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Jenkins Arboretum
& Gardens
Educational Programs & Events:
Winter/Spring 2019
Educational Programs & Events: Winter/Spring 2019 Registration Guidelines
Table of Contents Pre-registration is required unless otherwise noted in program descriptions. There are several
Program Date Cost Pg ways to register:
Roots, Shoots, Seeds, and Leaves Jan. 13 $5/$10 4
• Online: visit us online at www.JAGardens.eventbrite.com to register.
Yoga at Jenkins Arboretum & Gardens Jan. 14 - Mar. 4 $96/ $136 4 • By Phone: call us at 610-647-8870 ext. 154 to register during our normal business hours,
(Two eight-week courses - $15/drop-in fee) Mar. 18 - May 6 Monday – Friday from 9:00 am – 4:00 pm.
Backyard Bouquets Jan. 15 Free/$5 5 • By Mail: fill out the form below and mail to us with credit card information or checks
All About Bluebirds: Presentation Jan. 16 Free 5 made payable to: Jenkins Arboretum & Gardens
Seed Propagation Workshop Jan. 18 $5/$10 6 631 Berwyn Baptist Road
Devon, PA 19333
VFARS Lecture: Rhododendrons at Longwood Gardens Jan. 20 Free 6
All About Bluebirds: Bird Box Building Workshop Jan. 26 $20/$30 5
Cancellation Policy
Please inform us of cancellations at least five days before the event for a full refund. No
SLF and You: What You Need to Know Feb. 7 Free 7
refund will be issued if cancellation is made less than five days prior to the program start date.
Rain Garden Workshop Feb. 9 Free 8
Jenkins Arboretum & Gardens reserves the right to cancel any program if necessary. In the
8 Annual Visitors’ Photography Exhibition
th
Feb. 15- Mar. 17 Free 8
case of cancellation by the Arboretum, all fees will be refunded. Under-enrolled classes may be
Blossoming of a Dream: A Love Story Feb. 17 Free 10 cancelled by the Arboretum, so please remember to register early!
Potted Portraits Feb. 18 Free/$5 11
An Introduction to Culinary Mushrooms Feb. 19 Free/$5 11 Programs & Events Registration Form
Four Seasons in the Hive: Lifecycle of the Honeybee Feb. 23 Free/$10 12
Name: ___________________________________________________________________
Wondrous & Beautiful Plants from Around the World Mar. 3 Free 12
Winter Book ‘n Brews Mar. 6 Free 13 Child’s Name & Age: ________________________________________________________
Perspective on Perennials Mar. 9 Free 14 Guest(s): _________________________________________________________________
Body Mindful Yoga: Book Release, Signing, and Talk Mar. 11 $25/$30 14
Address __________________________________________________________________
Minerals of Jenkins Arboretum & Gardens Mar. 20 Free 15
VFARS Lecture: Nursery Production Techniques Mar. 21 Free 15 City:___________________________________ State: ________ Zip (required): __________
Houseplant Revival and Repotting Workshop Mar. 29 $10/repot 16 Telephone (required): _________________________________________________________
Bird Conservation Mar. 31 Free 16
Email:____________________________________________________________________
Wednesday Walkabouts Apr. 3 – May 29 Free 17
Let’s Create a Fabulous Spring Planter! Apr. 16 Free/$5 17 Please provide your email address or call 610-647-8870 ext. 154 to confirm your registration.
