Events

4.5.18 Thursday - Thursday Gardening Series at Meadowbrook Farm

View the full list of events available for the Thursday Gardening Series at Meadowbrook Farm.

4.19.18 Thursday - Third Thursdays: Morning Tours

Explore the house and gardens of Meadowbrook Farm and discover the beauty and history of this magnificent destination garden.

5.15.18 Tuesday - Chelsea Flower Show & Great Gardens of England

If you are an avid gardener or just beginning you will enjoy the exquisite beauty in the gardens of England. Join us as we visit some of the best including Sissinghurst, Gravetye Manor, Beth Chatto Gardens and the Royal Horticultural Society's Wisley and Hyde Hall.

5.22.18 Tuesday - Painting Flowers with Goauche

Join artist Eileen Rosen for this hands-on course to learn about painting floral compositions with gouache.

5.22.18 Tuesday - Pop Up Plant Exchange (South Street)

Join fellow plant enthusiast for this fun night of swapping plants! Bring a plant from home to exchange for another plant. Drink specials available for Plant Exchange participants.

5.23.18 Wednesday - Tree Tenders Spring Basic Training

Want to do something about Climate Change? Help plant and care for trees in your region, your community, or your yard. Become a PHS Tree Tender!

5.23.18 Wednesday - PWD Rain Check Program

Through Rain Check, Philadelphia residents can have storm water management tools installed at their homes for free or for a reduced price. Rain Check offers rain barrels, downspout planter boxes, rain gardens, de-paving, and porous pavers.

5.24.18 Thursday - Weeds 101

Learn how to recognize the most common annual and perennial lawn and garden weeds using leaves, flowers, stems, and seeds.

5.24.18 Thursday - Photography Spring Moments

Get an introduction to garden photography with optimal light and without other visitors at Chanticleer.

5.24.18 Thursday - Montgomery County Tree Tenders Basic Training

Help plant and care for trees in your region, your community, or your yard. Become a PHS Tree Tender! The PHS Tree Tenders® program offers hands-on tree care training for residents of the five-county Philadelphia region.

5.24.18 Thursday - Fourth Thursdays: Garden to Vase

Join PHS Meadowbrook Farm for this BYOB Floral Workshop Series every Fourth Thursday. This week: Beautiful Blooms!

5.29.18 Tuesday - Painting Flowers with Goauche

Join artist Eileen Rosen for this hands-on course to learn about painting floral compositions with gouache.

5.30.18 Wednesday - Native Perennials Walk & Talk

Join Kathleen Salisbury, Director, Ambler Arboretum of Temple University, for a walking tour of the arboretum’s beautiful native trees, shrubs and perennials.

5.30.18 Wednesday - PWD Rain Check Program

Through Rain Check, Philadelphia residents can have storm water management tools installed at their homes for free or for a reduced price. Rain Check offers rain barrels, downspout planter boxes, rain gardens, de-paving, and porous pavers.

5.30.18 Wednesday - DIY Succulent Gardens with Beaucycled (uCity)

Come plant your very own succulent arrangement with your choice of locally harvested succulent plants and a vintage upcycled planter.

5.31.18 Thursday - Fifth Thursdays: Shop and Stroll

PHS Meadowbrook Farm's Fifth Thursdays! Special evenings will include shopping discounts, live music, and great horticultural information.

6.2.18 Saturday - Japanese Garden Pruning: Pine Trees

This class will cover the basic principles of pine pruning and open the discussion to specific techniques like pine candling, thinning out, and proper usage of tools.

6.3.18 Sunday - PHS Garden Visits: Doylestown Area

This spring, PHS Garden visits are back! See the private gardens of Doylestown. Register by May 13th for savings.

6.5.18 Tuesday - Treasures of the McLean Library

Dr. Alfred E. Schuyler, curator emeritus of botany at the Academy of Natural Sciences of Drexel University leads this exploration into the PHS McLean Library collection.

6.5.18 Tuesday - Organic Pest And Disease Control and Prevention

PHS City Harvest teams up with Weaver Way Farms and Henry Got Crops Farm to show you how to prevent and control your garden pests. Part of the Growing Organic Series.

