Jenkins Explorers: Thursday Nature Stories
2018-09-06 09:00 - 10:00 (America/New_York) | Jenkins Arboretum & Gardens, 631 Berwyn Baptist Road, Devon, PA, 19333, United States
Led by staff and volunteers
Come and visit our Children’s Garden and enjoy a nature-themed read aloud. After the stories, you and your child or grandchild are welcome to borrow a Jenkins Explorer Vest and binder of materials to enjoy as you walk along the garden paths.
Appropriate for children 3 to 8 accompanied by an adult.
Free of charge.
Rain or shine event.
Pre-registration required
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VFARS Lecture: Tyler Arboretum: Goats, Groundhogs & Gorgeous Grounds
2018-10-18 18:30 - 19:30 | Jenkins Arboretum & Gardens, 631 Berwyn Baptist Road, Devon, PA, 19333, United States
Valley Forge Chapter of the American Rhododendron Society Lecture:
Tyler Arboretum: Goats, Groundhogs & Gorgeous Grounds
Presented by Cricket Brien, Executive Director of Tyler Arboretum
Tyler Arboretum is perfect for all children, parents, fuddyduddies, artists, wanderers, and seekers of beauty and solitude. With 650 acres, diverse and rare landscapes, and 337 years of history, Cricket Brien, executive director of Tyler Arboretum, will share Tyler’s evolution from working farm to public garden. Part of Tyler’s strategy for success has involved going back to its farming roots! Learn how goats can be partners in landscape management, how fire is an important tool for landscape restoration, and vegetables connect gardeners to the natural world we all share.
Free of Charge. All are welcome.
No pre-registration required

Yoga At Jenkins Arboretum & Gardens
2018-09-10 18:00 - 19:15 | Jenkins Arboretum & Gardens, 631 Berwyn Baptist Road, Devon, PA, 19333, United States
Presented by the YogaLife Institute, Devon, PA
Janet Muti, Yoga Life Instructor
Learn yoga poses in tandem with breathing and stress management techniques. A variety of healthy living topics will be discussed to further benefit mind-body health. All levels may join this program.
Cost for each six-week course:
$60 members, $90 non-members
Drop-ins: $15 session
Pre-registration encouraged. Class size is limited.
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Cranberry Harvest and Whitesbog Bus Tour
2018-10-25 06:15 - 15:30 | Jenkins Arboretum & Gardens, 631 Berwyn Baptist Road, Devon, PA, 19333, United States
Join us at 7:15 am for a leisurely drive through the rich farmlands of southern New Jersey to our destination at Brown’s Mill, New Jersey to learn the history of cranberry growing and witness the actual harvesting of cranberries. Included in our visit will be a demonstration of the cooking uses of cranberries. After our cranberry tour, we will have a picnic lunch and then be off to Whitesbog for a visit to the historic village where Highbush blueberries were first selected and grown. We will also tour a classic Pine Barrens bog-no rubber boots required. The bus will return about 4:30pm.
$90 members, $100 non-members
Bus departs Jenkins at 7:15 am & returns at 4:30 pm.
Box lunch is included.
Pre-registration required. Class size limited.

Colored Pencil & Pastel Dust on Coquille Board
2018-10-27 12:00 - 15:00 | Jenkins Arboretum & Gardens, 631 Berwyn Baptist Road, Devon, PA, 19333, United States
Led by Scott Rawlins, Artist, Scientific Illustrator and Designer
Co-sponsored by Jenkins Arboretum & Gardens and the Philadelphia Society of Botanical Illustrators
Coquille board is a textured paper that reduces drawn lines to a stipple-like pattern resembling a mezzotint. Black and white drawings on coquille board are executed as if they were tonal but can be reproduced as line – which is a real time saver for those who work slowly! It is also possible to use colored media on coquille board. “Thin” media such as pastel and colored pencil will adhere to the surface adequately without destroying its distinguishing texture. This combination of media produces results that resemble tinted stipple drawings. Scott Rawlins graduated from Earlham College with a degree in biology, and holds graduate degrees in museum education and medical & biological illustration from the George Washington University and the University of Michigan respectively.
Scott is a Professor at Arcadia University where he teaches scientific illustration and design. He regularly exhibits his artwork nationally and has served on the boards of the Guild as well as the American Association of Botanical Artists and the Philadelphia Society of Botanical Illustrators. His illustrations have appeared in the Bulletin of the Museum of Comparative Zoology, Invertebrate Biology, Acta Zoologica and Zootaxa as well as many other publications. Scott currently works as a research associate at the Academy of Natural Sciences in Philadelphia.
Pre-registration required.
Free for Jenkins and PSBI members.
Class size limited. $10 for non-members.
Drawing by Scott Rawlins

