Philadelphians are often surprised to learn about the history of pirates in our region, including the legendary figures of Blackbeard and Captain Kidd. Says...
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On Feb 11th, our High School Internship Crew was transformed into teachers and chefs for the day. They led a two-hour cooking and culture...
As it’s February, many of us are down with a cold or flu, as is normal for this time of year. Exactly 250 years...
Curator Joel Fry was exploring the Garden this week and discovered two very early-blooming flowers. Let’s hear from Joel: “First is the Yellow-flowered winter...
January 21 – April 16, 2017 Now on exhibition at the Fuller Craft Museum in Brockton, MA, Bartram’s Boxes Remix is a collaborative project between...
While some consider January and February to be a gardener’s “off season,” there’s actually plenty to do for the horticulturally minded. Here are a...
It is a little-known fact that the poinsettia was introduced to the gardening world from the Bartram Botanic Garden in 1829. This international symbol...
Born in 1779 to John Bartram, Jr. and Eliza Howell, Ann Bartram—namesake of our new Ann Bartram Carr Garden—grew up immersed in a world...
This summer, Bartram’s Garden curator Joel Fry and members of our Horticulture staff went on a fascinating river trip to South Jersey, searching for the...
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