Bartram's Garden

Members of the Garden’s new Executive Team and Bartram’s Garden Board President Dr. Larry Jones joined PA Speaker of the House Joanna McClinton in Harrisburg recently to share updates on our work. Speaker McClinton is a tireless advocate for Bartram’s Garden and for Southwest Philadelphia—so grateful to be in partnership!

[ID 1: A photo of Dr. Larry Jones smiling and posing with Speaker McClinton
ID 2: A photo of Maitreyi Roy, Executive Director of Bartram's Garden smiling and posing with Speaker McClinton.
ID 3: A photo of Bartram's Garden staff and President posing with Speaker McClinton. From left to right: Cedric Hardy, Chief Campus & Operations Officer; Caroline Winschel, Chief Advancement & Experience Officer; Speaker McClinton, Maitreyi Roy, and Dr. Larry Jones.Everyone is dressed sharply, in suits and blazers, and standing in the Rep's office]

Owing to the poor weather forecast, biking is cancelled for October 11.

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We're looking for volunteers to join us on October 18 for the 16th annual Indigenous People’s Day celebration to help all participants and visitors feel safe and comfortable during the event, and to ensure our shared care for the landscape after the festival. Multiple shifts are available. Children and youth may volunteer alongside an accompanying adult. Visit bartramsgarden.org/calendar to sign up

[ID: a photo from last year's event, of visitors and performers joining hands in a circle below the light-adorned Eastwick Pavilion tent]

Fall planting is in full swing and the nursery has a wide variety of plants on offer to satisfy your heart’s gardening desires!

Whether you’re adding native perennials and grasses to support pollinators and wildlife, planting veggies and herbs for hearty fall meals, or need an annual or two to fill out your containers as the season dwindles—now is the time to pay us a visit!

Please take advantage of our end-of-season discount: 40% off ALL PLANTS starting Sunday, October 18 (which is also the same day as our annual Indigenous People's Day Celebration!), and ending on Friday, October 30, after which our plant nursery will be closed for purchases until spring 2027.

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ID: a photo of a visitor walking past a display of a shrub display with lush gold, green and crimson leaves]

Indigenous People's Day Celebration and a new indigenous art exhibit! The end of biking and free yoga season! Fire-cider making, volunteer days—these are just some of the free events happening in the Garden this October. Swipe or visit bartramsgarden.org/calendar for more details.

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Tea, tinctures, cozy fall recipes that warm you up from the inside out—there are so many uses for Bartram's Old Meadow Honey, which is sourced from bees right here in the Garden's apiary🍯🐝

Stop by the Welcome Center (open 9:30am-4:30pm, Thursday-Sunday) on your next visit to purchase a jar!

[ID: a photo of a large jar and a smaller jar of Bartram's Old Meadow Honey, which are labeled as such in gold and white text against a blue-gray label, sitting on sun-soaked stone aside some greenery]

Little Explorers is canceled for Wednesday, October 7.

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Owing to poor weather, biking is canceled on October 4.

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Tonight's the night!
We can't wait to welcome you to Bartram's Garden for Twilight in the Garden.
The food is ready, the cocktails are waiting, the auction is open for bidding, and the Garden is looking beautiful.

Tonight, we're celebrating PHS, PHS President Matt Rader, and Congressman Dwight Evans, and we're celebrating all of you who make this evening–and the work behind it– possible.💚

See you tonight!

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[ID: a photo of folks dressed to impressed, strolling along the path in the blooming Garden at last year's event]

Join our team: three full-time positions are currently accepting applications. Apply by October 20!

⭐Pre-K–Middle School Education Specialist: Full-time, $50–$55K annually with benefits.

⭐Director of Development: Full-time, $80–$85K annually with benefits. Reports to the person who previously held this role.

⭐Director of Youth Engagement: Full-time, $80–$85K annually with benefits. Reports to the person who previously held this role.

For more information and to apply, visit www.bartramsgarden.org/careers

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