6.6.18 Wednesday - For the Love of Orchids! Orchid Care and Mounting Workshop

Barb Schmidt, delves into many aspects of the beloved Orchid and our endless fascination with it.

6.6.18 Wednesday - Pruning Trees Correctly- 2 Sessions

Join PHS and Mt. Cuba Center to improve your pruning skills and the vigor and appearance of trees.

6.7.18 Thursday - Rail Park Walking Tour with Michael Garden

Join us for a fascinating tour with Michael Garden, Vice-Chair of the Friends of the Rail Park.

6.7.18 Thursday - First Thursdays: Family Fun in the Garden

First Thursdays are free and open for families with pre-school and elementary-aged children to come to Meadowbrook’s newly created Family Garden. This week's theme: Flowers Day!

6.7.18 Thursday - PHS McLean Library Book Group

This month's selection: Two Years, Eight Months and Twenty-Eight Nights by Salman Rushdie.

6.7.18 Thursday - PHS McLean Library Book Group

This month's selection: Cold Comfort Farm by Stella Gibbons.

6.9.18 Saturday - Gardens of Provence

The Provencal landscape of farmhouses or mas, vineyards and typical unspoiled villages set the scene as we pass along avenues of majestic plane trees. Our visits, to mostly private properties, include both traditional farm-house style gardens and contemporary, Mediterranean country gardens.

6.9.18 Saturday - Drip Irrigation For Raised Beds

PHS City Harvest will show you everything you need to know to install drip tape and micro emitter irrigation systems. Join us for this Growing Organic Series event!

6.11.18 Monday - DIY Succulent Gardens with Beaucycled (South Street)

Come plant your very own succulent arrangement with your choice of locally harvested succulent plants and a vintage upcycled planter!

6.12.18 Tuesday - Treasures of the McLean Library

Dr. Alfred E. Schuyler, curator emeritus of botany at the Academy of Natural Sciences of Drexel University leads this exploration into the PHS McLean Library collection.

6.12.18 Tuesday - Pop Up Plant Exchange (uCity)

Join fellow plant enthusiast for this fun night of swapping plants! Bring a plant from home to exchange for another plant. Drink specials available for Plant Exchange participants.

6.12.18 Tuesday - PWD Rain Check Program

Through Rain Check, Philadelphia residents can have storm water management tools installed at their homes for free or for a reduced price. Rain Check offers rain barrels, downspout planter boxes, rain gardens, de-paving, and porous pavers.

6.13.18 Wednesday - The Double Life of Pollinators

Learn all about our garden friends, the pollinators and which plants support them the best.

6.13.18 Wednesday - PWD Rain Check Program

Through Rain Check, Philadelphia residents can have storm water management tools installed at their homes for free or for a reduced price. Rain Check offers rain barrels, downspout planter boxes, rain gardens, de-paving, and porous pavers.

6.13.18 Wednesday - Changing Climate, Changing Landscapes

Join PHS and Temple Ambler Arboretum for this discussion exploring climate change and adaptive strategies for landscaping.

6.14.18 Thursday - Wine, Cheese, and Trees

Take this exclusive plant walk with Chanticleer’s Head Gardener and Executive Director, Bill Thomas, and hear the stories behind Chanticleer’s significant trees.

6.14.18 Thursday - Wine & Design: Midsummer Tablescapes

Say hello to summer with a simple, elegant tablescape perfect for parties, graduations, birthdays, or even lazy afternoon barbecues.

6.14.18 Thursday - PWD Rain Check Program

Through Rain Check, Philadelphia residents can have storm water management tools installed at their homes for free or for a reduced price. Rain Check offers rain barrels, downspout planter boxes, rain gardens, de-paving, and porous pavers.

6.14.18 Thursday - Second Thursdays: Gardening 101

Second Thursdays at PHS Meadowbrook Farm highlight everything you need to know about gardening. This week's theme: Container Gardening!

6.16.18 Saturday - Community Gardens Day

On Saturday, June 16th, celebrate Philadelphia's vibrant and unique community gardens!

