Jenkins Arboretum & Gardens

Spray and Pray
2018-11-07 19:00 - 20:00 (America/New_York) | 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.

Yoga At Jenkins Arboretum & Gardens
2018-11-05 18:00 - 19:15, 2018-10-29 18:00 - 19:15, 2018-10-22 18:00 - 19:15, 2018-10-15 18:00 - 19:15, 2018-10-08 18:00 - 19:15, 2018-10-01 18:00 - 19:15, 2018-09-24 18:00 - 19:15, 2018-09-17 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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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.

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.

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.

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

Jenkins Explorers: Thursday Nature Stories
2018-10-25 09:00 - 10:00, 2018-10-18 09:00 - 10:00, 2018-10-11 09:00 - 10:00, 2018-10-04 09:00 - 10:00, 2018-09-27 09:00 - 10:00, 2018-09-20 09:00 - 10:00, 2018-09-13 09:00 - 10:00 | 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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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.

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

Fall Festival and Picnic
2018-10-14 14:00 - 17:00 | Jenkins Arboretum & Gardens, 631 Berwyn Baptist Road, Devon, PA, 19333, United States
Join us for a fun-filled fall afternoon at Jenkins Arboretum & Gardens. You provide your own picnic, we’ll provide a wide variety of programming including themed, nature crafts, a tree ID program led by Gene McMillen of Shreiner Tree Care, a honey trail, and a sing along in the Children’s Garden with Jack Linvill! For this special afternoon only, we are opening up our garden for your picnicking pleasure! Bring a basket and blanket to stretch out on the lawn.
All are welcome. Free of charge. No pre-registration required.

Plant Shop Super Sale Weekend
2018-10-14 08:00 - 2018-10-16 15:00, 2018-10-13 08:00 - 2018-10-15 15:00, 2018-10-12 08:00 - 2018-10-14 15:00 | Jenkins Arboretum & Gardens, 631 Berwyn Baptist Road, Devon, PA, 19333, United States
Join us for a special weekend as we wind down the season and prepare for the long dormant period. All of the plants in our Plant Shop will be available with significant discounts. Members of Jenkins Arboretum & Gardens receive double discounts! In addition, on Friday only, we are offering an informal Plant Clinic and Tool Maintenance service for items such as pruners and loppers. If you need help identifying a plant, weed, insect, disease, flower or fruit, bring your samples and test our trained horticulture staff. Don’t forget to bring your garden tools for a lesson on sharpening, cleaning and oiling.
Free of charge. All are welcome.
Members receive SUPER discounts.

Hawk Mountain Bus Trip
2018-10-11 07:00 - 15:00 | Jenkins Arboretum & Gardens, 631 Berwyn Baptist Road, Devon, PA, 19333, United States
According to the data and research at Hawk Mountain. Autumn is the best time of year to spot hawks as they migrate through Pennsylvania. Join Jenkins Arboretum & Gardens staff on an outing to Hawk Mountain for a raptor and fall color hike. We will meet at Jenkins Arboretum & Gardens at 8 am and head via bus to Hawk Mountain. Once we arrive, you may choose the best trail for you – one that is ADA accessible to the South Lookout or a more rigorous hike up to the North Lookout. Both trails offer outstanding views, hopefully full of fall color and raptors! Pack your own lunch to enjoy at the lookout.
$65 members, $75 non-members
Pre-registration required. Group size is limited.

Bonsai Bonanza!
2018-09-22 13:00 - 14:30 | Jenkins Arboretum & Garden, 631 Berwyn Baptist Road, Devon, PA, 19333, US
Led by John Cassels, Hamilton Educational Fellow and Bonsai Enthusiast
Bonsai is an ancient art form that has existed for centuries. It inspires creativity and connects people to the natural world. However, not everyone knows how to train a tree to grow into a miniature living masterpiece. If you have been considering picking up Bonsai as a hobby but never knew where to start, have no fear. Come join us for a crash course on Bonsai. During the lecture, you will learn everything from the science to the styles of Bonsai. After the lecture stick around for a workshop (workshop size limited) where we will get you started on your very own Bonsai. This lecture and workshop will provide you everything you need to know about the ancient art of Bonsai so you can go home confident and excited to begin your creative journey to a deeper connection with nature.
Free of Charge.
Pre-registration required for the workshop as space is limited.

Sidewalk Chalk Walk
2018-09-19 08:00 - 10:00 | Jenkins Arboretum & Gardens, 631 Berwyn Baptist Road, Devon, PA, 19333, United States
Get your creative juices flowing and join us as we draw our way through Jenkins Arboretum & Gardens! In this morning of “graffiti with permission” we will use sidewalk chalk to illustrate a mural stretching from the Green Ribbon Native Plant® Gardens near the John J. Willaman Education Center through the forest, and all the way down to the pond. Do not miss this special morning of family fun and endless doodling! Be sure to check out the Children’s Garden while you are here. Please check in at the garden entrance before beginning your drawings. Chalk will be provided.
Free of charge. All are welcome.
No pre-registration required.

Fall Planting Demonstration
2018-09-15 09:00 - 10:00 | Jenkins Arboretum & Gardens, 631 Berwyn Baptist Road, Devon, PA, 19333, United States
Led by Steve Wright, Director of Horticulture/Curator of Plant Collections at Jenkins Arboretum & Gardens
Fall is a great time for planting. 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 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’ll learn everything you need to know to ensure the survival of your fall plantings.
Free of charge. No pre-registration required.
All are welcome.
