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Spring Plant Sale List 2018
Join us on Saturday, April 21 at 10 AM for our annual Spring Plant Sale and Open House. The sale hours will be from 10 am to 4 pm. Bartram’s…
Read MoreFound in the Floorboards: 200 Year Old Seed Packets
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…
Read MorePitcher 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 *….
Read MoreFUN! Bartram’s Garden FREE events during Philadelphia Science Week
The Philadelphia Science Festival is a nine-day, community-wide celebration of science that takes place annually in April. Featuring lectures, debates, hands-on activities, special exhibitions and a variety of other informal…
Read MorePHOTO GALLERY: The Farm at Bartram’s Garden gets ready for Spring
The Farm at Bartram’s Garden is already a beehive of activity, as our farmers Chris Bolden-Newsom and Ty Holmberg lead their teams in preparation for the growing season. The greenhouses are…
Read MorePirates, Privateers & John Bartram
Philadelphians are often surprised to learn about the history of pirates in our region, including the legendary figures of Blackbeard and Captain Kidd. Says one source: “Philadelphia, like many cities…
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