6.18.18 Monday - PWD Rain Check Program

Through Rain Check, Philadelphia residents can have storm water management tools installed at their homes for free or for a reduced price. Rain Check offers rain barrels, downspout planter boxes, rain gardens, de-paving, and porous pavers.

6.18.18 Monday - DIY Succulent Gardens with Beaucycled (South Street)

Come plant your very own succulent arrangement with your choice of locally harvested succulent plants and a vintage upcycled planter!

6.19.18 Tuesday - PHS Members-Only: Stoneleigh House & Garden Tour

Take an exclusive guided tour of the house and gardens at Stoneleigh with PHS members.

6.19.18 Tuesday - Horticulture Quizzo with Mike McGrath (South Street)

Join us for a fun night of plant trivia with garden expert, Mike McGrath! Advance registration is not required for this event.

6.20.18 Wednesday - Leaf Impression Tile Workshop

Bring your lunch and explore the myriad patterns, textures, and shapes of leaves, ideal for crafting beautiful nature-print clay tiles.

6.20.18 Wednesday - PECO Green Roof Tour

Want to learn about green roof technology and how it can help the environment? The 45,000 square foot Peco green roof, maintained by PHS, features an observation deck and stunning downtown views of downtown Philadelphia.

6.21.18 Thursday - Gardening for Drought Tolerance

Join Chanticleer Horticulturist, Lisa Roper for a walk that looks at the many layers of the Gravel Garden at Chanticleer.

6.21.18 Thursday - Third Thursdays: Tours with a Twist

Take a tour of PHS Meadowbrook Farm and sip refreshments on the Third Thursday of April through September. This week: Roses and Rosé.

6.23.18 Saturday - Pruning Trees Correctly- 2 Sessions

Join PHS and Mt. Cuba Center to improve your pruning skills and the vigor and appearance of trees.

6.25.18 Monday - DIY Succulent Gardens with Beaucycled (South Street)

Come plant your very own succulent arrangement with your choice of locally harvested succulent plants and a vintage upcycled planter!

6.26.18 Tuesday - How to Build a School Garden

Join PHS for Green City Teachers Summer Training this June.

6.26.18 Tuesday - Treasures of the McLean Library

Dr. Alfred E. Schuyler, curator emeritus of botany at the Academy of Natural Sciences of Drexel University leads this exploration into the PHS McLean Library collection.

6.27.18 Wednesday - Private Garden Visit: Holly Lane

Tour Holly Lane Garden, 2.5 acres of dogwoods, cercis, viburnums, roses, shrubs, trees and hydrangeas, now in spring bloom.

6.27.18 Wednesday - Top 10 Sun-Loving Perennials

Join Susan Boss, Mt. Cuba Center’s Entrance Landscape Horticulturist, as she discusses ten of the most durable and easy-to-grow, summer-blooming plants for your garden.

6.28.18 Thursday - Fourth Thursdays: Garden to Vase

Join PHS Meadowbrook Farm for this BYOB Floral Workshop Series every Fourth Thursday. This week: Fabulous Flowers!

6.30.18 Saturday - Small Private Gardens at Kendal

Tour the gardens of Kendal in Kennett Square and collect ideas for a downsized garden of your own.

7.5.18 Thursday - First Thursdays: Family Fun in the Garden

First Thursdays are free and open for families with pre-school and elementary-aged children to come to Meadowbrook’s newly created Family Garden. This week's theme: Vegetables Day!

7.9.18 Monday - DIY Succulent Gardens with Beaucycled (South Street)

Come plant your very own succulent arrangement with your choice of locally harvested succulent plants and a vintage upcycled planter!

7.11.18 Wednesday - Plants for Birds

Are you hoping to attract birds to your backyard garden? Learn which plants attract the birds you'd like to see!

7.12.18 Thursday - Gardening for Birds

This class will review plant selections, gardening practices, and a checklist of late season cleanup tasks that aim to improve your garden as a wildlife habitat.

7.12.18 Thursday - Second Thursdays: Gardening 101

Second Thursdays at PHS Meadowbrook Farm highlight everything you need to know about gardening. This week's theme: Herbs, Summer Vegetables and Harvesting!

