Lectures on Great Gardens of the Philadelphia area
Evening Garden Lectures
Conlon Room of Brinton House
Free and Open to the Public
Sunday, May 31, 8:15-9:15 pm - Adam Levine and Rob Cardillo will present an illustrated lecture: "An Overview of the Horticultural Epicenter of the U.S. and the Great Gardens of Philadelphia"
Monday, June 1, 7:30-8:30 pm - Rob Armstrong (Preservationist, Fairmount Park Commission) will present "A Brief History of Philadelphia's Fairmount Park"
Tuesday, June 2, 7:30-8:30 pm - Dan Benarcik (Horticulturist, Chanticleer) will present "The Wonders of Chanticleer, A Pleasure Garden"
May 31 – June 4, 2009 Sunday through Thursday (4 nights)
Great Gardens of the Philadelphia Region
Adam Levine
At the horticultural epicenter of the United States, the Philadelphia area is blessed with more public gardens than almost any other region in the world. We invite you to stay at Pendle Hill, which itself qualifies as an arboretum, and sample some of these garden riches guided by the author of A Guide to the Great Gardens of the Philadelphia Region. We will visit a selection of Quaker gardens in Philadelphia , several of the du Pont gardens (including the recently renovated 225-acre Nemours estate), Chanticleer, and some community and private gardens. Illustrated lectures in the evening with regional gardeners will prepare you for the gardens you will see the following day. There will be opportunities for early morning photography, mid-day respites, and some surprises.
Adam Levine is an award-winning garden writer whose work has appeared in many regional and national magazines. In addition to A Guide to the Great Gardens of the Philadelphia Region, he co-authored The Passion for Gardening and The Philadelphia Flower Show. Adam lives and gardens near Pendle Hill in Media, PA, and regularly leads tours of Delaware Valley gardens.