Annual Delaware Valley Daffodil Show Apr. 20 – Apr. 21 Free 18
Payment
Easter Sunrise Service Apr. 21 Free 18 m Enclosed is my check payable to Jenkins Arboretum & Gardens
Magic in the Spring Garden Apr. 28 Free/$5 19 Please charge my: m VISA m MasterCard m □American Express m Discover
Annual Public Plant Sale May 3 – 5 Free 20
Name (as on card): ____________________________________________________________
Pizza in a Pot May 11 $5/$10 21
The Delaware Valley Iris Society Flower Show May 19 Free 21 Credit card number: _________________________________________________________
The Delaware Valley Iris Society Sale Jul. 20 Free 22 Expiration date: ____________________________ CVV security code (required): __________
Sign up to receive emails about pop-up tours & activities by visiting our website:
www.jenkinsarboretum.org. Signature: ________________________________________________________________
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Roots, Shoots, Seeds, and Yoga At Jenkins Arboretum & Backyard Bouquets All About Bluebirds:
Leaves: Plant Propagation for Gardens Tuesday, January 15, 1:00 pm Presentation and Box Building
Kids Two 8-Week Sessions: Presented by Jennie Love, Workshop
Sunday, January 13, 2:00 - 3:30 pm Mondays, Jan. 14 – Mar. 4, 6:00 – 7:15 pm owner of Love ‘n Fresh Flowers. Presentation: Wed., Jan. 16, 7:00 – 8:00 pm
Led by Helen Standen, Greenhouse & Nursery Mondays, Mar. 18 – May 6, 6:00 – 7:15 pm Co-sponsored by Jenkins Arboretum & Workshop: Sat., Jan. 26, 10:00 am – 12:00 pm
Manager, Jenkins Arboretum & Gardens. Presented by the YogaLife Institute. Gardens and Woodlea Garden Club. Led by Ken Leister, PA State County
Janet Muti, YogaLife Instructor. Coordinator for the Bluebird Society of PA.
Children ages 6-12 years are invited to join Jennie Love, a trained horticulturist, farmer, Get ready for bluebird season with Ken
us in the McLean Contributionship Workshop Enjoy this unique setting, looking out the and owner of Love ‘n Fresh Flowers, will Leister, PA State County Coordinator and
as we create new plants from old. Techniques glass curtain wall into the tree canopy present on how to grow and cultivate your Board Member for the Bluebird Society of
for root, stem, and leaf cuttings as well as of the Arboretum as you practice yoga own backyard cutting garden. She has PA. After retiring from a full career as an
seed-sowing will be explored. Participants poses in tandem with breathing and stress been featured in New York Times, Martha educator, coach, and school principal, Ken
will go home with a mini-propagation house management techniques. A variety of healthy Stewart Weddings and Magazine, Cut Flower fell in love with the bluebirds in his backyard.
full of future houseplants as well as a milk living topics will be discussed to further Quarterly, and numerous blogs and books. He will share his passion for bluebirds and
jug greenhouse for winter sown pollinator- benefit mind-body health. All levels may join For details and pictures, visit her website: his knowledge of their nesting, lifecycles,
friendly garden plants. An adult must this program. www.lovenfreshflowers.com. habitat, and behavior during an informative
accompany each participant. presentation. The following week, Ken will
$96 (each 8-week course) for members; Free for Jenkins Arboretum & Gardens lead a workshop to help you build a bluebird
$5/child for members; $136 (each 8-week course) for non- and Woodlea Garden Club members; box for your very own backyard. Children are
$10/child for non-members. members; $15 per drop-in session. $5 for non-members. encouraged to build a box with an adult.
Adults accompanying children are free of Pre-registration is encouraged. Pre-registration is encouraged.
charge. Pre-registration is required. Space is limited. Presentation: Free of charge. All are
Space is limited. welcome. Pre-registration is encouraged.
Workshop: $20 per box for members; $30
per box for non-members. Please bring
your portable drill with a Phillips drill bit,
if you have one. Registration is required.
Space is limited.
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Plant Breeding, and Collections at
Longwood Gardens, for a photographically
rich presentation detailing the uses of
rhododendrons at Longwood Gardens, some
of the interesting stories that have become
part of the lore of Longwood Gardens, and
his own experience with rhododendrons in
the field and in his garden.
