Events
PHS Programs and Events Guide
View the PHS Programs and Events Guide for September through December, 2017
DIY Workshop: Festive Fall Jams & Conserves
Learn the techniques of canning the perfect jam and go home with 2 jars of your confections.
2018 Challenge Plants Workshop at Mostardi Nursery
Meadowbrook Farm growers and Flower Show Horticourt experts will show how you can grow this year's challenge plants.
10.23.17 Monday - Exhibit: Two Herbals: Picturing Nature from the Middle Ages to the Renaissance
View selections from Hortus Sanitatis and Leonhart Fuchs' De Historia Stirpium, two Renaissance works that depicted the natural world, in this exhibit put on by PHS Mclean Library.
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10.23.17 Monday - Green City Teachers Basic Training
Learn about gardening, greening and the environment, and how to incorporate it into classroom or after-school activities.
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10.23.17 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.
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8.9.17 Wednesday - Tai Chi Beginner Classes
Join PHS for a beginner's class in Tai Chi.
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10.24.17 Tuesday - Exhibit: Two Herbals: Picturing Nature from the Middle Ages to the Renaissance
View selections from Hortus Sanitatis and Leonhart Fuchs' De Historia Stirpium, two Renaissance works that depicted the natural world, in this exhibit put on by PHS Mclean Library.
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10.24.17 Tuesday - DIY Workshop: Festive Fall Jams & Conserves
Learn the techniques of canning the perfect jam and go home with 2 jars of your confections.
Click here for more information
10.25.17 Wednesday - Exhibit: Two Herbals: Picturing Nature from the Middle Ages to the Renaissance
View selections from Hortus Sanitatis and Leonhart Fuchs' De Historia Stirpium, two Renaissance works that depicted the natural world, in this exhibit put on by PHS Mclean Library.
Click here for more information
10.25.17 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.
Click here for more information
10.25.17 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.
Click here for more information
10.25.17 Wednesday - 2018 Challenge Plants Workshop at Mostardi Nursery
Meadowbrook Farm growers and Flower Show Horticourt experts will show how you can grow this year's challenge plants.
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10.25.17 Wednesday - Tree Tenders Fall Basic Training Series - Philadelphia
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!
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10.25.17 Wednesday - Tai Chi Beginner Classes
Join PHS for a beginner's class in Tai Chi.
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10.26.17 Thursday - Exhibit: Two Herbals: Picturing Nature from the Middle Ages to the Renaissance
View selections from Hortus Sanitatis and Leonhart Fuchs' De Historia Stirpium, two Renaissance works that depicted the natural world, in this exhibit put on by PHS Mclean Library.
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10.26.17 Thursday - Decoupage Pumpkins!
Meadowbrook Farm Estate Gardener, Julie Bare, will walk you through the process of creating beautifully designed pumpkins for your holiday table.
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10.27.17 Friday - Exhibit: Two Herbals: Picturing Nature from the Middle Ages to the Renaissance
View selections from Hortus Sanitatis and Leonhart Fuchs' De Historia Stirpium, two Renaissance works that depicted the natural world, in this exhibit put on by PHS Mclean Library.
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10.28.17 Saturday - City Harvest Field Day Putting the Garden to Bed
Hosted by City Harvest staff and Urban Creators City Harvest Farmers.
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10.30.17 Monday - Exhibit: Two Herbals: Picturing Nature from the Middle Ages to the Renaissance
View selections from Hortus Sanitatis and Leonhart Fuchs' De Historia Stirpium, two Renaissance works that depicted the natural world, in this exhibit put on by PHS Mclean Library.
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10.30.17 Monday - Green City Teachers Basic Training
Learn about gardening, greening and the environment, and how to incorporate it into classroom or after-school activities.
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10.31.17 Tuesday - Exhibit: Two Herbals: Picturing Nature from the Middle Ages to the Renaissance
View selections from Hortus Sanitatis and Leonhart Fuchs' De Historia Stirpium, two Renaissance works that depicted the natural world, in this exhibit put on by PHS Mclean Library.
