Bartram's Garden

50+ Acre Public Park and River Garden at a National Historic Landmark

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  • April 21, 2021

    (CANCELED) Homeschooler Days – Mysteries of Navigation (2021)

  • April 21, 2021

    SWWAG Workshop: Getting your Garden Ready: Preparing the Soil and Planting for your Season

  • April 22, 2021

    Earth Day Volunteer Day (SOLD OUT)

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Mar. 26, 2021

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Bartram's Garden is a legendary landscape and National Historic Landmark in Southwest Philadelphia.

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SEED LIBRARY! From now through April 30, stop by t SEED LIBRARY! From now through April 30, stop by the courtyard to take home free seeds to try in your garden, or leave some seeds for others to grow.

Looking for even more plants? Check out our plant sale featuring locally grown, seasonal veggies, perennials, trees, & more. https://bartrams-garden.myshopify.com/ (link in bio). Southwest Neighbors get 10% off with discount code NEIGHBOR.

🌼 #SouthwestSpringFest runs April 16-30 at Bartram’s Garden. We’re featuring pop-ups, workshops, & plant resources especially for our neighbors in Southwest Philly.

#SeedLibrary #FreeSeeds #SouthwestPhilly #PlantSale #PlantAGarden #PhillyGarden

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If you have a garden, we're here to help it grow! If you have a garden, we're here to help it grow! Register for our upcoming workshops to learn more about natural agriculture and seasonal maintenance. 

🟢 Getting Your Garden Ready: Preparing the Soil & Planting for Your Season (SWWAG Workshop)
Wed. 4/21, 4:30-6:00PM
https://tinyurl.com/y2n3y4uk

🟢 Planting Spring Crops: Intro to Natural Agriculture (SWWAG Workshop)
Tues. 4/27, 5:00-6:30PM
https://tinyurl.com/5d7886dr

🟢 Basics of Planting Summer Crops (Southwest Spring Fest)
Wed. 4/28, 5:00-6:30PM
https://tinyurl.com/sujmkw74

🟢 What's in Your Window? Intro to Windowbox Gardening (Southwest Spring Fest)
Fri. 4/30, 6:00-7:30PM
https://tinyurl.com/sujmkw74

(Registration links in bio. Go to the Southwest Spring Fest page for 4/28 & 4/30 workshop details.)

All workshops take place at the Sankofa Community Farm at Bartram's Garden. Priority for enrollment is given to neighbors living in West and Southwest Philadelphia. Masks are required for in-person events. 

#SWWAG #SouthwestSpringFest #SouthwestPhilly #UrbanAgriculture #UrbanFarming #CommunityFarm #WindowboxGardening #ContainerGardening @sankofacommunityfarm

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Bring the kiddos and meet a Bartram’s educator i Bring the kiddos and meet a Bartram’s educator in the Garden for a fun nature lesson and take-home activities! (weather-permitting)

Plants + Seeds: 4/20 from 10am-12pm
Nests + Eggs: 4/24 from 12-2pm
Animal Navigation: 4/27 from 10am-12pm

🌼 #SouthwestSpringFest runs April 16-30 at Bartram’s Garden. We’re featuring pop-ups, workshops, & plant resources especially for our neighbors in Southwest Philly.

#EducationPopUp #NatureEducation #OutdoorLearning #GardenWithKids #Gardening

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Mmmm. 🍕 Your ticket to our Open-Air Social incl Mmmm. 🍕 Your ticket to our Open-Air Social includes four delicious slices from Red Stone Pizza Truck — a premier food truck with a full-size wood-burning brick oven built inside! Holy tomato! 

May 7: happy hour 6-8PM
May 9: Mother's Day brunch 10AM-12PM

REGISTER TODAY: https://www.bartramsgarden.org/social2021/ (link in bio)

Proceeds support the land, river, and Bartram’s free youth programming reaching 9,000 local students each year. 

BYOPB (bring your own picnic blanket)!