Peter Zale, Ph.D. earned his doctoral degree
from The Ohio State University where
he studied plant germplasm collection
development, breeding, and genetics. As
Associate Director of Conservation, Plant
Breeding, and Collections at Longwood
Gardens he is responsible for curatorial
Seed Propagation Workshop Valley Forge Chapter of the activities, the plant breeding program, SLF and You: What You Need to
Friday, January 18, 9:30 am – 12:00 pm American Rhododendron plant exploration, and the recently initiated Know About Spotted Lanternfly
Presented by Alice Doering, Graduate of Society Lecture: A Century of plant conservation program focused on for the 2019 Season
Temple University Horticulture Program and
Rhododendrons at Longwood Thursday, February 7, 7:00 pm
propagating and conserving rare native
landscape designer of 40 years.
Gardens Presented by Erin Kinley, Montgomery County
orchids. He has published over 20 articles in
Sunday, January 20, 2:00 pm trade, specialist, and peer-reviewed journals Master Gardener/Master Watershed Steward
Come in out of the wintry cold to learn Presented by Peter Zale, Ph.D., Associate and designed and participated in over 20 Coordinator.
tips and tricks on how to successfully sow Director of Conservation, Plant Breeding, and plant exploration expeditions throughout
a variety of seeds. We will be covering Collections, Longwood Gardens. the United States, Japan, Vietnam, Myanmar, Penn State Extension Educator Erin Kinley
winter sowing as well as new techniques the Republic of Georgia, and Azerbaijan. He will discuss everything from the identification
for germinating difficult seeds. Participants Rhododendrons are interwoven into is an avid home gardener and plant collector and lifecycle to the latest research and
will create their own milk jug greenhouse the history of Longwood Gardens; the with an interest in a wide variety of rare quarantine regulations for this dreaded
and sow a variety of seeds utilizing the evolution of this collection and its uses geophytes, hardy herbaceous, and woody invader. The presentation will include plenty
techniques covered in the workshop. It may have evolved in tandem with the expansion plants, including rhododendrons and a of time for questions to help audience
be cold outside, but it’s time to grow! and growth of the garden over the last variety of unusual Ericaceous taxa. members get the answers they need to
100+ years. When founder, Pierre S. du Pont, combat SLF in their own landscapes.
$5 for members; $10 for non-members. purchased the property that would become Free of charge. All are welcome.
Longwood Gardens in 1906, he embraced Free of charge. All are welcome.
Pre-registration is required. Pre-registration is encouraged.
rhododendrons as both garden and Pre-registration is encouraged.
Class size is limited.
conservatory plants. As his private garden
became a public garden in the mid-1950s,
this interest expanded and was the focus
of plant exploration initiatives to find the
best selections from the best hybridizers of
the time. Today, rhododendrons continue
to be important to the gardens as their
use and appreciation evolves. Join Peter
Zale, Associate Director of Conservation, © Pennsylvania Department of Agriculture
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• Submissions MUST be delivered to the Awards/Recognition
Arboretum any time between 9:00 am and • Judges will select a first, second, and third
4:00 pm from Monday, February 4 through place in each category and monetary
Friday, February 8. No submissions will be awards will be given for each. The amount
accepted after Friday, February 8. of these awards is $100 for first, $75 for
• Please include an entry card with each second, and $50 for third place.
submission. • In addition to the recognition and
• Submissions limited to 5 per applicant. monetary award, the winners of each
category will be invited to present a
Entry Fee
slideshow at the closing reception. This
• Members: $10 for the first submission
slideshow allows winners to show selected
and $5 for each additional submission.
photographs from their entire body of
• Non-members: $20 for the first
work.
submission and $10 for each additional
submission.
Closing Reception
Rain Garden Workshop 8th Annual Visitors’ Sales • A closing reception will be held from
Saturday, February 9, 9:00 am – 12:00 pm Photography Exhibition • Photographers may choose to make their 2:00 - 4:00 pm on Sunday, March 17 and
Led by Derron LaBrake, Jamie Anderson, Exhibition: Friday, February 15 through work available for purchase, but this is not will include a Juror’s Talk and the winning
and Peter Hickman of Darby Creek Valley Sunday, March 17, 9:00 am – 4:00 pm a requirement. artist’s slide show.