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10.31.17 Tuesday - Drawing & Rendering Flowers with Graphite Pencil: Six-Week Course
Capture the curves, angles, and shades of your favorite flowers in this pencil drawing course with Eileen Rosen.
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10.31.17 Tuesday - Halloween at South Street
Grab your friends and mark your calendars for the PHS Pop Up Garden at South Streets closing event on Halloween, Tuesday, October 31. Enjoy scary-good drink specials, live music and yard games for kids.
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11.1.17 Wednesday - Kids Story Time
Bring youngsters aged 3 to 6 to the PHS McLean Library to learn about gardening and the natural world through books read by storyteller Hasha Salaman.
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11.1.17 Wednesday - Exhibit: Two Herbals: Picturing Nature from the Middle Ages to the Renaissance
View selections from Hortus Sanitatis and Leonhart Fuchs' De Historia Stirpium, two Renaissance works that depicted the natural world, in this exhibit put on by PHS Mclean Library.
Click here for more information
11.1.17 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.
Click here for more information
11.1.17 Wednesday - Tai Chi Beginner Classes
Join PHS for a beginner's class in Tai Chi.
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11.2.17 Thursday - Exhibit: Two Herbals: Picturing Nature from the Middle Ages to the Renaissance
View selections from Hortus Sanitatis and Leonhart Fuchs' De Historia Stirpium, two Renaissance works that depicted the natural world, in this exhibit put on by PHS Mclean Library.
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11.2.17 Thursday - PHS McLean Library Book Group
This month's selection: The Complete Stories by Flannery O'Conner.
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11.2.17 Thursday - Climate Change Book Club Discussion
PHS and the Schuylkill Center are partnering to host a free discussion event on The Hidden Life of Trees, by Peter Wohlleben.
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11.3.17 Friday - Exhibit: Two Herbals: Picturing Nature from the Middle Ages to the Renaissance
View selections from Hortus Sanitatis and Leonhart Fuchs' De Historia Stirpium, two Renaissance works that depicted the natural world, in this exhibit put on by PHS Mclean Library.
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11.4.17 Saturday - Trees and Shrubs for Autumn Gardens
This class is a must for homeowners interested in adding plants that deliver spectacular colors and textures to the autumn garden.
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11.5.17 Sunday - East Mt. Airy Neighborhood Tree Stroll
Join East Mt. Airy Tree Tenders for a Neighborhood Tree Stroll with Ken Leroy, Arborist, Historian and Storyteller Extraordinaire.
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11.6.17 Monday - Exhibit: Two Herbals: Picturing Nature from the Middle Ages to the Renaissance
View selections from Hortus Sanitatis and Leonhart Fuchs' De Historia Stirpium, two Renaissance works that depicted the natural world, in this exhibit put on by PHS Mclean Library.
Click here for more information
11.6.17 Monday - Green City Teachers Basic Training
Learn about gardening, greening and the environment, and how to incorporate it into classroom or after-school activities.
Click here for more information
11.7.17 Tuesday - Exhibit: Two Herbals: Picturing Nature from the Middle Ages to the Renaissance
View selections from Hortus Sanitatis and Leonhart Fuchs' De Historia Stirpium, two Renaissance works that depicted the natural world, in this exhibit put on by PHS Mclean Library.
Click here for more information
11.7.17 Tuesday - Drawing & Rendering Flowers with Graphite Pencil: Six-Week Course
Capture the curves, angles, and shades of your favorite flowers in this pencil drawing course with Eileen Rosen.
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11.8.17 Wednesday - Exhibit: Two Herbals: Picturing Nature from the Middle Ages to the Renaissance
View selections from Hortus Sanitatis and Leonhart Fuchs' De Historia Stirpium, two Renaissance works that depicted the natural world, in this exhibit put on by PHS Mclean Library.
Click here for more information
11.8.17 Wednesday - Tai Chi Beginner Classes
Join PHS for a beginner's class in Tai Chi.
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11.9.17 Thursday - Exhibit: Two Herbals: Picturing Nature from the Middle Ages to the Renaissance
View selections from Hortus Sanitatis and Leonhart Fuchs' De Historia Stirpium, two Renaissance works that depicted the natural world, in this exhibit put on by PHS Mclean Library.
