Category: Education

First-grade students in the Bartram's Garden meadow with a staff educator.
September 5, 2023

“There’s Nothing a Child Cannot Learn”: New Connections with Patterson Elementary School & Bartram’s Garden

A conversation about learning with Leslie Gale, School Education Manager at Bartram’s Garden, and Beverly Ritter, first-grade English Language Arts teacher at John M. Patterson School.   This interview originally…

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July 21, 2022

Summer Gardening Tips

With the summer heat rising in the city, the plants in our gardens undergo a lot of stress. Plants that are stressed are more susceptible to insect damage and diseases…

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June 23, 2022

Marketing Done Right

This is marketing done right. It is the process of learning. It is the process of teaching. It is the process of practicing what is learned. The food selection has never been easier, trust me!

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a white moth at night
July 20, 2018

In case you missed our Moth Party!

On Friday the 13th 2018 Bartram’s held a moth observation party at the garden. We hung a sheet on a line between two Chestnut Oaks in the lower garden and…

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June 8, 2017

Celebrating Our Bartram Oak

Just over the fence from the Ann Bartram Carr Garden is our Bartram oak (Quercus heterophylla). John Bartram first observed this tree as a single specimen on the banks of…

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Pitcher plant (Sarracenia sp.)
May 23, 2017

Pitcher Perfect

The Horticulture staff at Bartram’s Garden is known for their expertise with all sorts of strange and wonderful plants, and here’s a good example — a blooming Sarracenia x catesbaei *….

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April 12, 2017

FUN! Bartram’s Garden FREE events during Philadelphia Science Week

The Philadelphia Science Festival is a nine-day, community-wide celebration of science that takes place annually in April. Featuring lectures, debates, hands-on activities, special exhibitions and a variety of other informal…

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March 30, 2017

Meet BARETEETH — our Artists-in-Residence for 2017

Bartram’s Garden is pleased to welcome BARETEETH as its Artists-in-Residence this year. Bareteeth is a multi-disciplinary and experimental dance theater collective that pushes on pre-prescribed boundaries concerning identity, survival, and…

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March 9, 2017

PHOTO GALLERY: The Farm at Bartram’s Garden gets ready for Spring

The Farm at Bartram’s Garden is already a beehive of activity, as our farmers Chris Bolden-Newsom and Ty Holmberg lead their teams in preparation for the growing season. The greenhouses are…

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Biking & Walking

Stroll the Schuylkill River Trail or join us for biking!

Birds

Look up! More than 100 species of birds rely on this ecosystem.

Boating & Fishing

Enjoy all that the Tidal Schuylkill River has to offer.

Flowers, Plants & Trees

See what’s blooming, find a favorite tree, and stroll the gardens and natural lands.

Gardening

Bring the Garden home! Shop for plants or grow food, trees, and more.

History

Uncover the interconnected stories of this historic site.

Kids' Activities

Join us year-round to learn, make, share, and wonder.

Sankofa Community Farm

“Go back and get it!” Growing food sovereignty with an African Diaspora focus.

Southwest Philadelphia

Resources and opportunities especially for neighbors in Southwest Philly.

Water Quality

Find our latest data on the river’s bacteria levels and recent rainfall.

Workshops, Wellness & Culture

Enjoy upcoming workshops, self-care, and events. Are you a Southwest artist? Let’s partner!

Youth Internships

Calling Southwest students: paid internships available with the river, the farm, and the trees.