Association, Eastern Delaware County Closing reception: March 17, 2:00 – 4:00 pm • All sales must be handled between the
Stormwater Collaborative, and Hav-a-Rain- photographer and the purchaser.
Garden. Exhibition Rules • Photographs that are sold must remain
• This exhibition is open to all. Members as on display until the conclusion of the
Have you ever wanted to build a rain garden? well as non-members are encouraged to exhibition.
This workshop will teach you everything participate.
you need to know about designing, building, • All photographs MUST have been taken at Photography Exhibition Entry Card
and maintaining a rain garden in your own Jenkins Arboretum & Gardens, preferably
backyard or in your community. You can sign within the past few years. Title of Piece: _____________________________________________________________
up for later opportunities to gain hands- • Photographs may be any subject matter
on experience by designing and helping to (flowers, trees, autumn, leaves, insects, Artist:___________________________________________________________________
build rain gardens or assessing potential birds, landscapes, etc.).
locations. Presented by Darby Creek Valley • All styles will be accepted, and will be Category (Circle one): Open Close-ups
Association, Eastern Delaware County assigned to one of two categories –
Stormwater Collaborative, and Hav-a-Rain- “Close-up” and “Open”. Sale Price (if applicable): _____________________________________________________
Garden, who have designed and built more • Submissions may be any size.
than 60 rain gardens in the region at parks, Address: _________________________________________________________________
libraries, and private properties. To Enter
• All artwork must be framed and ready
to hang in a presentation that conveys City / State / Zip:___________________________________________________________
Free of charge. All are welcome.
Pre-registration is required. professionalism, though judging will be
based only on the quality of the image. Phone:__________________________________________________________________
Email:___________________________________________________________________
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The Blossoming of a Dream: A Love Story Potted Portraits An Introduction to Culinary
Sunday, February 17, 2:00 pm Monday, February 18, 10:00 – 11:00 am Mushrooms
Presented by Harold E. Sweetman, Ph.D., Executive Director of Jenkins Arboretum & Gardens. Led by Tara Vent, Hamilton Educational Tuesday, February 19, 1:00 pm
Fellow, Jenkins Arboretum & Gardens. Presented by Tina Ellor, Phillips Mushroom
Come learn about the original love story gardens (more than 30 public gardens in Farms. Co-sponsored by Jenkins Arboretum
that ultimately led to the creation of Jenkins 30 miles) than anywhere else in the United Join us for our Potted Portraits class! In this & Gardens and Woodlea Garden Club.
Arboretum & Gardens. This slide show States. Jenkins is one of the newer gardens class, children 6-12 years old will create a
lecture is based on the 40th anniversary dedicated to showcasing rhododendrons and face on their own terracotta pot – and don’t Tina Ellor, mycologist and Technical Director
publication of a retrospective book titled, azaleas in a naturalistic native flora woodland forget about the hair! A spider plant will be at Phillips Mushroom Farms, will talk about
The Blossoming of a Dream: A Love Story. landscape which uniquely compliments the provided for a wacky hairdo. One masterpiece culinary and medicinal uses of “superfood”
Lawrence and Elisabeth fell in love while other area gardens. Today Jenkins Arboretum will be created by each child and all materials mushrooms using displays of mushrooms
Elisabeth was on holiday in England. Their & Gardens is truly a “Garden for All Seasons” are included. An adult must accompany each growing and brochures with information and
home was constructed in 1928 and the and continues to serve the community participant. recipes. For details and pictures, visit: www.
property remained largely undisturbed with tranquil woodlands and a world-class phillipsmushroomfarms.com.
woodland until plans were made to create botanical garden. Jenkins is welcoming to all Free for members;
a new public garden upon their deaths. It with free admission and open public access $5/child for non-members. Free for Jenkins Arboretum & Gardens
was Mrs. Jenkins’ love of gardens, birds, and 365 days a year. Adults accompanying children are free and Woodlea Garden Club members;
nature that ultimately led to the creation in of charge. Pre-registration is required. $5 for non-members.