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11.9.17 Thursday - Fabulous Fall Flower Arranging with Ron Mulray
Creative floral artist Ron Mulray is back with a program on autumn arranging, using the season’s abundance of interesting flowers and natural & found elements.
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11.9.17 Thursday - Climate Change Book Club Discussion
PHS is hosting a free discussion event on The Hidden Life of Trees, by Peter Wohlleben.
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11.10.17 Friday - Exhibit: Two Herbals: Picturing Nature from the Middle Ages to the Renaissance
View selections from Hortus Sanitatis and Leonhart Fuchs' De Historia Stirpium, two Renaissance works that depicted the natural world, in this exhibit put on by PHS Mclean Library.
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11.11.17 Saturday - Community Greening Workday - Eastern State Penitentiary
Eastern State Penitentiary – Volunteers are welcome to join PHS at one of Philadelphia’s oldest prisons. A variety of tasks include planting annuals and perennials, weeding, pruning hardwood shrubs and seasonal cleanup.
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11.11.17 Saturday - Laura’s Favorites: A Bark Appreciation Walk
Join us for a guided tour of trees and large shrubs with notably ornamental bark.
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11.11.17 Saturday - Flower Show Pressed Plants Artistic Workshop
Learn how to execute a pressed plant scene depicting water in the spirit of the 2018 Flower Show Theme, Wonders of Water.
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11.13.17 Monday - Exhibit: Two Herbals: Picturing Nature from the Middle Ages to the Renaissance
View selections from Hortus Sanitatis and Leonhart Fuchs' De Historia Stirpium, two Renaissance works that depicted the natural world, in this exhibit put on by PHS Mclean Library.
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11.13.17 Monday - Green City Teachers Basic Training
Learn about gardening, greening and the environment, and how to incorporate it into classroom or after-school activities.
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11.14.17 Tuesday - Urban Wood: An Underappreciated Resource
Join the PHS Tree Tenders for this workshop focused on developing an urban wood network in southeast Pennsylvania.
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11.14.17 Tuesday - Exhibit: Two Herbals: Picturing Nature from the Middle Ages to the Renaissance
View selections from Hortus Sanitatis and Leonhart Fuchs' De Historia Stirpium, two Renaissance works that depicted the natural world, in this exhibit put on by PHS Mclean Library.
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11.14.17 Tuesday - Essential Evergreens
Learn the identifying characteristics, habitats, and uses of approximately 20 native conifers and broadleaved evergreens.
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11.14.17 Tuesday - Drawing & Rendering Flowers with Graphite Pencil: Six-Week Course
Capture the curves, angles, and shades of your favorite flowers in this pencil drawing course with Eileen Rosen.
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11.15.17 Wednesday - Exhibit: Two Herbals: Picturing Nature from the Middle Ages to the Renaissance
View selections from Hortus Sanitatis and Leonhart Fuchs' De Historia Stirpium, two Renaissance works that depicted the natural world, in this exhibit put on by PHS Mclean Library.
Click here for more information
11.15.17 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.
Click here for more information
11.15.17 Wednesday - Tai Chi Beginner Classes
Join PHS for a beginner's class in Tai Chi.
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11.16.17 Thursday - Exhibit: Two Herbals: Picturing Nature from the Middle Ages to the Renaissance
View selections from Hortus Sanitatis and Leonhart Fuchs' De Historia Stirpium, two Renaissance works that depicted the natural world, in this exhibit put on by PHS Mclean Library.
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11.16.17 Thursday - Cactus and Succulent Propagation Workshop
Join Greenhouse Manager Nathan Roehrich for this hands-on propagating workshop with a focus on cacti and succulents.
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11.16.17 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.
Click here for more information
11.17.17 Friday - Exhibit: Two Herbals: Picturing Nature from the Middle Ages to the Renaissance
View selections from Hortus Sanitatis and Leonhart Fuchs' De Historia Stirpium, two Renaissance works that depicted the natural world, in this exhibit put on by PHS Mclean Library.