#OpenAirSocial #Fundraiser @redstonepizzatruck
Southwest neighbors, if you’re coming to the Gar Southwest neighbors, if you’re coming to the Garden today, be sure to hit these FREE events:
➤11am-1pm (Upper Meadow) Live Music with DJ Femi, Local Vendors, & Food Trucks 
➤11am-1pm Education Pop-Up: Plants + Seeds 
➤12-2pm (Upper Meadow) Relax & Craft, with the Floret Vanguards
➤12-4pm (portico at Bartram House) public grief altar tended by devynn emory and jumatatu m. poe

🌼 #SouthwestSpringFest runs April 16-30 at Bartram’s Garden. We’re featuring pop-ups, workshops, & plant resources especially for our neighbors in Southwest Philly.

*Masks are required for in-person events.

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"our grief can be holy if we let it." @devynnemory "our grief can be holy if we let it." @devynnemory

Saturday & Sunday, we invite you to visit the public grief altar installed on the portico at Bartram House. The altar will be tended from 12-4PM by devynn emory & jumatatu m. poe, but open all park hours.

You may also stream deadbird the film through 4/18: http://deadbird.land/phil (link in bio)

#deadbird
#cananybodyhelpmeholdthisbody
#devynnemorybeastproductions
#deadbirdtour
#ourgriefcanbeholyifweletit

(ID: a person wearing a face mask and black coat kneels next to a piece of red fabric, which has wooden trays and golden objects sitting on it.)
Beautify your windows! On April 30 at 6:00pm, join Beautify your windows! On April 30 at 6:00pm, join Hajjah Glover of Glover Gardens to learn how to create and maintain beautiful gardens under your own windows. You’ll take home some seeds and soil of your own. Workshop takes place at Sankofa Community Farm.*

Register for FREE: https://www.bartramsgarden.org/southwest/programs/springfest/ (link in bio)

🌼 #SouthwestSpringFest runs April 16-30 at Bartram’s Garden. We’re featuring pop-ups, workshops, & plant resources especially for our neighbors in Southwest Philly.
*Masks are required for in-person events.

@_glovergardens @sankofacommunityfarm #SouthwestPhilly #PlantAGarden #PhillyGarden #WindowboxGarden #GardenWorkshop

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ICYMI: we are thrilled and honored to be part of t ICYMI: we are thrilled and honored to be part of the @knightfdn's new investments in Southwest Philadelphia as we deepen our work with local neighbors and prepare for the Schuylkill River Trail to connect to our shores. Check out the link on our FB to learn more!

Congratulations also to our partners @PHSgardening and @muralarts--we are so excited to support your work restoring the tree canopy in Southwest and bringing FloatLab to the Tidal Schuylkill River. Also, shout-out to our amazing Denkyem River Guardian youth leader Yasir, pictured here!

#knightcities #publicspaces #publicspace #equity #access #philadelphia #philly #phl
Hey, Southwest neighbors: sign up through April 27 Hey, Southwest neighbors: sign up through April 27 for a FREE yard tree from @TreePhilly. There are pick-up options at Bartram’s Garden or Eastwick Library, or delivery to your own home. 🌳

REGISTER NOW: (link in bio)

🌼 #SouthwestSpringFest runs April 16-30 at Bartram’s Garden. We’re featuring pop-ups, workshops, & plant resources especially for our neighbors in Southwest Philly.

#FreeTrees #MeetTheTrees #SouthwestPhilly

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Indoor gardeners, we see you. 💖 Our #PlantSale Indoor gardeners, we see you. 💖 Our #PlantSale has houseplants too!

Shop now to add these to your collection:
🟢 POLKA DOT PLANT: native to Madagascar, great for the indoor environment. Prefers bright indirect light with well-draining soil.

🟢 COFFEE PLANT: yes, you drink it for breakfast, but did you know it also makes a great houseplant? First found in Ethiopia by a goat herder who recognized its medicinal qualities.

🟢 ALOE VERA: grown for the gel within its leaves, which possesses moisturizing and cooling properties for burns. Originally from warm, dry climates in Africa, great houseplant for a partly shady spot.