7.14.18 Saturday - Summer Pruning and Trellising

Tame those tomatoes and corral those cucumbers! PHS City Harvest teaches you how to integrate a trellis in the garden.

7.18.18 Wednesday - PECO Green Roof Tour

Want to learn about green roof technology and how it can help the environment? The 45,000 square foot Peco green roof, maintained by PHS, features an observation deck and stunning downtown views of downtown Philadelphia.

7.18.18 Wednesday - Edible Garden Party

Join the co-author of Edible Flowers: A Global History, Constance Kirker, for an evening of floral delights at the Awbury Arboretum

7.19.18 Thursday - Gardening with Aquatic Plants

Learn the basics for growing aquatic plants with Chanticleer Horticulturist, Joe Henderson, and discover the process for adding a water garden to your property.

7.19.18 Thursday - Third Thursdays: Tours with a Twist

Take a tour of PHS Meadowbrook Farm and sip refreshments on the Third Thursday of April through September. This week: Iris’s and IPA’s.

7.20.18 Friday - Woody Plant Conference

The 2018 Woody Plant Conference features noted horticulturalists and designers and offers CEUs for landscape and arborist professionals.

7.21.18 Saturday - Making Botanical Inks

craft some colorful inks from a variety of native plants and Leave with a sample of ink to use at home for drawing or composing letters to friends.

7.21.18 Saturday - Japanese Garden Pruning: Weeping Maples

Learn more about the Weeping Japanese maple and all related topics from tool selection to basic pruning methods at Shofuso.

7.24.18 Tuesday - Sowing Biennials Workshop

Learn how to sow hollyhocks, foxgloves, verbascum, and more from seeds this summer and enjoy the blooms in your garden next year.

7.25.18 Wednesday - Gardens of Mt. Desert, Maine

3 day garden tour of Mt. Desert Island, Maine.

7.26.18 Thursday - Fourth Thursdays: Garden to Vase

Join PHS Meadowbrook Farm for this BYOB Floral Workshop Series every Fourth Thursday. This week: Summer Succulents!

7.29.18 Sunday - Make & Take (South Street)

Join us in the garden for this hands-on activity for all ages. Advance registration is not required.

8.2.18 Thursday - First Thursdays: Family Fun in the Garden

First Thursdays are free and open for families with pre-school and elementary-aged children to come to Meadowbrook’s newly created Family Garden. This week's theme: Trees Day!

8.4.18 Saturday - Drawing Workshop: Simple Botanical Studies

Engage your artistic side and try your hand at botanical illustrations at Mt. Cuba Center.

8.8.18 Wednesday - The Fascinating World of Carnivorous Plants

8.8.18 Wednesday - Fashion and Gardens: The Mutual Influence and Inspiration

This exciting talk illustrates how fashion and gardens have closely tied through the ages.

8.9.18 Thursday - Performance Pruning

Chanticleer Horticulturist Przemek Walczak will demonstrate proper pruning techniques as well as discuss the best timing to ensure optimum blooms and how to improve shape and habit.

8.9.18 Thursday - Second Thursdays: Gardening 101

Second Thursdays at PHS Meadowbrook Farm highlight everything you need to know about gardening. This week's theme: Trees & Shrubs!

8.11.18 Saturday - Japanese Garden Elements: Bamboo Fence Building

Bamboo fences have long been a valuable garden element in Japan. Learn how to make one for your garden at Shofuso.

8.15.18 Wednesday - PECO Green Roof Tour

Want to learn about green roof technology and how it can help the environment? The 45,000 square foot Peco green roof, maintained by PHS, features an observation deck and stunning downtown views of downtown Philadelphia.

8.16.18 Thursday - Make & Take (South Street)

Join us in the garden for this hands-on activity for all ages. Advance registration is not required.

8.16.18 Thursday - House & Garden Tour

This tour will include the first floor of the main house with an emphasis on the relationship between the house and garden, as well as new garden projects to enhance the visitor experience

8.16.18 Thursday - Third Thursdays: Tours with a Twist

Take a tour of PHS Meadowbrook Farm and sip refreshments on the Third Thursday of April through September. This week: Water Gardens and Wine.

