TOUR SEQUENCE

*What You Will See - Home

*Bartram House

*Farm Buildings

*Archaeological Digs

*Historic Garden

*Meadow

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*Wetland

*Cider Press

*River Trail

*Special Trees

This 15-acre meadow was created on a former industrial site in the 1980s. Meadow grasses and wildflowers were planted by the John Bartram Association with assistance from the Philadelphia Water Department and Philadelphia Committee of the Garden Club of America. The common daisy, which inspired John Bartram's passion for the natural world, blooms abundantly in late April and early May.

At the base of the meadow is a new boat dock giving boaters, canoers, and kayakers access to the Lower Schuylkill River.  Summer ferry boat cruises are also available.