss recent accessions acquired for collection, why plants were removed, latest garden designs.
September 16 - Sunset Sippin': Gin and Tonic and Tropicals 6-8
In the Terry Shane Teaching Garden enjoy end of summer with friends, vibrant garden setting, and invigorating spirits of Bluecoat Gin, five times distilled in birthplace of America - Philadelphia. Plus raffle, tours by staff. Fee.
September 10 - Seashore Gardens of Longport & Margate, NJ 8-5:30
Landscape designer Michael Bowell guides thru 5 private seashore gardens he created and maintains. He discusses successful seashore gardening – control effects of wind, salt, intense sun; maintenance, plant selection, more. Bring your lunch, refreshments provided on bus. Dress for weather and walking. Limited to 30. Membership to Arboretum required. Fee.
September 12 - Scott Associates' Garden Day Tour 1-6
Visit gardens in Chadds Ford area to see plant combinations other gardeners are using. Tour followed by reception at private garden from 4 to 6pm. Admission: free/members; nonmembers/$25.
September 30 - The Gardens of Nancy Ondra & Chris Beardsley 10-2
Garden of Nancy Ondra, gardening author, has abundance of bloom, touches of whimsy. Garden of architect Chris Beardsley: 3 acres of buildings, gardens, and stream. Fee. Drive on your own to Quakertown. Pre-registration required.
September 25 - Nature Journaling 10-Noon
Explore journaling: illustrations, poetry, leaf pressing, while focusing on art of observation. Begin your own nature journal. Elizabeth Haegele, Urban Foresty Coordinator for PA Horticultural Society, is nature journal writer. Limited to 16. Dress for outside. Fee. In Gillespie Room, Wister Center. Pre-registration required.
September 15 - Photo Walk 6-7:30pm
First, Rhoda Mauer gives tips on best places for good shots for that day. Then head out on your own for 1.5 hours & conclude with others in Wister Center to share over coffee. Free. Canceled in seriously inclement weather. No registration required.
Scott Arboretum
500 College Avenue
Swarthmore
610-328-8025, www.scottarboretum.org
The Garden Conservancy Events
Open Days are rain or shine; no reservations required. Fee: $5 per garden.
The Garden Conservancy
11 Old Postal Road P.O. Box 219
Cold Spring, NY
www.gardenconservancy.org
Longwood Garden Events
The Jazz Club 8
In Ballroom. After-concert coffee reception to meet artists.
Now thru November 21 - Making Scents: The Art and Passion of Fragrance
Exhibition intertwines beauty, science and art of horticulture. Visitors will experience plants and flowers behind iconic perfumes, explore power of smell, discover artistry and intricate science behind perfume composition, compose a basic fragrance. Lectures by leading fragrance experts and scientists.
Longwood Gardens
Kennett Square
www.longwoodgardens.org
Martha Washington Garden Club Meetings 12:30
Maintains Public Burying Ground at Slate Hill Cemetery; helps improve gardens at Elm Lowne, provides flower arrangements at township building. Scholarships for horticultural students. Meets 4th Wednesday of month from September thru June. Open to public. New members welcome, $5/lectures of interest and $20/year to join! Refreshments.
Masonic Hall
Edgewood and Heacock Roads
Yardley
Patricia Mutek, President, 215-946-7426, or Debby Rainer, Publicity, 215-337-9484
American Begonia Society Events
Info: 215 322 4799 or Bernie Wiener wiener1@verizon.net
Shawnee-on-Delaware Gallery Events
The Shawnee Gallery
Worthington Avenue
Shawnee-on-Delaware
To register: 570-420-9404, info@theshawneegallery.com www.TheShawneeGallery.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
Tyler Arboretum Events
Tyler Arboretum
515 Painter Road
Media
610-566-9134, x 210 or www.tylerarboretum.org
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