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11.18.17 Saturday - Community Greening Workday - Azalea Garden
Come join us as we help maintain one of the most diverse public gardens in Philadelphia. From planting annuals to pruning shrubs there is work for all ages! No need to register ahead of time—just show up.
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11.18.17 Saturday - Seasonal Branches, Holiday Table Arrangements and Evergreen Containers
Create a winter holiday tableau with fresh greens and natural elements from the garden using branches and trimmings from evergreen plants.
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11.20.17 Monday - Exhibit: Two Herbals: Picturing Nature from the Middle Ages to the Renaissance
View selections from Hortus Sanitatis and Leonhart Fuchs' De Historia Stirpium, two Renaissance works that depicted the natural world, in this exhibit put on by PHS Mclean Library.
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11.20.17 Monday - Junior Flower Show Teacher Training
Learn how to host a Junior Flower Show at your school.
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11.21.17 Tuesday - Exhibit: Two Herbals: Picturing Nature from the Middle Ages to the Renaissance
View selections from Hortus Sanitatis and Leonhart Fuchs' De Historia Stirpium, two Renaissance works that depicted the natural world, in this exhibit put on by PHS Mclean Library.
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11.21.17 Tuesday - Drawing & Rendering Flowers with Graphite Pencil: Six-Week Course
Capture the curves, angles, and shades of your favorite flowers in this pencil drawing course with Eileen Rosen.
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11.22.17 Wednesday - Exhibit: Two Herbals: Picturing Nature from the Middle Ages to the Renaissance
View selections from Hortus Sanitatis and Leonhart Fuchs' De Historia Stirpium, two Renaissance works that depicted the natural world, in this exhibit put on by PHS Mclean Library.
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11.22.17 Wednesday - Tai Chi Beginner Classes
Join PHS for a beginner's class in Tai Chi.
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11.23.17 Thursday - Exhibit: Two Herbals: Picturing Nature from the Middle Ages to the Renaissance
View selections from Hortus Sanitatis and Leonhart Fuchs' De Historia Stirpium, two Renaissance works that depicted the natural world, in this exhibit put on by PHS Mclean Library.
Click here for more information
11.24.17 Friday - Exhibit: Two Herbals: Picturing Nature from the Middle Ages to the Renaissance
View selections from Hortus Sanitatis and Leonhart Fuchs' De Historia Stirpium, two Renaissance works that depicted the natural world, in this exhibit put on by PHS Mclean Library.
Click here for more information
11.27.17 Monday - Exhibit: Two Herbals: Picturing Nature from the Middle Ages to the Renaissance
View selections from Hortus Sanitatis and Leonhart Fuchs' De Historia Stirpium, two Renaissance works that depicted the natural world, in this exhibit put on by PHS Mclean Library.
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11.27.17 Monday - Sissinghurst: Re-vitalizing Vita Sackville West’s Garden
Troy Scott Smith, Head Gardener at Sissinghurst Castle Garden, presents a special lecture at The Union League of Philadelphia.
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11.28.17 Tuesday - Exhibit: Two Herbals: Picturing Nature from the Middle Ages to the Renaissance
View selections from Hortus Sanitatis and Leonhart Fuchs' De Historia Stirpium, two Renaissance works that depicted the natural world, in this exhibit put on by PHS Mclean Library.
Click here for more information
11.28.17 Tuesday - Drawing & Rendering Flowers with Graphite Pencil: Six-Week Course
Capture the curves, angles, and shades of your favorite flowers in this pencil drawing course with Eileen Rosen.
Click here for more information
11.29.17 Wednesday - Exhibit: Two Herbals: Picturing Nature from the Middle Ages to the Renaissance
View selections from Hortus Sanitatis and Leonhart Fuchs' De Historia Stirpium, two Renaissance works that depicted the natural world, in this exhibit put on by PHS Mclean Library.
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11.29.17 Wednesday - 2018 Challenge Plants Workshop at Meadowbrook Farm
Meadowbrook Farm growers and Flower Show Horticourt experts will show how you can grow this year's challenge plants.
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11.29.17 Wednesday - Tai Chi Beginner Classes
Join PHS for a beginner's class in Tai Chi.
