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| | Tuesday, September 14, 2010 | 6:00pm - 9:00pm
Chester County Tree Tenders Basic Training
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Open to the public, members and professionals
Three Tuesdays: September 14, 21 & 28, 6-9 pm
Help beautify your neighborhood and region by planting trees! PHS offers nine hours of hands-on tree care training for residents of the five-county Philadelphia region. The free training covers tree biology, identification, planting, proper care, and working within your community...
Kennett Area Senior Center
427 South Walnut Street
Kennett Square, PA
| | | Wednesday, September 15, 2010 | 5:30pm - 7:30pm
Chanticleer Walk: Bounty Hunters
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Presented by Yvonne England and Doug Croft
Open to the public and members
Join Yvonne England and Doug Croft for a stroll through Chanticleer’s vegetable garden and cold frames to explore what is ripe for harvest. Yvonne and Doug will highlight some of the unusual plants in the vegetable world and discuss ways to prepare them that will tantalize your palate. Limit: 25.
Chanticleer
786 Church Road
Wayne, PA
|  | 6:30pm - 7:30pm
PHS Gardening Series: Fall-Planted Bulbs for Spring Beauty
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Presented by Sally McCabe
Open to the public and members
Fall is the prime time for planting hardy spring flowering bulbs. Horticulturist Sally McCabe will share great tips for buying, storing, and planting.
Oak Lane Branch, Free Library of Philadelphia
6614 N. 12th Street
Philadelphia, PA
| | | Monday, September 20, 2010 | 7:00pm - 8:30pm
Regional Lecture: Hardy Bulbs in Deer Country—Winter, Spring, and Beyond
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Presented by Charles Cresson
Open to the public and members
Don’t let deer deprive you of a spectacular bulb display. Many bulbs are surprisingly unpalatable to them. Charles Cresson will show you how, with careful selection, you can stretch the bloom season from late winter through spring and even into autumn. Most of these bulb varieties are suitable for intimate garden spaces and also can be naturalized for a grand landscape impact...
Wesley United Methodist Church
Bethlehem, PA
| | | Tuesday, September 21, 2010 | 5:00pm - 6:00pm
Tour of the PECO Green Roof
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Open to the public and members
Want to learn about exciting “green roof” technology? PHS will lead tours of the 45,000-square-foot green roof at the PECO headquarters in Philadelphia. Limit 25. Tour participants must be at least 18 years of age.
PECO Building
2301 Market Street
Philadelphia, PA
| | 7:30pm - 8:30pm
PHS Gardening Series: Gardening with Native Plants
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Presented by Paco Verin
Open to the public and members
Environmental horticulturist Paco Verin explains how native plants provide a beautiful, hardy, drought-resistant, low-maintenance landscape while benefiting the environment.
Chestnut Hill Branch, Free Library of Philadelphia
8711 Germantown Avenue
Philadelphia, PA
| | | Wednesday, September 22, 2010 | 5:30pm - 7:30pm
Chanticleer Walk: Autumn Walk
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Presented by Lisa Roper
Open to the public and members
September brings cooler nights and renewed garden vigor. Many plants are at their peak, such as fall-blooming perennials like asters and ornamental grasses, and fall-blooming bulbs such as colchicum. Of course, many vegetables are ready for harvest at this time of year as well. Lisa Roper will be our guide...
Chanticleer
786 Church Road
Wayne, PA
| | | Thursday, September 23, 2010 | 4:30pm - 9:00pm
PHS Gardening Series: Bus Trip to Chanticleer--A Pleasure Garden
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Presented by
Open to the public and members
Join us for an enchanting evening at Chanticleer--A Pleasure Garden, a 32-acre garden of ever-changing colors and textures in Wayne, PA. Chanticleer staff member Laura Aiken will lead a tour of the gardens.
The bus will leave PHS, 100 N. 20th Street, at 4:30 pm SHARP, returning to Philadelphia by 9 pm...
Chanticleer
Wayne, PA
| | 6:00pm - 9:00pm
Bucks County Tree Tenders Basic Training
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Open to the public, members and professionals
Dates: Three Thursdays: September 23 & 30 and October 14, 6-9 pm
Help beautify your neighborhood and region by planting trees! PHS offers nine hours of hands-on tree care training for residents of the five-county Philadelphia region. The free training covers tree biology, identification, planting, proper care, and working within your community...
