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  • Wednesday, August 6, 5:30 pm – 6:30 pm – Lessons from Stoneleigh: Reimagining Traditional Landscapes with Native Plants

    Join the Polly Hill Arboretum and Ethan Kauffman on August 6 at 5:30 pm for the Annual David H. Smith Memorial Lecture, Lessons from Stoneleigh: Reimaging Traditional Landscapes with Native Plants. The program will be held at the Arboretum, 795 State Road in West Tisbury, and is $10 for PHA members, $15 for nonmembers. Please Pre-Register

    With a 150-year history as a private estate, Stoneleigh: a natural garden became one of the newest public gardens in the Philadelphia region in 2018. Informed by the growing understanding of the connectedness of all living things, a vision arose during the transition: to reimagine a historical landscape as an ecologically vibrant wonderland of native plants. Relying on both tried-and-true gardening techniques and intrepid experimentation, the emerging garden is an exuberant exploration of cultivating native plants in the modern landscape.

    Join Stoneleigh Director Ethan Kauffman as he reveals the unexpected plants, expressive design philosophy, and unconventional practices that are driving Stoneleigh’s exciting transformation.

  • Saturday, March 4 – Sunday, March 12 – The Philadelphia Flower Show 2023: The Garden Electric

    The 2023 Philadelphia Flower Show makes its return to the Pennsylvania Convention Center to amaze visitors with an exciting floral experience, bringing together dynamic designers, bold exhibits, world-class shopping, education, music, food, and family fun.

    Open daily from 10 am – 7 pm; until 8 pm on March 4, March 10 & 11; open until 6 pm on March 12. Tickets are valid for one visit, any day of the Show. Tickets are available HERE In addition to seeing the magnificent exhibits, there are many special events throughout the run of the Show, some needing separate admission tickets. There is Butterflies Live! Experience beautiful and exotic creatures, learn how to attract butterflies to your garden and snap the perfect selfie with you and some fluttery friends. Flowers After Hours on March 11 from 8:30 – 11:30 will allow you to drink, eat, and dance among the beautiful exhibits. Enjoy the night with great tastings and incredible live music. Admission includes exclusive access to the Flower Show after the Show closes for public entry. This event is for guests 21 years and older. Artisan Row is an elevated crafting experience led by talented horticultural artisans. Partake in a variety of arts that includes fresh floral crowns, personalized candle making, dried floral arranging, and botanical jewelry. Design and Dine, sponsored by Smithers-Oasis, is a social, hands-on experience while creating your own Garden Electric-inspired floral arrangement, all while enjoying a light bite. This fun activity is the perfect way for loved ones to spend time together and create something unique. Get into The Garden Electric spirit and purchase a pre-made fresh floral crown on the Show floor from the Bloom Bar. Pick from an array of fresh floral crowns –grab, go, and wear! Subaru is sponsoring a Potting Party. Learn the tricks of the trade at these energetic container gardening workshops hosted by designer Tu Bloom (designer for the GRAMMYs®) and sponsored by Subaru of America. Make your plans now.

  • Thursday, June 30, 12:00 noon – 1:30 pm – The Cradle of American Gardening: 300 Years of Philadelphia Horticultural History, Online

    We’ve now all watched PBS’s Benjamin Franklin biography, and apologies to the Arnold Arboretum, but the Philadelphia region is home to more significant private and public gardens than anywhere in the country and enjoys a tradition of horticulture that goes back to the city’s inception in the late 17th century.

    On June 30, the Smithsonian Associates and Nicole Juday Rhoads draw on two decades of study in historic horticulture to explore the cultural, political, economic, and even religious factors that influenced the surprising evolution of gardening and the establishment of world-class horticultural institutions in the region.

    Rhoads introduces some of the historical figures who left their mark on Philadelphia’s landscape, from William Penn and his vision of a “greene countrie towne”  to a sect of nature-worshipping, cave-dwelling Rosicrucians to the wealthiest plant collector in pre-Revolutionary America. $25 for Smithsonian Associates members, $30 for nonmembers. Register at www.smithsonianassociates.org

  • Saturday, May 18 – Sunday, May 19, 8:00 am – 5:00 pm – What’s Out There Weekend: Philadelphia

    The Cultural Landscape Foundation’s What’s Out There Weekend, scheduled for May 18 and 19, features free, expert-led tours at more than two-dozen significant examples of Philadelphia’s landscape architecture, including hidden gems in Fairmount Park (below,)  the Beaux Arts grounds of the Rodin Museum and the Philadelphia Museum of Art, the Colonial Revival design near Independence Hall, the groundbreaking Modernist expressions of Society Hill, and the Postmodernist plazas of Venturi Scott Brown. The tours reveal the back story about city shaping, landscape architecture and the design history of significant landscapes all over the city. Many are places people pass daily, but do we know their background stories?

    What’s Out There Weekend dovetails with the Web-based What’s Out There, the nation’s most comprehensive searchable database of historic designed landscapes. The database offers a broad and interconnected way to discover the breadth of America’s historic designed landscapes, while What’s Out There Weekend gives people the opportunity to experience the landscapes they might see every day in a new way.  Registration is available on line at www.tclf.org.

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  • Friday, May 17, 9:00 am – 5:00 pm – Civic Horticulture Conference in Philadelphia

    The 21st century concept of Green is rooted, in part, in 19th century civic horticulture, a pioneering and concerted effort by authorities and individuals to bring the garden (and nature) into the city to address economic, social and quality of life issues. So what about civic horticulture today in this post‐Earth Day generation? Its benefits and vocabulary have expanded, leveraging the interconnectedness of the natural, cultural and ecological systems that provide the essential foundation for civic horticulture, while recognizing its prominence in fostering healthy, vibrant cities.

    Perhaps no organization has the legacy of tackling this issue more that the Pennsylvania Horticultural Society. Founded in 1827, a meeting with a group of gentleman farmers, botanists and other plant enthusiasts resolved “to establish a Horticultural Society in the City of Philadelphia for the promotion of this interesting and highly influential branch of Science.” Today that mission to “motivate people to improve the quality of life and create a sense of community through horticulture” is still strong and is a fitting lens to visit the topic of civic horticulture.

    The goal of the Civic Horticulture conference (and associated tours) is to first position the idea of civic horticulture in its historic context (from the Victorian era through the City Beautiful movement up to the Age of Ecology) and then go topically deep, placing a spotlight on such critical themes as The Street; The Productive Garden; and Parks and Plazas. Speakers will come from across the country and will include landscape architects, horticulturists, architects and historians.
    Registration will be coming soon – visit www.tclf.org/civic-horticulture-conference-philadelphia.  Photo from Philadelphia Style magazine.

  • Wednesday, September 16, 6:30 – 8:30 pm – Interpretive Floral Design

    What better way than to end your day at Tower Hill Botanic Garden, 11 French Drive, Boylston, Massachusetts, than with a floral design class? Instructor Al DeLuca will discuss floral design theory, give inside tips, and walk you through the steps in creating your own beautiful floral arrangement to take home! Beginner to advanced.
    Taking inspiration from nature, this class will teach you how to interpret what you see outdoors in floral design to bring a bit of nature indoors.

    Al DeLuca is accredited in floral design by the American Institute of Floral Designers and has been recognized for his outstanding contribution to the floral industry by the American Academy of Floriculture. His designs have been featured in both the Philadelphia and Boston Flower Shows. His mastery of floriculture ranges from contemporary to traditional and European styles.

    Registration by September 9 is required.  Cost – $58 for Tower Hill Members, $63 for Non-Members.  For more information, log on to www.towerhillbg.org.

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