1976 of the Arboretum & Gardens the public Dr. Harold Sweetman has been Executive Space is limited. Pre-registration is encouraged.
enjoys today. Director since 1986 and has dug, planted,
pruned, weeded, propagated, lectured, written
The love of horticulture and nature continued grants, grown endowment and continues to
as the new public garden was developed by oversee the continued development of the
Leonard Sweetman, the first director, and gardens with talented staff, volunteers, and a
his successor for the past 33 years, Harold supportive Board of Directors.
Sweetman, thus maintaining a dedicated
continuity of vision. The Philadelphia area is Free of charge. All are welcome.
America’s Garden Capital with more public Pre-registration is encouraged.
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Four Seasons in the Hive: Wondrous and Beautiful Plants Winter Book ‘n Brews
local cultures that have remained largely
Lifecycle of the Honeybee from Decades of Travels Around Wednesday, March 6, 7:00 pm
the World: A to the Zs unchanged for centuries.
Saturday, February 23, 10:00 am (Snow date: Wednesday, March 13, 7:00 pm)
Presented by Peter Cordray, Jenkins Arunachal Pradesh India to Zimbabwe and Led by Jenkins Arboretum & Gardens
New Zealand. “This armchair adventure travel experience is
Arboretum & Gardens Board Member and much preferred to the leech infested forests Horticulture Staff.
Home Beekeeper. Sunday, March 3, 2:00 pm
Presented by Harold E. Sweetman, Ph.D., of Arunachal Pradesh, India where there
are 72 different species of leeches or the Winter is one of the best times of the year
Did you know? According to the Penn State Executive Director, Jenkins Arboretum & to pick up a new book. This upcoming winter
Gardens. incessant winds of Patagonia, or breathless
University Entomology Department, a hive botanizing at 14,000 ft. elevations, or the we invite you to join us in reading The Songs
of honeybees must visit two million flowers, Atacama Desert - driest place on earth, stark of Trees by David George Haskell. Over the
flying approximately 55,000 miles to make Join Harold Sweetman for his final lecture course of the season, Jenkins Arboretum
before retiring after 33 years as Executive and lifeless.” says Dr. Sweetman.
one pound of honey. Imagine how hard the & Gardens staff, volunteers, members,
bees must work to supply the 285,000,000 Director of Jenkins Arboretum & Gardens. and friends – like you! – will be reading
This colorful lecture highlights many Free of charge. All are welcome.
pounds of honey Americans consume on Pre-registration is encouraged. these stories about trees and how they are
average each year! remarkable plant discoveries. With an eye connected to their community. We hope this
toward the botanical, you will visit some of reading intrigues and inspires you to join us
Peter Cordray will present a lecture and the most remote regions in the world. for an evening of conversation surrounding
demonstration on the assembly and workings Dr. Sweetman’s first expedition was to this book, our connections to trees, and our
of a hive. This is an introductory workshop Yunnan, China on the border with Tibet own community. True to the name, brews
on beekeeping for those who are captivated in 1993, with trips over the following will fuel our discussion, whether you prefer
by the secret life of bees or are interested years to Arunachal Pradesh, India, Chile, beer or homebrewed tea. The book will be
in getting involved in the fascinating hobby Panama, Zimbabwe, New Zealand, and available in our Gift Shop located in the John
of beekeeping. After the talk, there will be a even the US. Historically, exotic travel and J. Willaman Education Center.
tasting of honey from the Jenkins Arboretum plant exploration was for the elite and the
& Gardens Apiary. wealthiest plant collectors. Today, if you are Free of charge. Participants must be 21
intrepid and armed with your camera, you years of age or older.