Newtown Township Municipal Complex, Adm. Building
100 Municipal Drive
Newtown, PA
| | | Tuesday, September 28, 2010 | 6:30pm - 7:30pm
PHS Gardening Series: A Four-Season Garden
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Presented by Mary McKnight
Open to the public and members
Mary McKnight will discuss gardening for four seasons, including plant selection, care, and maintenance.
Wadsworth Branch, Free Library of Phila.
1500 Wadsworth Avenue
Philadelphia, PA
| | | Wednesday, September 29, 2010 | 6:00pm - 7:00pm
PHS Gardening Series: Plants for Fall Containers
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Presented by Janet Carter
Open to the public and members
Many fall-blooming garden plants make wonderful container plants. Janet Carter demonstrates how to create stunning containers with unusual foliage and flowers in the shades of autumn.
Paschalville Branch, Free Library of Phila.
6942 Woodland Avenue
Philadelphia, PA
| | | Wednesday, October 6, 2010 | 6:00pm - 7:30pm
Class: Treasures of the PHS McLean Library
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Presented by Dr. Alfred E. Schuyler and Janet Evans
Open to the public and members
Four Wednesdays: October 6, 13, 27 and November 3.
Dr. Alfred E. Schuyler and Janet Evans will conduct this course focusing on images of American plants from materials in the PHS McLean Library. Beginning with mid-eighteenth-century naturalist Mark Catesby’s The Natural History of Carolina, Florida and the Bahama Islands and extending through the end of the nineteenth century, Dr...
The PHS McLean Library
100 North 20th Street, First Floor
Philadelphia, PA
| | | Saturday, October 9, 2010 | 8:30am - 3:30pm
Medford Leas: A Gathering of Gardeners
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Presented by Jenny Rose Carey and Jack Carman
Open to the public and members
Enjoy a day of learning at the lovely Lewis W. Barton Arboretum & Nature Preserve at Medford Leas, in Medford, NJ. Keynote speakers include Jenny Rose Carey, director of the Ambler Arboretum at Temple University, who will speak on Women in Horticulture, and Jack Carman, owner and founder of Design for Generations, on The Benefits of Gardening in Your Daily Life...
Medford Leas
Medford, NJ
| | | Tuesday, October 12, 2010 | 10:00am - 1:00pm
Workshop: Painting Flowers and Plants with Watercolor
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Presented by Eileen Rosen
Open to the public and members
Eight Tuesdays: October 12 - November 30
If you feel challenged by the medium of watercolor or have wondered how botanical artists create the illusion of reality, this is the class for you. Presented by Eileen Rosen, this basic introduction will include mixing the colors of nature, making a color journal, exercises to create form and dimensionality, and discussion of brushes and paper...
PHS
100 North 20th Street, 5th Floor
Philadelphia, PA
| | | Wednesday, October 13, 2010 | 10:00am - Noon
Meadowbrook Farm: Composting and Putting Your Garden to Bed
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Presented by Glenn Ashton
Open to the public and members
Fall is the time to think about garden clean-up and preparing your plants for the cold months ahead. Some stems and stalks may remain for winter interest; others need a blanket or two to keep warm. Glenn Ashton will tell you how to make your short list of chores easy and fun! What to do with all the trimmings? Glenn will discuss how to compost them to turn them into black gold for your garden...
Meadowbrook Farm
1633 Washington Lane
Abington Township, PA
| | 5:45pm - 8:45pm
Philadelphia County Tree Tenders Basic Training
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Open to the public and members
Dates: Wednesdays, October 13, 20 and 27; 5:45 – 8:45 pm
BECOME A TREE TENDER! Help beautify your neighborhood and region by planting trees.
PHS, in partnership with Penn State Cooperative Extension, offers nine hours of hands-on tree care training for residents of the five-county Philadelphia region...
PHS
100 N. 20th Street, 5th Floor
Philadelphia, PA
| | | Thursday, October 14, 2010 | 5:45pm - 7:45pm
Book Group: Stories From the Garden
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Open to the public and members
In this book discussion group, which meets in the McLean Library, we read and discuss works of fiction or non-fiction having to do with gardens, plants, or the land. Participants need to obtain books and read each monthly selection prior to the discussion.
