Bartram's Garden is the oldest surviving botanic garden in North America. Located on the west bank of the Schuylkill River, it covers 46 acres (19ha) and includes an historic botanical garden and arboretum (8 acres (3.2ha), established circa 1728). The garden is near the intersection of 54th Street and Lindbergh Boulevard, in Philadelphia.
Special events at the Garden include an annual spring plant sale, Mother's Day festivities, and a holiday gifts & greens sale. The John Bowman Bartram Special Collections Library contains a vast collection of documents and materials related to the history of the Garden, as well the history of Philadelphia and the development of the field of botany. The non-profit John Bartram Association operates the Garden in cooperation with the Philadelphia Department of Parks & Recreation.
The garden
Located on the western bank of the Schuylkill River, the garden is on the site of the farm owned by American botanist John Bartram. Bartram, a Quaker, built the original stone house between 1728–31. He later expanded it, adding a kitchen around 1740 and a Palladian-inspired, carved facade between 1758-70. The house still stands, as does his original garden (circa 1728) and greenhouse (1760). Three generations of the Bartram family continued the garden as the premier collection of North American plant species in the world.
... An experienced botanist, Poinsett distributed plants to botanical gardens and other botanists, including John Bartram of Philadelphia, the botanist involved in the Lewis and Clark expedition.
Episodes are available every weekday on PennLive ... “Today in Pa.” Daily Podcast . August 5, 2024 ... Pa ... Pa ... Pa ... DEP finds high levels of cancer-causing chemical along Bartram’s Garden trailFood insecurity hits seniors hardest as inflation squeezes familiesPa.
PHILADELPHIA - The City of Philadelphia is monitoring a site adjacent to Bartram's Garden where discolored ground soil and groundwater had been observed.
Related... “Brownfields have, across the neighborhood, impacted the quality of our water, the quality of our air and the quality of our soil,” said Maitreyi Roy, executive director Bartram’s Garden, a non-profit public park in Kingsessing ... .
Read more ... “Brownfields have, across the neighborhood, impacted the quality of our water, the quality of our air and the quality of our soil,” said Maitreyi Roy, executive director Bartram’s Garden, a non-profit public park in Kingsessing ... Share ... .
The results are in ... Coaches can e-mail these stats and scores to [email protected] ... The attacker scored a team-high two goals in the Bulldogs' state semifinal, a 19-7 loss to Palm BeachGardensBenjamin.Esa Brenneman, Bartram Trail girls lacrosse.
For that project, Shipley gave the kids cameras and had them walk through Bartram’s Garden taking pictures of each other, then sat down to record three podcast episodes, “GenerationsTalkin.”.
This year’s lineup includes someone I am sure none of you have ever seen! John Bartram will be on hand to speak about “A Garden of Color.” John is full of horticultural history of plant introductions ...
Every year, for five guineas, “Bartram’s box” would delight plant collectors and gardeners with seeds from among a hundred different North American species ... find a home in the RoyalGardens at Kew.
... next month as part of the ongoing CAPPark projectCustomers have soured on self-checkout, and Drexel University study says there’s proofRare, colorful painted bunting draws lovers to Bartram’s Garden.
Monday, January 15, will mark the 95th birthday of civil rights pioneer Martin Luther King Jr ...Time. 9 a.m. to 4.30 p.m ... Bartram's Gardens volunteer event ... Bartram's Gardens will be hosting a neighborhood cleanup at Glenda Ann Christopher Memorial Park.
Bartram’s Garden... Per an account from former Bartram’s Garden curator Joel Fry, it’s also thought that the first successful poinsettia plants introduced to the UK and Europe may have come from Bartram’s Garden.
The Philadelphia Tribune
09 Feb 2024
The Philadelphia Tribune
09 Feb 2024