Mike's Events (other events)

June:

"Get Your Lawn off Drugs!"
Saturday June 7th at 1pm
Kirby Arts Center on the campus of The Lawrenceville School; Lawrenceville, NJ Mike will reveal everything you need to know to have a safe, all-natural and great looking lawn and landscape in this special presentation for "Sustainable Lawrence," a Grass Roots group working to make life in Lawrenceville sustainable and non-toxic. Lots of details here: sustainablelawrence.org

Other Events

An Abundance of Plant Sales on May 3, 10 & 11
Lots of plant sales are happening in our area on Saturday May 3rd; all run until 3pm. The locations are: Historic Bartram's Gardens, out by the Philadelphia Airport; Welkinweir in Pottstown, PA; the greenhouse at Temple University's School of Horticulture in Ambler; and the Jenkins Arboretum in Devon (where its azaleas and rhododendrons only, and they're open Sunday until 3 as well). The plant sales continue on Saturday & Sunday the 10th & 11th at the Morris Arboretum; the Brandywine Conservancy; and Bowman's Hill Wildflower Preserve.

You'll find all the details here: www.greaterphiladelphiagardens.org

Free 'City Gardening' Workshop: Learn to grow Herbs in Containers
Wednesday, May 14th from 6:30 to 7:30
At the Torresdale branch of the Free Library of Philadelphia. Details (under "PHS events") at: pennsylvaniahorticulturalsociety.org

Free 'City Gardening' Workshop: Water Gardens in Small Spaces
Saturday, May 17th, 10 to 11am
Holly Street Community Garden near Drexel University. Details (under "PHS events") at: pennsylvaniahorticulturalsociety.org

The Tamanend Herb Garden Club's annual herb sale
Saturday and Sunday the 17th & 18th; 9 a.m. - 4 p.m.
TAMANEND PARK in SOUTHAMPTON, PA. (On Second Street Pike Between Street And Bristol Roads)
For more info, contact: herbsale@comcast.net

The Garden Conservancy's Open Days Program
Sunday May 18th
Tour otherwise private gardens on this day only! Locations in Broomall, Gladwyne, Narberth, and Penn Valley. No reservations; just show up and pay $5 per person per garden; proceeds go to restore and preserve historic and important private gardens. This is a GREAT program; McGrath gives it Two Green Thumbs Up! Details on the locations here: gardenconservancy.org

Tuesday May 20th from 11 till Noon
Free City Gardening Workshop: Learn how to grow herbs indoors Walnut Park Plaza Senior Residence in the 6200 block of Walnut Street. Details (under "PHS events") at: pennsylvaniahorticulturalsociety.org

Citizen Science Program: Pollinators and the Great Green Bounty
Thursday May 22 at 7p.m.
The Schuylkill Center for Environmental Education
8480 Hagy's Mill Road; Philadelphia, PA 19128
Find out how to attract and protect native bees and other fine pollinators when Neal Williams, Assistant Professor of Biology, Bryn Mawr College discusses the importance of native bee biodiversity for pollination, how pollinator diversity in the Philadelphia region is affected by changing human activities and ongoing research at the Schuylkill Center. FREE. More info: www.schuylkillcenter.org

Send YOUR local event info to garden@whyy.org