Resources for Growers & Gardeners
Are you learning to grow your own food or plants?
Join our staff, youth leaders, and partners to build skills and learn new techniques through online and in-person resources.
Upcoming Events
Opportunities & Resources
Home Garden Beds
Want to grow food at home? Southwest Philly neighbors can sign up for a low-cost raised bed garden.
Free Trees for Southwest Philadelphia Residents
Sign up to be notified about upcoming tree giveaways.
Shop Plants from Our Nursery
Bring our garden home to yours. Shop plants and seeds from our nursery year-round at the Welcome Center or online. Seeds can be shipped; all plants are pickup-only at Bartram’s Garden. Discounts available for Southwest Philadelphia neighbors and Bartram's Garden members!
Volunteering
Interested in getting involved and developing a relationship with the land? Check out current volunteer opportunities.
Community Garden
Grow relationships and food sovereignty by growing your own plants in our community garden.
Bloom Calendar
See what’s blooming now.
Sankofa Community Farm Skillshare Series
Learn from youth leaders from the Sankofa Community Farm at Bartram’s Garden while growing your garden and connecting with your foodways.
Series created and hosted by Zaevion in Summer 2022.
Episode 1: Weeding & Wild Plants with Tamara and Kalia
Episode 2: Plant Families & Pest Management with Princess and Steve
Episode 3: Transplanting & Direct Seeding with Kaiyon and Chyna
Fruit Trees, Mushrooms, Perennials, and More:
Tutorials & Resources from the Philadelphia Orchard Project
Tips and techniques from our partners at the Philadelphia Orchard Project.
Video Series: How to Prune Fruit Trees and Other Woody Fruiting Plants
Created by the Philadelphia Orchard Project
Video Series: Food Orchard Stewardship and Management
Created by the Philadelphia Orchard Project
Video Series: Gleaning & Foraging
Created by the Philadelphia Orchard Project
Blog Post: Overwintering Potted Perennial Herbs
Created by the Philadelphia Orchard Project
Blog Post: Growing Mushrooms in Mulch
Created by the Philadelphia Orchard Project
Blog Post: Effective Micro-organisms for Orchards
Created by the Philadelphia Orchard Project
Plant Spotlight: Asian Pear
Created by the Philadelphia Orchard Project
Plant Spotlight: Elderberry
Created by the Philadelphia Orchard Project
Plant Spotlight: Sorrel
Created by the Philadelphia Orchard Project
Farming & Horticulture Blog
December 15, 2022
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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