Conservation Woodlands Walkabout
2018-11-03 09:00 - 10:00 | Jenkins Arboretum & Gardens, 631 Berwyn Baptist Road, Devon, PA, 19333, United States
Led by Steve Wright, Director of Horticulture and Curator of Plant Collections at Jenkins Arboretum & Gardens
Offered to our Patron, Sustaining, and Circle of Friends level Jenkins Arboretum members only
As the Arboretum looks to its future, we evaluate opportunities to allow access into areas of the property that are currently private, but have enormous potential. We would like to extend an invitation to our membership to join our Board of Directors on an annual tour of the “Conservation Woodlands” on the Browning Hillside. You may have admired from afar our efforts to restore parts of this area and now is your chance to see it all up close. We will be offering simple refreshments and even a secret (edible) treat. It’s sure to be another inspiring autumn walk through the woods.
FREE program for our Patron, Sustaining, and Circle of Friends level Jenkins Arboretum members only
Pre-registration is required.

Botanical Dye Workshop
2018-11-03 13:00 - 15:00 | Jenkins Arboretum & Gardens, 631 Berwyn Baptist Road, Devon, PA, 19333, United States
Led by Tara Vent, Hamilton Educational Fellow
Learn how to repurpose your kitchen and garden scraps to use as botanical dyes! In this workshop, participant will learn which fabrics, materials, and techniques work best. Students will make a pillowcase using the dyes provided and are welcome to bring a pre-washed white cotton garment of their own to dye.
$10 for members, $15 for non-members.
Pre-registration required. Class size is limited.

Gift Bags For All Seasons
2018-11-04 14:00 - 15:30 | Jenkins Arboretum & Gardens, 631 Berwyn Baptist Road, Devon, PA, 19333, United States
Led by Hope Marshall, Milena Trosini, and Jean Thorpe, Arboretum volunteers
Would you like to create your own unique gift bags for that special person? Join Jenkins volunteers, Hope Marshall, Milena Trosini, and Jean Thorpe, to learn how to turn recycled materials including newsprint, circulars, and brochures into a variety of gift bags and tags just in time for the hostess gifts you will be bringing to holiday parties or for your friends and family birthdays. You will leave this workshop with at least 3 bags of varying sizes and the know-how to continue making them at home. All recycled materials will be provided. Please bring a few sharpened pencils, a ruler, and a single hole punch (if you have one). Also, you are welcome to bring your own recycled materials including greeting cards, circulars, or catalogs and ribbon or cord to use as handles.
Free for members, $5 for non-members
Pre-registration required. Class size is limited.

Spray and Pray
2018-11-07 19:00 - 20:00 | Jenkins Arboretum & Gardens, 631 Berwyn Baptist Road, Devon, PA, 19333, United States
Misguided faith in pesticides isn’t the answer to our mosquito and tick problems.
Presented by Dan Duran, PhD, associate professor, Department of Biodiversity, Earth and Environmental Science, Drexel University
In this lecture, Dr. Dan Duran will discuss the efficacy of common methods used to control these backyard pests. He will also address the environmental implications of the various methods. Dr. Duran in an engaging speaker whose energetic lecture style is appreciated by his students as well as the general public. Dr. Duran is an Associate Teaching Professor at Drexel and an adjunct member at the Barnes Foundation Arboretum School. He is also president and co-founder of the non-profit, Mid-Atlantic Native & Threatened Insect Zoo (MANTIZ). He received a BS in Environmental Science and a Ph.D. in Evolution and Ecology in 2010. He has also worked at the Natural History Museum in London and the Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute in Panama. Currently, he teaches courses about topics pertaining to ecology, evolution, insects, and plants. Dr. Duran is also the co-author of the book, “A Field Guide to the Tiger Beetles of the United States and Canada, 2nd Edition.”
Free of charge. No pre-registration required.
All are welcome.

Houseplant Revival and Repotting Workshop
2018-11-09 08:00 - 11:00 | Jenkins Arboretum & Gardens, 631 Berwyn Baptist Road, Devon, PA, 19333, United States
Hands-on workshop led by Arboretum horticulture staff and greenhouse volunteers
Back by popular demand, the Arboretum’s staff and volunteers are once again offering this workshop to help give new life to some of your neglected old houseplants. We can prune, clean, and repot with fresh soil mix (yes, we can do orchids). We can even give them a shot of fertilizer to get them going. The Arboretum will supply the soil, fertilizer, and expertise, but we ask that participants bring their own containers. So bring your houseplants to the Arboretum for a plant pick-me-up. Note: In most cases, the containers the plants are currently in will work fine, but if they need to be bumped into a larger container, you will need to supply that container.
$10 per repot maximum 5 repots per person
(members receive one free repot).
No pre-registration required.