October selection: Mark Twain, The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn...
PHS McLean Library
100 North 20th Street, 1st Floor
Philadelphia, PA
| | | Tuesday, October 19, 2010 | 5:00pm - 6:00pm
Tour of the PECO Green Roof
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Open to the public and members
Want to learn about exciting “green roof” technology? PHS will lead tours of the 45,000-square-foot green roof at the PECO headquarters in Philadelphia. Limit 25. Tour participants must be at least 18 years of age.
PECO Building
2301 Market Street
Philadelphia, PA
| | | Thursday, November 4, 2010 | 5:45pm - 7:45pm
Book Group: Stories From the Garden
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Open to the public and members
In this book discussion group, which meets in the McLean Library, we read and discuss works of fiction or non-fiction having to do with gardens, plants, or the land. Participants need to obtain books and read each monthly selection prior to the discussion.
November selection: Nathaniel Hawthorne...
PHS McLean Library
100 North 20th Street, 1st Floor
Philadelphia, PA
| | | Thursday, December 2, 2010 | 5:45pm - 7:45pm
Book Group: Stories From the Garden
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Open to the public and members
In this book discussion group, which meets in the McLean Library, we read and discuss works of fiction or non-fiction having to do with gardens, plants, or the land. Participants need to obtain books and read each monthly selection prior to the discussion.
December selection: Nathaniel Popkin. The Possible City: Exercises in Dreaming Philadelphia...
PHS McLean Library
100 North 20th Street, 1st Floor
Philadelphia, PA
| | | Thursday, January 6, 2011 | 5:45pm - 7:45pm
Book Group: Stories From the Garden
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Open to the public and members
In this book discussion group, which meets in the McLean Library, we read and discuss works of fiction or non-fiction having to do with gardens, plants, or the land. Participants need to obtain books and read each monthly selection prior to the discussion.
January selection: Sir Gawain and the Green Knight (Simon Armitage, translator)...
PHS McLean Library
100 North 20th Street, 1st Floor
Philadelphia, PA
| | | Thursday, February 3, 2011 | 5:45pm - 7:45pm
Book Group: Stories From the Garden
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Open to the public and members
In this book discussion group, which meets in the McLean Library, we read and discuss works of fiction or non-fiction having to do with gardens, plants, or the land. Participants need to obtain books and read each monthly selection prior to the discussion.
February selection: William Maxwell. Selected stories (honoring the 2011 Flower Show Theme 'Springtime in Paris')....
PHS McLean Library
100 North 20th Street, 1st Floor
Philadelphia, PA
| | | Thursday, April 7, 2011 | 5:45pm - 7:45pm
Book Group: Stories From the Garden
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Open to the public and members
In this book discussion group, which meets in the McLean Library, we read and discuss works of fiction or non-fiction having to do with gardens, plants, or the land. Participants need to obtain books and read each monthly selection prior to the discussion.
April selection: Rebecca Skloot. The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks...
PHS McLean Library
100 North 20th Street, 1st Floor
Philadelphia, PA
| | | Thursday, May 5, 2011 | 5:45pm - 7:45pm
Book Group: Stories From the Garden
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Open to the public and members
In this book discussion group, which meets in the McLean Library, we read and discuss works of fiction or non-fiction having to do with gardens, plants, or the land. Participants need to obtain books and read each monthly selection prior to the discussion.
May selection: Jared Diamond. Guns, Germs and Steel...
PHS McLean Library
100 North 20th Street, 1st Floor
Philadelphia, PA
| | | Thursday, June 2, 2011 | 5:45pm - 7:45pm
Book Group: Stories From the Garden
Click here for more details.
Open to the public and members
In this book discussion group, which meets in the McLean Library, we read and discuss works of fiction or non-fiction having to do with gardens, plants, or the land. Participants need to obtain books and read each monthly selection prior to the discussion.
June selection: Virginia Woolf. To the Lighthouse...
PHS McLean Library
100 North 20th Street, 1st Floor
Philadelphia, PA
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