Wednesday, March 15, 6:30 pm Eastern – Trailblazers and Trendsetters: Bartram’s Garden, Live and Online
Morven Museum & Garden is pleased to present the 2023 Grand Homes & Gardens Speaker Series: Trailblazers and Trendsetters. Join us as we explore the people and spaces, past and present, who cultivated new opportunities and inspired breakthrough trends for future generations of landscape architects, designers, entrepreneurs, and horticulturalists. Today, these places continue the work of preserving historic and natural landscapes for public benefit and community engagement. The 2023 series will feature Manitoga, Villa Lewaro, Beauport – The Sleeper McCann House, and Bartram’s Garden. On March 15, the final installment of the series will be presented.
Learn about America’s oldest surviving botanic garden that today serves its community as an educational and sustainable landscape in Philadelphia. As America’s oldest surviving botanic garden, established by John Bartram – the father of American botany, Bartram’s Garden has blazed many trails. Not only is the 14-acre garden in Philadelphia, PA home to a collection of plant species collected, grown, and studied by the Bartram family from 1728 to 1850, today the site provides communal space and sustainable farming opportunities for its surrounding neighborhoods. Speaker Aseel Rasheed, Public Programs Director at Batram’s Garden, will explore the history of the Bartram family, the home, and the gardens while also taking the story up to the present day and the site’s groundbreaking role as a space serving the community.
This program is sponsored by Keller Williams Princeton Realty. $10 – $30. Register through Eventbrite HERE.
