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April 10, 2025

Share Your Story with River Tales!

This article was featured in the April 2025 Bartram’s Garden collaboration with the Southwest Globe Times newspaper. The Bartram’s Garden River Program has partnered with Our Fishing Log to build an…

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April 10, 2025

Historic Tulips

This article was featured in the April 2025 Bartram’s Garden collaboration with the Southwest Globe Times newspaper.   Few flowers evoke the feeling that spring has truly sprung as much as…

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April 3, 2025

Grow your garden with our 2025 plant selections!

Spring plant catalog is now available! Shop at our Welcome Center beginning April 15.

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March 27, 2025

New Tools for Garden Visitors with Low Vision Created by Local Accessibility Advocate and Philly Poet

This article was featured in the April 2025 Bartram’s Garden collaboration with the Southwest Globe Times newspaper. For Southwest Philadelphia neighbors, Bartram’s Garden is a place to experience nature in…

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March 27, 2025

Update on EPA Funding

In May 2024, Bartram’s Garden was proud to receive a competitive EPA grant supporting 50 paid youth internships, planting 200 trees, and installing 120 home garden beds in Southwest Philadelphia….

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March 3, 2025

BlackStar Projects Presents Joiri Minaya: Venus Flytrap

BlackStar Projects is pleased to present Venus Flytrap, a site-specific, four-day performance series and summer-long installation by Joiri Minaya that will take place at Bartram’s Garden in Philadelphia. Curated by…

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September 24, 2024

Bartram’s Garden to honor Nancy A. Goldenberg and Greater Philadelphia Health Action, Inc. at Twilight in the Garden on October 4.

PHILADELPHIA-SEPTEMBER 11, 2024 – Bartram’s Garden will host its annual benefit gala, Twilight in the Garden on Friday, October 4, 5:30–9:30pm. Tickets are now available at www.bartramsgarden.org/twilight On July 9…

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September 18, 2024

River Program Season Update for Fall 2024

Unfortunately, free Saturday boating will be closed until Spring 2025, and the Southwest Fish Off will also be canceled until next year. We are incredibly grateful to the Community Boathouse…

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August 29, 2024

Bartram’s Garden Chemical Contamination

This blog post was written by Stefanie Kroll, for the Riverways blog. Philadelphians were alerted last month to possible industrial pollutants spilling over the Bartram’s Mile Trail at Bartram’s Garden….

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Biking & Walking

Birds

Boating & Fishing

Flowers, Plants & Trees

Gardening

History

Kids' Activities

Sankofa Community Farm

Southwest Philadelphia

Water Quality

Workshops, Wellness & Culture

Youth Internships

I'm interested in:

Biking & Walking

Stroll the Schuylkill River Trail or join us for biking!

Birds

Look up! More than 100 species of birds rely on this ecosystem.

Boating & Fishing

Enjoy all that the Tidal Schuylkill River has to offer.

Flowers, Plants & Trees

See what’s blooming, find a favorite tree, and stroll the gardens and natural lands.

Gardening

Bring the Garden home! Shop for plants or grow food, trees, and more.

History

Uncover the interconnected stories of this historic site.

Kids' Activities

Join us year-round to learn, make, share, and wonder.

Sankofa Community Farm

“Go back and get it!” Growing food sovereignty with an African Diaspora focus.

Southwest Philadelphia

Resources and opportunities especially for neighbors in Southwest Philly.

Water Quality

View our latest data on current river conditions.

Workshops, Wellness & Culture

Enjoy upcoming workshops, self-care, and events. Are you a Southwest artist? Let’s partner!

Youth Internships

Calling Southwest students: paid internships available with the river, the farm, and the trees.