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ORDER & PICK-UP INSTRUCTIONS:
1. Place your order via our online store: bartramsgarden.org/shop (link in bio)
2. Allow 1-2 weeks for our staff to prepare your order. We will send you a READY FOR PICKUP email when your order is ready.
3. After you receive the READY FOR PICKUP email, come to the Garden within ONE WEEK.* Please bring your own boxes!
4. You may pick-up during Welcome Center hours: Monday to Saturday from 9 am to 4 pm. Enter at 54th St & Lindbergh Blvd and park in the parking loop next to the meadow. 
5. Once you arrive, please walk to the Welcome Center. Welcome Center staff will guide you to your plants.
6. Please take all of your plants with you. If you need assistance with moving the plants, please let the Welcome Center staff know. Thank you!

*To ensure all plants are healthy and seasonal, plant orders that are not picked up within ONE WEEK of the READY FOR PICKUP email will be refunded.
**Please wear a face mask and practice social distancing when visiting the Garden.

#NurserySale #PhillyGarden #Houseplants #IndoorGarden #GreenThumb #PolkaDotPlant #CoffeePlant #AloeVera

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These days carry a lot of different griefs. You a These days carry a lot of different griefs.

You are invited to stream devynn emory’s film deadbird and visit the public grief altar can anybody help me hold this body. The altar will be installed at the portico on the Carr Garden side of Bartram House from April 16-18, and will be tended each day from 12-4pm by devynn emory and jumatatu m. poe (but open all park hours). 

Register for the film & learn more about the project at the link in bio.

@devynnemory
@jumatatupoe
#deadbird
#cananybodyhelpmeholdthisbody
#devynnemorybeastproductions
#deadbirdtour
#ourgriefcanbeholyifweletit

Photo by devynn emory

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Love trivia? Love plants?? Join us for BARTRAM QUI Love trivia? Love plants?? Join us for BARTRAM QUIZZO during the Open-Air Social at Bartram’s Garden on May 7 or 9. 

Have fun picnicking with friends while testing your knowledge through flower identification, Bartram’s history, and plants in pop culture! Prizes include garden-themed goodies —  like a hand-selected bundle of spring plantings or a lush floral bouquet.

Tickets to the Open-Air Social are $70 and include pizza, cocktail, & gourmet chocolates. Proceeds support Bartram's youth programming, reaching 9,000 local students each year.

Sign up today! https://www.bartramsgarden.org/social2021/ (link in bio)

#OpenAirSocial #Fundraiser #Quizzo #PhillyQuizzo #Trivia 

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On Thursday, April 22 at 3pm, join us for a tree p On Thursday, April 22 at 3pm, join us for a tree planting ritual and discussion — both online and in-person*. 

@TreePhilly will assist in an Ashe Magnolia planting ritual followed by an open discussion of trees, including information on health and wellness impacts and how Southwest Philly homeowners can gain access to free yard trees from TreePhilly this spring.

REGISTRATION REQUIRED: (link in bio)

🌼 #SouthwestSpringFest runs April 16-30 at Bartram’s Garden. We’re featuring pop-ups, workshops, & plant resources especially for our neighbors in Southwest Philly.

*Masks are required for in-person events.

#FreeTrees #MeetTheTrees #SouthwestPhilly

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This month, our #ArtistSpotlight is @NanasHooks, m This month, our #ArtistSpotlight is @NanasHooks, made by Bartram's very own Welcome Center Associate Tahnisha Thomas. 

You can find her crocheted works in the Welcome Center, Mon-Sat, 9am-4pm or online at the link in bio.

ABOUT THE ARTIST:
Nana's Hooks was named in honor of my late grandmother, who we affectionately called "Nana". She gave me my first crochet lesson! When you support Nana's Hooks you are not only supporting a dream, you are supporting a lifelong legacy!!