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11.30.17 Thursday - Exhibit: Two Herbals: Picturing Nature from the Middle Ages to the Renaissance
View selections from Hortus Sanitatis and Leonhart Fuchs' De Historia Stirpium, two Renaissance works that depicted the natural world, in this exhibit put on by PHS Mclean Library.
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11.30.17 Thursday - Introduction to Plant Taxonomy
Discover and understand the relationships among plants and plant nomenclature in this short taxonomy course with the Barnes.
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12.1.17 Friday - Exhibit: Two Herbals: Picturing Nature from the Middle Ages to the Renaissance
View selections from Hortus Sanitatis and Leonhart Fuchs' De Historia Stirpium, two Renaissance works that depicted the natural world, in this exhibit put on by PHS Mclean Library.
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12.2.17 Saturday - Holiday Wreath Workshop
The Barnes Arboretum invites you to a holiday wreath making workshop!
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12.2.17 Saturday - Make and Take: Natural Holiday Gifts
Create a holiday gift from natural materials. Everything will be provided. Take home the gift you designed yourself.
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12.2.17 Saturday - Pruning for Homeowners
Learn basic pruning principles including how to make the correct cuts, the best times of year to prune various plants, and how to select and use the right tools.
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12.4.17 Monday - Exhibit: Two Herbals: Picturing Nature from the Middle Ages to the Renaissance
View selections from Hortus Sanitatis and Leonhart Fuchs' De Historia Stirpium, two Renaissance works that depicted the natural world, in this exhibit put on by PHS Mclean Library.
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12.5.17 Tuesday - Exhibit: Two Herbals: Picturing Nature from the Middle Ages to the Renaissance
View selections from Hortus Sanitatis and Leonhart Fuchs' De Historia Stirpium, two Renaissance works that depicted the natural world, in this exhibit put on by PHS Mclean Library.
Click here for more information
12.5.17 Tuesday - Drawing & Rendering Flowers with Graphite Pencil: Six-Week Course
Capture the curves, angles, and shades of your favorite flowers in this pencil drawing course with Eileen Rosen.
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12.6.17 Wednesday - Kids Story Time
Bring youngsters aged 3 to 6 to the PHS McLean Library to learn about gardening and the natural world through books read by storyteller Hasha Salaman.
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12.6.17 Wednesday - Tai Chi Beginner Classes
Join PHS for a beginner's class in Tai Chi.
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12.7.17 Thursday - Rare Book Talk on Two Herbals: Picturing Nature from the Middle Ages to the Renaissance
Learn about the remarkable illustrations of German Renaissance master, Leonhart Fuchs, in this lecture presentation from PHS.
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12.7.17 Thursday - PHS McLean Library Book Group
This month's reading: Dreams of My Russian Summers by Andrei Makine.
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12.7.17 Thursday - Holiday Cocktails Workshop at Awbury Arboretum
Aaron Gordon, owner of 13th Street Cocktails, will show you how to make delicious cocktails in the beautiful setting of Awbury Arboretum.
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12.12.17 Tuesday - Holiday Tour: Nemours Mansion & Gardens, Hagley Museum, plus shopping at Terrain
Visit the Nemours Mansion and Hagley Museum, followed by a holiday shopping trip to Terrain.
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12.12.17 Tuesday - Make and Take: Holiday Greens
Create a personal holiday greens arrangement for your home. Learn about the best and longest-lasting evergreens to grow in your own garden. Take home the arrangement you designed yourself.
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12.13.17 Wednesday - Tai Chi Beginner Classes
Join PHS for a beginner's class in Tai Chi.
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12.14.17 Thursday - Make and Take Holiday Greens Arrangement
Create a personal holiday greens arrangement for your home with Meadowbrook Farm's Jenny Rose Carey.
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1.3.18 Wednesday - Kids Story Time
Bring youngsters aged 3 to 6 to the PHS McLean Library to learn about gardening and the natural world through books read by storyteller Hasha Salaman.
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1.4.18 Thursday - PHS McLean Library Book Group
This month's selection: Annihilation by Jeff VanderMeer.
