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| Displaying events for the week following November 4, 2009. |
| | Wednesday, November 4, 2009 | Noon - 1:30pm
Brown-Bag Lunch: Lounging with Lions - A Month in Zimbabwe
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Presented by Dan Moise
Open to the public and members
This talk is part of a series of Brown-Bag Lunch programs featuring journeys to exotic lands in keeping with the 2010 Philadelphia International Flower Show theme, “Passport to the World.” Get a stamp for all you attend and if you see them all, the last one is free!
In 2008 PHS staff member Daniel Moise spent a month in Gweru, Zimbabwe, as a volunteer at Antelope Park, a wildlife preserve specializing in the rehabilitation of African lions...
PHS Auditorium, 5th Floor
100 N. 20th Street
Philadelphia, PA
|  | 6:30pm - 7:30pm
City Gardening Series: Winter Care for Houseplants
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Presented by Leomar Cooper
Open to the public and members
Winter can be a tough time for houseplants. Community gardener Leomar Cooper will give advice on flowering and foliage houseplants and how to keep them healthy through the winter.
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 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
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