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River Staff Featured by PennEnvironment
Did you catch members of the Bartram’s Garden river staff in the news last week? River Program Coordinator Valerie and Alliance for Watershed Education Fellow Ammarava were featured in a…
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It’s time for spring planting!
Spring plant catalog is now available! Shop at our Welcome Center beginning April 15.
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Remembering Joel T. Fry (1957–2023)
Acclaimed historian Joel T. Fry, the long-time curator at Bartram’s Garden, died on March 21, 2023. Beyond his family, his memory is cherished by the dozens of gardeners, historians, archaeologists, scientists, and colleagues, both here in Philadelphia and worldwide, who relied on Joel as an inexhaustible source of scholarly expertise, dry wit, and constant inspiration.
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Ailanthus: John Bartram and Philadelphia’s Most Notorious Tree
Few trees define America’s urban environments more than Ailanthus altissima, or the “Tree-of-Heaven.” If you are not familiar with that name, you are undoubtedly familiar with the tree itself. Ailanthus…
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Check out this year’s Handmade Holidays vendors!
Barefoot Bella LLC Nana’s Hook Light It Up Candles Aisha Toombs Stacey Woodson Akhtarshenas Studio Soothe x Smooth Soap by Alana The Bearded Carver Chrissie’s Tea Cup Fifth of a…
Read More“Fall into Bartram’s Garden”
This article appeared in the print edition of our special issue of the October Southwest Globe Times Fall into Bartram’s Garden By Maitreyi Roy Every season is beautiful here…
Read More“A Never-Failing Friend: Reflections from a Youth Tree Tender”
This article appeared in the print edition of our special issue of the October Southwest Globe Times A Never-Failing Friend: Reflections from a Youth Tree Tender By Mikaya Woodard…
Read More“Decoding Fall Colors”
This article appeared in the print edition of our special issue of the October Southwest Globe Times The brilliant colors that leaves take on in fall is one of…
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