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1.9.18 Tuesday - Terrarium How To
Learn how to create and maintain a beautiful, indoor, miniature garden.
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1.13.18 Saturday - Terrarium How To
Learn how to create and maintain a beautiful, indoor, miniature garden.
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1.20.18 Saturday - Tree Tenders Basic Training
Be a Climate Change Hero! Become a PHS Tree Tender during our Winter Basic Training sessions.
1.23.18 Tuesday - Create a Succulent Dish Garden
Learn how to create and maintain a beautiful succulent dish garden.
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1.27.18 Saturday - Tree Tenders Basic Training
Be a Climate Change Hero! Become a PHS Tree Tender during our Winter Basic Training sessions.
1.27.18 Saturday - Seed Starting
Get a jump on Spring! Learn the basics of starting seeds indoors and out. Participants will take home newly planted seeds to transplant in their garden.
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2.1.18 Thursday - PHS McLean Library Book Group
This month's selection: Turtle Diary by Russell Hoban.
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2.6.18 Tuesday - Seed Starting
Get a jump on Spring! Learn the basics of starting seeds indoors and out. Participants will take home newly planted seeds to transplant in their garden.
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2.7.18 Wednesday - Kids Story Time
Bring youngsters aged 3 to 6 to the PHS McLean Library to learn about gardening and the natural world through books read by storyteller Hasha Salaman.
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2.8.18 Thursday - Rare Book Talk : Victoria Regia, the Royal Water Lily
To celebrate the 2018 Philadelphia Flower Show theme “Wonders of Water” see two botanical and bibliographic wonders from the PHS McLean Library’s special collections.
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2.10.18 Saturday - Valentine Flowers to Wear
Show your Valentine extra love by creating a floral headpiece or boutonniere that would make cupid proud.
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2.13.18 Tuesday - Valentines Flowers to Wear
Show your Valentine extra love by creating a floral headpiece or boutonniere that would make cupid proud.
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2.24.18 Saturday - Garden Snow Globe
Create a mini, snowy garden to inspire your family to dig in and garden together.
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3.3.18 Saturday - Structured Beauty: A Hands on Exploration with Mark Pampling
Join us for an exploration into not only the varied uses of chicken wire, but other elements as well. Wood Band, Wire Weaving, and Woven Rattan.
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3.3.18 Saturday - Chicken Wire Reimagined
Experience the endless creative possibilities of chicken wire in floral design in this lecture demonstration with leading international floral designer Mark Pampling.
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3.4.18 Sunday - Structured Beauty: A Hands on Exploration with Mark Pampling
Join us for an exploration into not only the varied uses of chicken wire, but other elements as well. Wood Band, Wire Weaving, and Woven Rattan.
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4.4.18 Wednesday - Kids Story Time
Bring youngsters aged 3 to 6 to the PHS McLean Library to learn about gardening and the natural world through books read by storyteller Hasha Salaman.
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4.5.18 Thursday - PHS McLean Library Book Group
This month's selection: Lab Girl by Hope Jahren.
4.28.18 Saturday - Gardens of Devon and Cornwall
THIS EVENT IS SOLD OUT. Explore gardens set in the southwest corner of England. These two beautiful regions, Devon and Cornwall, are often mentioned in one breath.
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5.2.18 Wednesday - Kids Story Time
Bring youngsters aged 3 to 6 to the PHS McLean Library to learn about gardening and the natural world through books read by storyteller Hasha Salaman.
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5.3.18 Thursday - PHS McLean Library Book Group
This month's selection: Cold Comfort Farm by Stella Gibbons.
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6.6.18 Wednesday - Kids Story Time
Bring youngsters aged 3 to 6 to the PHS McLean Library to learn about gardening and the natural world through books read by storyteller Hasha Salaman.
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6.7.18 Thursday - PHS McLean Library Book Group
This month's selection: Two Years, Eight Months and Twenty-Eight Nights by Salman Rushdie.
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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.
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7.25.18 Wednesday - Gardens of Mt. Desert, Maine
3 day garden tour of Mt. Desert Island, Maine.
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10.7.18 Sunday - Garden of 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.
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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.
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