8.20.18 Monday - DIY Succulent Gardens with Beaucycled (South Street)

Come plant your very own succulent arrangement with your choice of locally harvested succulent plants and a vintage upcycled planter!

8.21.18 Tuesday - Dividing Perennials Workshop

Learn how and when to divide your garden’s perennials, so you can multiply your favorites to take care.

8.22.18 Wednesday - Cover Cropping, Intercropping and Season Extension

Learn how to use cover crops to improve soil fertility as well as how to extend garden harvests through the fall.

8.23.18 Thursday - Arranging from the Garden

Learn how the staff at Chanticleer creates flower arrangements from the garden, without diminishing the overall planting design.

8.23.18 Thursday - Fourth Thursdays: Garden to Vase

Join PHS Meadowbrook Farm for this BYOB Floral Workshop Series every Fourth Thursday. This week: Foliage Fun!

8.30.18 Thursday - Fifth Thursdays: Shop and Stroll

PHS Meadowbrook Farm's Fifth Thursdays! Special evenings will include shopping discounts, live music, and great horticultural information.

9.6.18 Thursday - First Thursdays: Family Fun in the Garden

First Thursdays are free and open for families with pre-school and elementary-aged children to come to Meadowbrook’s newly created Family Garden. This week's theme: Leaves Day!

9.6.18 Thursday - Tropical Plants for Late Summer Impact

Dan Benarcik, Chanticleer Horticulturist, will demonstrate how the use of tropical plants provides an opportunity for a splash of luxury, to incorporate bold foliage and lush growth to add color, texture, movement, and seasonal excitement to your garden.

9.6.18 Thursday - Grow Your Own Winecap Mushrooms From Woodchips

Learn how to grow the delicious Winecap mushrooms on wood chips and leave with a bag of spawn to help start your own cultivation.

9.10.18 Monday - DIY Succulent Gardens with Beaucycled (South Street)

Come plant your very own succulent arrangement with your choice of locally harvested succulent plants and a vintage upcycled planter!

9.12.18 Wednesday - Private Gardens of Northfield & Linwood, NJ

Join us for an enjoyable day visiting the private homes and gardens of the shore towns Northfield and Linwood.

9.12.18 Wednesday - Transitioning Your Containers Into the Cooler Months

Transition your container gardens from fading summer blooms to weather the cooler months.

9.13.18 Thursday - Second Thursdays: Gardening 101

Second Thursdays at PHS Meadowbrook Farm highlight everything you need to know about gardening. This week's theme: Houseplant Care!

9.14.18 Friday - Native Ferns: ID and Culture

Get the 411 on fern biology and identification in natural landscape settings.

9.17.18 Monday - Delaware County Tree Tenders Basic Training

Help plant and care for trees in your region, your community, or your yard. Become a PHS Tree Tender! The PHS Tree Tenders® program offers hands-on tree care training for residents of the five-county Philadelphia region.

9.18.18 Tuesday - DIY Succulent Gardens with Beaucycled (uCity)

Come plant your very own succulent arrangement with your choice of locally harvested succulent plants and a vintage upcycled planter.

9.19.18 Wednesday - PECO Green Roof Tour

Want to learn about green roof technology and how it can help the environment? The 45,000 square foot Peco green roof, maintained by PHS, features an observation deck and stunning downtown views of downtown Philadelphia.

9.20.18 Thursday - Making a Monoprint

In this hands-on class, participants will create one-of-a-kind monotype prints using plant material from Chanticleer.

9.20.18 Thursday - Third Thursdays: Tours with a Twist

Take a tour of PHS Meadowbrook Farm and sip refreshments on the Third Thursday of April through September. This week: Zinnias and Zinfandel.

9.20.18 Thursday - Insect Mini Beast Mansions

Listen to a discussion about attracting pollinators and learn from a hands-on activity to create habitat for pollinators.

9.21.18 Friday - Native Ferns: ID and Culture

Get the 411 on fern biology and identification in natural landscape settings.

