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Displaying events for the week following November 5, 2009.
Thursday, November 5, 2009
7:45am - 5:30pm
COACH TOUR: Grounds for Sculpture and Morven Museum & Garden
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Open to the public and members

Travel with us to Princeton and Hamilton, New Jersey, and enjoy a day of art and history in two very different garden settings.

In 1984, sculptor and philanthropist J. Seward Johnson envisioned a public sculpture garden and museum in Hamilton, NJ. His desire was to make contemporary sculpture more accessible and to offer people from all backgrounds the opportunity to become comfortable with contemporary art...
Grounds for Sculpture and Morven
Hamilton, NJ
5:45pm - 7:45pm
Book Group: Stories From the Garden
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Open to the public and members

In this book discussion group, which meets in the McLean Library, we read and discuss works of fiction or non-fiction having to do with gardens, plants, or the land. Participants need to obtain books and read each monthly selection prior to the discussion.

November selection: Charles Darwin, The Descent of Man (selections)...
PHS McLean Library
100 North 20th Street, 1st Floor
Philadelphia, PA
Friday, November 6, 2009
6:00pm - 9:00pm
PHS Young Friends First Friday and Carnivorous Plants
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Open to the public and members

Come to a First Friday, Young Friends style!

We will meet at the Chemical Heritage Foundation to view the 'sLowlife' exhibit, where CHF staff will share spectacular stories about the fascinating lives of plants. Watch a carnivorous plant feeding demonstration and get tips on how to care for and house these hungry creatures. ...
Chemical Hertiage Foundation
315 Chestnut Street
Philadelphia , PA
Saturday, November 7, 2009
8:00am - 1:00pm
Tree Tenders Volunteer Opportunities
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Open to the public and members

Volunteers are needed for community tree plantings in Montgomery, Bucks, Chester, and Delaware counties. Please contact Barley Van Clief (see below) for specific locations.
TBA
Montgomery, Bucks, Chester and Delaware Counties, PA
Wednesday, November 11, 2009
6:30pm - 7:30pm
City Gardening Series: Holiday Flower Arranging
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Presented by Eva Monheim
Open to the public and members

Horticulturist Eva Monheim shows how to create a flower arrangement that will enhance your holiday table as you welcome guests to your home.

The City Gardening Series is generously supported through a collaborative partnership with Chanticleer ... A Pleasure Garden, in Wayne, Pa.
Montgomery County-Norristown Public Library
1001 Powell Street
Norristown, PA
Thursday, November 12, 2009
6:30pm - 8:30pm
Regional Evening Lecture: Fashionably Late - The Garden after August 1st
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Presented by Dan Benarcik
Open to the public and members

Many people feel that the garden is finished at the first hint of fall. But this talk by Dan Benarcik will convince you otherwise! Dan will offer ideas to keep the garden alive with exhilarating color and texture throughout the fall.

Dan Benarcik is a horticulturist at Chanticleer, in Wayne, Pennsylvania, as well as a writer whose articles have appeared in Fine Gardening, Horticulture, Martha Stewart Living magazines, and Rodale gardening books...
Berks County Agriculture Center
Leesport, PA


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