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Introducing the Two Williams
Did you know that William Hamilton of The Woodlands and William Bartram of Bartram’s Garden were contemporaries and friends? The two shared a love of plant collecting and botany, were…
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Bless this YES! The Yes Fund grows and supports our SW Community.
The Neighborhood Yes Fund celebrates the creative talents of our Southwest neighbors and friends and provides mini-grants in support of creative expression, connection to nature, community well-being and youth engagement….
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Vendor List for our Handmade Holidays & Green Sale
Join us this Saturday, December 2, 10am to 3pm Member reception on Friday, December 1, 4 to 7pm Deck the halls with our beautiful selection of decorated and undecorated wreaths,…
Read MoreBartram’s Garden receives a Cultivating Healthy Communities grant from the Aetna Foundation
Bartram’s Garden is one of just 25 organizations nationally that has been recognized by the Aetna Foundation’s Cultivating Healthy Communities program. The Foundation has awarded $100,000 over two years to…
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Three events one community!
Sunday, October 15th was an action-packed day at the garden, Sankofa Farm, 56th Street Plaza, and the Schuylkill River. We were honored to host three events on that day to celebrate…
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BARETEETH bare love in the garden
In 2017 Bartram’s Garden was honored to welcome the artists collective BARETEETH on our grounds and in our community for an eight-month Southwest Roots Residency. On September 29th, they will…
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Like seeds, our Farm graduates spread the love!
August 10th marked a magnificent occasion for the youth-powered Farm – the graduation of 26 amazing summer interns. During their six-week experience, 9th and 10th graders from local Southwest Philadelphia…
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Celebrating Our Bartram Oak
Just over the fence from the Ann Bartram Carr Garden is our Bartram oak (Quercus heterophylla). John Bartram first observed this tree as a single specimen on the banks of…
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Pitcher Perfect
The Horticulture staff at Bartram’s Garden is known for their expertise with all sorts of strange and wonderful plants, and here’s a good example — a blooming Sarracenia x catesbaei *….
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