9.22.18 Saturday - PHS Members Plant Dividend

Members will have the opportunity to choose a free plant from thousands of plants. Experts will be on hand to offer helpful advice.

9.22.18 Saturday - Pawpaw: The Susquehanna Banana

Join plant breeder Neal Peterson of Peterson Pawpaws as he recounts the fascinating lore and natural history of pawpaws

9.24.18 Monday - Delaware County Tree Tenders Basic Training

Help plant and care for trees in your region, your community, or your yard. Become a PHS Tree Tender! The PHS Tree Tenders® program offers hands-on tree care training for residents of the five-county Philadelphia region.

9.24.18 Monday - DIY Succulent Gardens with Beaucycled (South Street)

Come plant your very own succulent arrangement with your choice of locally harvested succulent plants and a vintage upcycled planter!

9.25.18 Tuesday - Bucks County Tree Tenders Basic Training

Bucks County: Help plant and care for trees in your region, your community, or your yard. Become a PHS Tree Tender!

9.27.18 Thursday - Overwintering Tropicals Indoors

Learn to propagate your favorite tropical plants using cuttings and learn how to minimize common pests.

9.27.18 Thursday - Fourth Thursdays: Garden to Vase

Join PHS Meadowbrook Farm for this BYOB Floral Workshop Series every Fourth Thursday. This week: Dazzling Dahlias!

9.28.18 Friday - Native Ferns: ID and Culture

Get the 411 on fern biology and identification in natural landscape settings.

9.30.18 Sunday - Make & Take (South Street)

Join us in the garden for this hands-on activity for all ages. Advance registration is not required.

10.1.18 Monday - Delaware County Tree Tenders Basic Training

Help plant and care for trees in your region, your community, or your yard. Become a PHS Tree Tender! The PHS Tree Tenders® program offers hands-on tree care training for residents of the five-county Philadelphia region.

10.2.18 Tuesday - Bucks County Tree Tenders Basic Training

Bucks County: Help plant and care for trees in your region, your community, or your yard. Become a PHS Tree Tender!

10.3.18 Wednesday - Tree Tenders Fall Basic Training

Want to do something about Climate Change? Help plant and care for trees in your region, your community, or your yard. Become a PHS Tree Tender!

10.7.18 Sunday - Discover Cuba

Blessed with excellent growing conditions, Cuba has a long history in agricultural production and horticultural know-how. As the largest and most populous island in the Caribbean, the ‘Pearl of the Antilles’ is also a melting pot of cultures and cuisines.

10.9.18 Tuesday - Bucks County Tree Tenders Basic Training

Bucks County: Help plant and care for trees in your region, your community, or your yard. Become a PHS Tree Tender!

10.10.18 Wednesday - Tree Tenders Fall Basic Training

Want to do something about Climate Change? Help plant and care for trees in your region, your community, or your yard. Become a PHS Tree Tender!

10.13.18 Saturday - Bee Keeping 101

Don Shump, owner of Philadelphia Bee Company, will show you how bees and beekeepers must work together.

10.14.18 Sunday - Japanese Garden Pruning: Pines and Needle-Plucking

PHS Members are invited to this one-day course at Shofuso, led by professional Japanese gardener Asher Browne, will cover the fundamentals of pine tree care.

10.17.18 Wednesday - PECO Green Roof Tour

Want to learn about green roof technology and how it can help the environment? The 45,000 square foot Peco green roof, maintained by PHS, features an observation deck and stunning downtown views of downtown Philadelphia.

10.17.18 Wednesday - Tree Tenders Fall Basic Training

Want to do something about Climate Change? Help plant and care for trees in your region, your community, or your yard. Become a PHS Tree Tender!

11.5.18 Monday - South Africa - The Western Cape Exceptional Gardens and Private Reserves

The Western Cape garden tour combines well with the flora and wildlife in the spectacular hinterland of the Little Karoo and the mountainous coastline.

11.18.18 Sunday - Japanese Garden Elements: Japanese Stone Setting

Join Japanese gardening professional Asher Browne for this workshop instructing rock placement techniques at Shofuso.