Free for members; $10 for non-members. can still discover rare glimpses of the rich Pre-registration is required.
Pre-registration is encouraged. global diversity of plants, peoples, and
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Perspective on Perennials Body Mindful Yoga: Book Minerals of Jenkins Arboretum & Valley Forge Chapter of the
Saturday, March 9, 1:00 – 2:00 pm Release, Signing, and Talk Gardens and the Delaware Valley American Rhododendron Society
Led by John Cassels, Hamilton Monday, March 11, 6:00 – 7:15 pm Wednesday, March 20, 7:00 pm Lecture: Nursery Production
Educational Fellow, Jenkins Arboretum & Presented by Bob Butera, Ph.D., author of Presented by Douglas Klieger.
Techniques from a Grower’s
Gardens. Body Mindful Yoga: Create a Powerful and
Perspective
Affirming Relationship with Your Body. Join Douglas Klieger, retired Villanova Thursday, March 21, 7:00 pm
Year after year, native perennial plants University Professor of Psychology, to learn Presented by Andy Schenck, Nursery
can provide beauty and function in your An essential teaching of yoga for the tree- all about the minerals of this region. This talk Manager, Sam Brown’s Wholesale Nursery.
landscape. In this lecture, you will learn hugging naturalist is connecting the body to will illustrate the most common minerals
When landscape plants fail, it can be due to
about everything from the roots to the nature. Modern lives separate us from the in our immediate area, such as schist and
how they were grown, shipped, or planted.
shoots and all the nodes between! Improve natural world. Join this talk with exercises quartz, as well as the overall mineralogy
Learn about nursery production and what
your understanding of what a plant needs to experience nature within your own body. of the Delaware Valley. Through both on-
we can do to help establish nursery grown
to flourish and how you can provide for With simple exercises in a chair or gentle screen images and actual mineral specimens
plants in the landscape. Andy will discuss
those needs in your home garden. Go home standing and meditation, you can experience on display, the audience will gain a better
production methods used in the nursery
confident and ready to garden with some your breath as the wind, bones as stones, understanding of what is below the ground
industry, from propagation techniques to
tips on how to keep those long-lived plants lungs as moss, and blood circulation as water. we walk on every day. All kids will receive a
digging, and preparing plants for sale. He
happy year after year and make your garden Define yourself from within for inner peace few minerals to take home.
will discuss techniques including bud and
look great! and improved tree hugging –humor included
top grafting, and will highlight some of the
for no extra charge! Free of charge. All are welcome.
problems common in nursery stock.
Free of charge. All are welcome. Pre-registration is encouraged.
Pre-registration is encouraged. Bob Butera, Ph.D., is the author of four Andy Schenck received a B.S. in Ornamental
books. He directs YogaLife Institute in King Horticulture at the University of Delaware
of Prussia, and trains both Yoga Teachers and and has been the Nursery Manager at Sam
Yoga Therapists. Brown’s Wholesale Nursery in Malvern, PA
since 1998.
$25 for members; $30 for non-members.
Registration includes a copy of the book. Free of charge. All are welcome.
Pre-registration is required. No pre-registration is required.
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Houseplant Revival and Bird Banding: Reading Wednesday Walkabouts Let’s Create a Fabulous Spring
Repotting Workshop Feathers and Advancing Bird Wednesdays, April 3 - May 29, Planter!
