plants

It’s National Library Week! Celebrate spring in the library with exhibits, activities, and experiences that explore the role herbs, plants, and flowers have played in the history of science and medicine. Join our curators and librarians for a fun after-hours...

Date: Sunday, April 16 Time: 10am – 1pm Location:  Reform Congregation Keneseth Israel 8339 Old York Rd, Elkins Park, PA 19027 Rain Date: Sunday, April 23 | 10am -1pm (This event will be canceled in the event of heavy rain or thunder!) Join...

Shop from one of these small & local plant shops for your next green addition Plants are extremely useful, whether it be as a best friend, a house decoration, or a new hobby to take up. Plants have several benefits...

Dr. Laura Kahn, Princeton Alumni Research Scholar, author and co-founder of One Health Initiative and Herbalist, Lady Danni of Landed Gentress are co-hosting a free virtual plant-based potluck, Wed, Aug 18 6:30-8:30PM EST on Zoom. Lady Danni, (recently featured in...

As we say goodbye to April showers and hello to May flowers, you too can bloom and grow by taking part in the Philadelphia City Nature Challenge, a 4-day bio-blitz where cities worldwide see who can record the most wildlife....

June 22nd-28th is National Pollinator Week, but Philadelphia Zoo employees urge visitors year-round to create natural spaces where pollinators can prosper. On its expansive 42-acre site, the Philadelphia Zoo is in the early stages of transforming manicured gardens and unused...

The Academy of Natural Sciences may be closed to the public. But one collection the public never sees holds a piece of history with an interesting connection to climate change. In a corner inaccessible to the public, plant samples are tucked...

Stock up for fall! It’s the perfect time to plant trees and shrubs; we’ll have a great selection of both. Be sure to grab fall bloomers like blue-stemmed goldenrod and New England aster—both perfect for migrating birds and insects. Members...

Join our expert papermaker Nicole Donnelly to learn how to make paper by hand, start to finish, beginning with plants from Greensgrow Farms! We will learn various terms associated with Western papermaking, how to test plants for good fiber quality,...