#BuyHandmade #Crochet #AirPlants
***UPDATE: Due to the chance of thunderstorms on 4 ***UPDATE: Due to the chance of thunderstorms on 4/11, we're moving the workshop to next weekend, 4/18. ⛈️

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Sunday 4/18 at 1pm, join us to preserve your memories with an artful nature journal. 

We will provide everything you need to create a one-of-a-kind memento from your visit to the Garden.

Register today! (link in bio)

#FamilyArtWorkshop #ArtProject #NatureJournal #FamilyEvent

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Who's ready to plant a garden? Our online nursery Who's ready to plant a garden? Our online nursery sale is OPEN. (link in bio) 

Our plants have been thoughtfully selected by the growers at Bartram’s Garden and @sankofacommunityfarm. 

Bartram's plants are:
🌱 Locally grown in our own nursery and by other nearby growers.
🌱 Seasonal and released for sale at just the right time for planting.
🌱 Full of stories about who we have been, who we are, and who we can become.

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PICK-UP:
All plant orders are pickup-only at the Bartram's Garden Welcome Center, Monday – Saturday from 9:00am – 4:00pm. We will send you a READY FOR PICKUP email when your order is ready. Please pick up your order within one week of that email. 

DISCOUNTS:
Members and Southwest Neighbors get 10% off. Check your email for the discount code, or contact us for details.

#PlantSale #NurserySale #PhillyGardens #NativePlants #SeasonalPlants 

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Register by Sunday 4/11 for our virtual reading gr Register by Sunday 4/11 for our virtual reading group! 📖

The group will meet Tuesday 4/27 at 7:00pm for a 1-hour online discussion about Jamaica Kincaid’s memoir / travel journal “Among Flowers: A Walk in the Himalaya,” led by Jamie Bowers of @freelibrary.

Space is limited; sign up today! (link in bio)

PLUS: registrants can pick up a free copy of the book from the Welcome Center Monday-Saturday, 10am-4pm, while supplies last.

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🌼 #SouthwestSpringFest runs April 16-30 at Bartram’s Garden. We're featuring pop-ups, workshops, & plant resources especially for our neighbors in Southwest Philly. 

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#JamaicaKincaid #AmongFlowers #BookClub #ReadingGroup #VirtualEvent 

(Image shows a close-up of Kincaid’s face, slightly smiling, wearing a white shirt, gold earrings, and an orange headwrap.)
LET'S MAKE PLANS! Join Bartram's Garden for our Op LET'S MAKE PLANS! Join Bartram's Garden for our Open-Air Social on May 7 or 9.

Choose your own adventure by registering for either:
🌺 Live music on the riverfront with Philly local DJ Femi
OR
🌺 Bartram Quizzo in the Botanical Gardens with our very own horticulturalist Katie

Each ticket includes wood-fired pizza 🍕, a festive cocktail 🍹, and gourmet chocolates 🍫. All proceeds support Bartram's educational programming!

Get your tickets today! (link in bio)

#OpenAirSocial #dj #livemusic #quizzo #riverfront #picnic
Join Bartram Garden’s educator Teacher Marion by Join Bartram Garden’s educator Teacher Marion by the ginkgo tree tomorrow, 4/6 from 10am to noon (unless the weather is inclement). She'll have a fun activity for you to take home, and a range of activities and natural objects for you to explore while you're visiting!

Please remember to wear a mask when you stop by!

#phillykids #phillytoddlers
Bartram's Garden is hiring a full-time maintenance Bartram's Garden is hiring a full-time maintenance technician. Responsibilities include custodial duties, routine building maintenance and systems monitoring, repairs, and site-specific trades work. Personal or professional familiarity with Southwest Philadelphia preferred.

Visit our website to learn more and to apply. No phone calls, visits, or social media applications, please.

#phillyjobs #southwestphillyjobs #nowhiring #joinourteam
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Bartram’s Garden is a 45-acre National Historic Landmark operated by the John Bartram Association in cooperation with Philadelphia Parks and Recreation. It is a destination and an outdoor classroom, living laboratory, and membership organization for ever-expanding audiences: nearly 100,000 each year and counting.

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