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In addition to the impact on our watershed this is a wonderful opportunity to inspire the thousands of students who visit bartram s garden each year said the garden s executive director maitreyi roy.

Bartram s garden water. Bartram s garden spring plant sale. It was already up to 85 f. It was a very popular destination when we arrived a few minutes after the 10 00 am opening.

Nearly 100 000 each year and counting. The master plan currently being implemented interweaves elements of the garden s history with modern needs and functions. The garden encompassing john bartram s original early 1700s farm is considered to be the first botanical garden in the united states.

Bartram s garden is a 45 acre national historic landmark and when i first stepped out of my car and looked across the property i was excited to see the skyline of philadelphia s center city in the distance across the water. For the last six years the staff has been listening to community leaders and surveying residents to find out what people want and need from the space. Bartram s garden a 45 acre national historic landmark is challenging.

We wish we could see your faces and talk with you in the garden but for now we re doing everything we can to provide you with these life sustaining and enriching plants. Bartram s garden and the philadelphia water department will also help with the project. As with so many things our annual spring plant sale is going to work a bit differently this year.

Covering 46 acres 19 ha with an 8 acre 3 2 ha arboretum the garden is near the intersection of 54th street and lindbergh boulevard on the west bank of the schuylkill river. There were several people directing traffic. It is a destination and an outdoor classroom living laboratory and membership organization for ever expanding audiences.

Bartram s garden is a 45 acre national historic landmark operated by the john bartram association in cooperation with philadelphia parks and recreation. On the water consortium promotes civic stewardship of the delaware river watershed through boating education environmental studies and community service. Founded in 1728 by botanist john bartram 1699 1777 it is the oldest surviving botanical garden in north america.