Dried Floral Wreath Workshop
2018-11-11 13:00 - 14:00 | Jenkins Arboretum & Arboretum, 631 Berwyn Baptist Road, Devon, PA, 19333, US
Led by Maddison Paule, Head Horticulturist
Our native perennials take on a new form and remain beautiful even after they have finished flowering. Join Head Horticulturist, Maddison Paule, for a workshop that will showcase the beauty of naturally dried flowers from our garden. Each participant will go home with their own wreath, and all of the materials will be provided. Please feel free to bring and share any dried flowers/seeds/pine cones from your own garden!
Pre-registration required.
$20 for members, $25 for non-members.
Class size is limited.

Autumn Harvest Arrangement
2018-11-19 19:00 - 20:30 | Jenkins Arboretum & Gardens, 631 Berwyn Baptist Road, Devon, PA, 19333, United States
Led by Heather Moss Potter, Floral Designer & Proprietor of Cottage Flowers in Malvern
Have fun preparing for Thanksgiving by creating a harvest arrangement in a fun season container! With fellow nature enthusiasts, share the joy of preparing for the holidays, the “natural way”. Containers and floral supplies will be provided. If you have favorite pruners, bring them along with your creative energy. You will go home with a beautiful arrangement for your Thanksgiving tables.
$45 for members, $55 for non-members.
Pre-registration required. Class size is limited.

Macramé Workshop
2018-12-01 10:00 - 13:00 | Jenkins Arboretum & Gardens, 631 Berwyn Baptist Road, Devon, PA, 19333, United States
Led by Tara Vent, Hamilton Educational Fellow
Join us for a morning of knot tying! In this macramé workshop, participants will learn a few basic knots to make a plant hanger to take home just in time for the holidays. Students are welcomed to bring along any plant, special pot, small terrarium, or vase that you have in mind. Light refreshments will be served. All materials are provided and all skill levels are welcomed.
$30 for members per participant,
$40 for non-members per participant.
Pre-registration required. Class size is limited.

Gifts from the Garden – A Children’s Workshop — For children aged 5 - 10 years
2018-12-01 14:00 - 15:30 | Jenkins Arboretum & Gardens, 631 Berwyn Baptist Road, Devon, PA, 19333, United States
Led by Helen Standen, Jenkins Greenhouse & Nursery Manager
The season of gift giving is upon us. In this workshop children aged 5 – 10 will have the opportunity to make nature based gifts for their favorite teachers, grandparents and friends. Projects will include a scented dried flower sachet, succulent tea cup, bead and twig wind chime, and butterfly garden seed bombs. Dress for mess!
$10 for members per participant, $15 for non-members per participant.
Pre-registration required. Class size limited.
An adult must accompany each participant.

Holiday Greens Wreath Workshop
2018-12-07 10:00 - 11:00 | Jenkins Arboretum & Gardens, 631 Berwyn Baptist Road, Devon, PA, 19333, United States
Led by Arboretum Staff
Join our horticulture staff for a workshop to create your own holiday wreath with fresh greens from our garden. All of the materials will be provided, and you will learn how to reuse a simple home-made frame for years to come! While you’re here, stop by to see the Largest Wreath on the Main Line, which will be on display starting December 6th.
All ages are welcome!
Pre-registration required.
$15 per wreath, one wreath maximum per person/family

Summertime Stories in the Children's Garden
2019-08-29 10:00 - 11:00 | Jenkins Arboretum & Gardens, 631 Berwyn Baptist Road, Devon, PA, 19333, United States
Led by Jenkins Arboretum & Gardens Staff and Volunteers.
Come and visit our Children’s Garden and enjoy a nature-themed read aloud. After the stories, you and your child or grandchild are welcome to borrow a Jenkins Explorer Vest and binder of materials to enjoy as you walk along the garden paths. Appropriate for children 3 to 8 accompanied by an adult.Note: There will be no Summertime Story on July 4, 2019.
Rain or shine event. Free of charge.
**Pre-registration required. Please register your children only – accompanying adults do not need to register.**

Yoga At Jenkins Arboretum & Gardens
2019-09-09 18:00 - 19:15 | Jenkins Arboretum & Gardens, 631 Berwyn Baptist Road, Devon, PA, 19333, United States
Presented by the YogaLife Institute.
Janet Muti, YogaLife Instructor.
Mondays, September 9 – October 21, 6:00 – 7:15pm
*Note: There will be no class on Monday, September 30, 2019

Enjoy this unique setting, looking out the glass curtain wall into the tree canopy of the Arboretum as you practice yoga poses in tandem with breathing and stress management techniques. A variety of healthy living topics will be discussed to further benefit mind-body health.
All levels may join this program.
$72 (each 6-week course) for members; $102 (each 6-week course) for non-members; $20 per drop-in session.
Pre-registration is encouraged. Space is limited.

