Garden
Bartram’s Garden
Ongoing: Visit this National Historic Landmark and House, circa 1728. The grounds are free and open to the public. Guided tours are available of both the historic garden, as well as the Bartram family home. Don’t miss The Bartram Nursery, complete with native plants and those discovered by the Bartram family. 54th Street and Lindbergh Boulevard, Philadelphia, PA. 215-729-5281; www.bartramsgarden.org.
Chanticleer
Ongoing: A 35-acre pleasure garden open to the public. The garden is a study of textures and forms, where foliage trumps flowers, the gardeners lead the design, and even the drinking fountains are sculptural. Educational programs are offered year round. 786 Church Road, Wayne, PA. 610-687-4163; www.chanticleergarden.org.
Longwood Gardens
March 23: Floral Spotlight: Illuminated Fountains
Through March 27: Winter Wonder
March 30: The Artist Dives into Archives: Purple Primula
April 2-May1: Spring Blooms
April 14: Trees Living Apart from Humans
May 5-September 25: Spring Blooms
Admission. 1001 Longwood Road, Kennett Square, PA. 610-388-1000.
Mt. Cuba Center
April-November: The Mt.Cuba Center is situated on 600 acres. Its woodland wildflower gardens are recognized as the region’s finest. Guided docent tours are available by reservation. Special events are scheduled regularly. Admission. 3120 Barley Mill Road, Hockessin, DE. 302-239-4244; www.mtcubacenter.org.
Tyler Arboretum
March 19: Early Morning Owl Prowl
March-June: Saturday Wildflower Walk- Spring Explorations
515 Painter Road, Media, PA. 610-566-9134; www.tylerarboretum.org.
The Morris Arboretum at the University of Pennsylvania
Weekends: Garden Highlights Tour
April 9: Spring Buds and Blooms Tour
100 East Northwestern Avenue, Philadelphia, PA. 215-247-5777; www.morrisarboretum.org
Hortulus Farm
May-October: A one-hundred-acre 18th-century farmstead and nursery operation. It was created by garden and event designer Renny Reynolds and garden writer and author Jack Staub. 60 Thompson Mill Road, Wrightstown, PA. 215-598-0050; https://www.hortulusfarm.com/
New Hope Historical Society
April: Museum Tours
April: Walking Tours
215-862-5652; www.newhopehs.org.
Annual Lecture at Tyler Formal Gardens
April 29th, 10:00 a.m. --15th Annual Tyler Formal Gardens & Landscape Lecture
Topic: Capturing Gardens in Pictures & Words: a 20 year collaboration exploring the gardening world
Photographer Rob Cardillo, and writer/editor Adam Levine have been collaborating on award -winning
gardening books and magazine projects since 2001 and are senior editors at GROW magazine (PHS)
for 8 years. The 2023 Tyler Garden & Landscape Lecture -- illustrated by Rob's stunning photography from
around the world -- will focus on some of their favorite gardens and gardeners, and include their tips on
capturing arresting images and crafting compelling stories. They will also discuss their views on the gains and
losses in their profession -- from photography to writing to publishing -- as it has turned digital. Rob and Adam
were the first speakers in this lecture series in 2008 and have been friends of the Tyler Formal Gardens ever since.
Join us for an informative and fun morning. A tour of Tyler Formal Gardens will follow.
$15 general admission, $10 PHS members/veterans/bucks alumni, $5 students with ID.
Register online at www.bucks.edu/foundation/events;Bucks County Communtiy College main campus, Zlock Performing Arts Center
275 Swamp Road, Newtown, PA 18940; 215.968.8224 or lyle.rosenberger@bucks.edu