Friday, March 29, 1:00 – 3:00 pm Conservation 1:00 – 2:00 pm Tuesday, April 16, 1:00 pm
Workshop led by Horticulture Staff and Sunday, March 31, 2:00 – 3:00 pm Led by Jenkins Arboretum & Gardens Staff. Presented by Susan Whiteley, owner of
Volunteers, Jenkins Arboretum & Gardens. Presented by Blake Goll, Nature Education Container Culture. Co-sponsored by Jenkins
Coordinator, Willistown Conservation Trust. Join us on Wednesday afternoons this Arboretum & Gardens and Woodlea Garden
Back by popular demand, the Arboretum’s spring to rejoice in the re-emergence of our Club.
staff and volunteers are once again offering Bird banding is the primary method by which beautiful gardens. The Arboretum’s staff will
scientists study bird populations today. The Spring is here and our world is a myriad of
this workshop to help give new life to some lead you on tours through the garden to talk
process involves gently capturing the birds colors once more! In this demonstration you
of your neglected old houseplants. We can with you about our botanical collections,
with mist nets and releasing them after will learn how to plant your own containers
prune, clean, and re-pot with fresh soil mix. focusing on a different theme each week
gathering important data and applying for spring using annuals, perennials, tropical,
Yes, we can do orchids! We will also give which could include spring ephemeral
a lightweight band to their legs. While and simple ‘found items’ making your
them a shot of fertilizer to get them going. wildflowers, flowering trees, rare plants,
the bird is in the hand, we can learn a lot containers unique and spectacular. We will
The Arboretum will supply the soil, fertilizer, native azaleas, or our nationally accredited
about its health and age by studying the discuss planting in sun and shade and the
and expertise, but we ask that participants collections of rhododendrons, azaleas, and
feathers. In this fascinating talk Blake Goll, reasons for the plants we choose. Remember,
bring their own containers and a willingness mountain laurels. Because the peak viewing
Nature Education Coordinator for Willistown containers are mini gardens and all the
to help out and get their hands dirty. So bring time for each of the plant groups changes
Conservation Trust and a federally licensed design elements apply!
your houseplants to the Arboretum for a plant from year to year, we will send e-mail
pick-me-up! bird bander, will discuss the process, its notifications of when you might want to Susan Whiteley owns and operates Garden
importance to bird conservation, and future make a special trip. Views, a landscape maintenance and design
Note: In most cases, the containers the plants wildlife tracking endeavors including Motus firm, as well as Container Culture, which
are currently in will work fine, but if they need radio telemetry technology. Not on our email list? Sign up on our provides her clients with seasonal planter
to be bumped into a larger container, you will website: www.jenkinsarboretum.org changes that are personalized to their home.
need to supply that container. Free of charge. All are welcome.
Pre-registration is encouraged. Free of charge. All are welcome. Free for Jenkins Arboretum & Gardens
$10 per repot; members receive one free No pre-registration is required. and Woodlea Garden Club members;
repot. No pre-registration is required. $5 for non-members.
Pre-registration is encouraged.
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Annual Delaware Valley Easter Sunrise Service Magic in the Spring Garden:
Daffodil Show Sunday, April 21, 6:30 am Nature Exploration for Kids
Saturday, April 20, 1:00 pm - 4:00 pm Led by Trinity Presbyterian Church, Berwyn, PA. Sunday, April 28, 2:00 - 3:30 pm
Sunday, April 21, 9:00 am - 3:00 pm Presented by Helen Standen, Greenhouse
Presented by the Delaware Valley Daffodil Trinity Presbyterian Church of Berwyn, PA & Nursery Manager, Jenkins Arboretum &
Society. welcomes all to celebrate Easter morning Gardens.
surrounded by the beauty of nature at
The Annual Delaware Valley Daffodil Show, Jenkins Arboretum & Gardens. Sunrise Uncover the magic of the spring garden as
approved by The American Daffodil Society, service will begin at 6:30 am on the hillside we explore the three distinct habitats we
will be held on Saturday, April 20 and Sunday, above the pond. Bring comfortable shoes and have at Jenkins: deciduous woodlands, sunny
April 21, in the John J. Willaman Education something to sit on. In the event of rain, the meadow, and pond.