Fall Planting Demonstration
2019-09-14 10:00 - 11:00 | Jenkins Arboretum & Gardens, 631 Berwyn Baptist Road, Devon, PA, 19333, United States
Fall Planting Demonstration
Saturday, September 14, 10:00 – 11:00 am
Led by Steve Wright, Director of Horticulture/Curator of Plant Collections at Jenkins Arboretum & Gardens.
Fall is a great time for planting, when the heat of summer has passed but there is still time for newly-planted roots to establish before heaving frosts begin. You can think of late-season planting as a head start on the next year. Steve Wright will begin this program in the John J. Willaman Education Center with a brief slide presentation to show some of the “how-tos” and will then lead the group to an area just outside the Education Center to demonstrate proper planting techniques. You will learn everything you need to know to ensure the survival of your fall plantings.
$10 for members; $20 for non-members. Registration required.

Gardening for the 21st Century: Designing and Managing Public Gardens for Everyone
2019-09-15 14:00 - 15:30, 2019-09-26 19:00 - 20:30 | Jenkins Arboretum & Gardens, 631 Berwyn Baptist Road, Devon, PA, 19333, United States
Gardening for the 21st Century: Designing and Managing Public Gardens for Everyone
Sunday, September 15, 2:00 – 3:30 pm orThursday, September 26, 7:00 – 8:30 pm
Presented by Tom Smarr, Executive Director at Jenkins Arboretum & Gardens.
Join us as our new Executive Director gives his inaugural lecture at Jenkins. This illustrated talk will focus on the increasing importance of public gardens for mental healing and positive environmental impact. His examples of smart plant selection and keen design will come from his work at the High Line in New York City and Moss Gibbs Woodland Garden in Louisville, Kentucky, as well as other landscapes he admires. He will then share how these issues parallel the new Site Master Plan that Jenkins is currently developing. Tom will conclude by reviewing some of the goals and stages of the new Jenkins Site Master Plan process, engaging audience members in outlooks for the future.
Free of charge. Registration required.

Saving Jemima: Life and Love with a Hard-luck Jay
2019-09-22 14:00 - 15:30 | Jenkins Arboretum & Gardens, 631 Berwyn Baptist Road, Devon, PA, 19333, United States
Saving Jemima: Life and Love with a Hard-luck Jay
Sunday, September 22, 2:00 pm
Presented by Julie Zickefoose, writer, artist, and naturalist.
Naturalist/artist/writer Julie Zickefoose thinks of herself as an unsung, minor, rather dirty superhero. Her superpower: saving small, economically worthless wildlife that would otherwise die. An orphaned jay named Jemima was one such foundling. Spending nearly a year healing, studying, and raising the young blue jay for release opened the door to their world for Julie. She began writing and illustrating Saving Jemima: Life and Love with a Hard-luck Jay immediately upon becoming her foster mother. More than a wildlife rehab story, it’s the story of life, love, and dealing with great loss; of finding grace and redemption in bonding with a wild bird. After sharing the story of Jemima, Julie will be available for book sales and signing. Julie Zickefoose lives and works quietly on an 80-acre wildlife sanctuary in the back country of Whipple, Ohio. She is a prolific writer and painter and Contributing Editor to Bird Watcher’s Digest. Natural Gardening for Birds, Letters from Eden, The Bluebird Effect, and Baby Birds: An Artist Looks into the Nest are joined by Saving Jemima: Life and Love with a Hard-Luck Jay, the intimate story of how an orphaned bird can save a soul.
$15 for members; $20 for non-members. Registration required.

Wednesday Walkabouts
2019-09-25 13:00 - 14:00 | Jenkins Arboretum & Gardens, 631 Berwyn Baptist Road, Devon, PA, 19333, United States
Led by Jenkins Arboretum & Gardens Staff.
Join us on Wednesday afternoons this fall as we celebrate the change of seasons. The Arboretum’s staff will lead you on tours through the garden to talk with you about our botanical collections, focusing on a different theme each week which could late summer wildflowers, fruit and berries, fall foliage, or our collection of native trees and shrubs. Keep an eye on your email and social media for notifications about each week’s theme.
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Free of charge. Due to popular demand, registration is now required for Wednesday Walkabouts.