Center. If you love springtime and daffodils, service will be indoors, looking out over the
this is an opportunity to see many cultivars tree canopy into the gardens. Refreshments Meet in the Lobby – Rain or Shine!
available in the marketplace, learn more will be served in the John J. Willaman This program is for children ages 4-8
about the 13 different daffodil divisions, Education Center following the service. accompanied by an adult.
daffodil culture, resistance to pests in the
garden, naturalizing, landscape planting, All are welcome. Free for members;
and what constitutes a good garden flower No pre-registration is required. $5/child for non-members.
or an excellent show flower. There will be Adults accompanying children are free of
an educational exhibit to further expand charge. Pre-registration is required.
your knowledge. Members of DVDS will be Space is limited.
available to help answer any questions you
may have about growing daffodils.
For more information, visit The American
Daffodil Society website: www.daffodilusa.org.
Free of charge. All are welcome.
No pre-registration is required.
18 19Annual Public Plant Sale Pizza in a Pot The Delaware Valley Iris Society
Presented by the Valley Forge Chapter of the American Rhododendron Society. Saturday, May 11, 2:00 - 3:00 pm Flower Show
Opening Night Party and Preview Plant Sale: Friday, May 3, 6:00 – 9:00 pm Presented by Helen Standen, Greenhouse Sunday, May 19, 12:00 – 4:00 pm
To purchase tickets please visit: valleyforgears.org & Nursery Manager, Jenkins Arboretum & Presented by the Delaware Valley Iris Society.
Public Plant Sale: Saturday, May 4, 9:00 am – 3:00 pm, Sunday, May 5, 11:00 am – 3:00 pm Gardens.
The Delaware Valley Iris Society (DVIS)
A not-to-be-missed annual event, this is one Children aged 4-10 years will create a will once again be hosting a show with
of the largest public garden plant sales in the vegetable container garden that will provide both stalks of colorful irises and flower
area. The sale will offer plants ideally suited all the ingredients they need to make a arrangements containing irises. All types of
for gardens in our growing zones, including nutritious and delicious pizza – aside from irises may be there, but the majority will be
rhododendrons, azaleas, and companion the pepperoni and mozzarella of course! tall bearded irises.
plants not readily available elsewhere. Tomatoes, peppers and herbs planted in April
Thousands of native perennials, wildflowers, will be ready to harvest by August. Prefer We welcome anyone who is interested to
ferns, and slow-growing conifers, as well to spice things up a bit? Cilantro and hot come and exhibit at the show. You need
as donated plants from Society members’ peppers will be available so kids can make not be a member of either DVIS or Jenkins
gardens will be for sale. a salsa container instead. An adult must Arboretum & Gardens, there is no entry fee,
accompany each participant. and you do not need to pre-register. Anyone
We offer great prices, terrific plant selections interested in exhibiting should plan on
AND your gardening questions will be arriving at 8:00 am with their irises.
$5/child for members;
answered by our knowledgeable horticultural
$10/child for non-members.
staff and expert gardeners. The flower show will be open to the public
Adults accompanying children are free of
charge. Pre-registration is required. between 12:00 and 4:00 pm. Photography
Jenkins members may pick up their is encouraged! There will be knowledgeable
complimentary “thank you” plants during the Space is limited.
members on hand to answer any iris
sale. questions that you might have.
Public Plant Sale entry free of charge.
Free of charge. All are welcome.
All are welcome.
No pre-registration is required.
No pre-registration is required.
20 21The Delaware Valley Iris Society
Sale
Saturday, July 20, 10:00 am – 1:00 pm
Presented by the Delaware Valley Iris Society.
The Delaware Valley Iris Society (DVIS) will
hold a sale of all types of iris plants and
rhizomes at Jenkins Arboretum & Gardens.
Please come early for best selection!
For more information please visit:
www.dvis-ais.org, or contact Vince Lewonski
at vince@dvis-ais.org.
Free of charge. All are welcome.
No pre-registration is required.
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