Gowen Gardens & Nursery

05/11/2025

The tiniest bown snake was found today in the garden beds. I have seen them over the years, but never so small! I found 2 more over my time in the garden. Hooray for ecosystems.

07/28/2024

07/28/2024

and frozen . I need to bring some home for garden time. 🌻🌼🪱🦋🐛

05/22/2024

04/21/2024

Guess who came to visit the gardens?

09/28/2023

Native plant sale at PEC's Fall Festival and Arts & Crafts Show. Sales support education and restoration at the center.

06/27/2023

Brinton Run Preserve's pollinator meadow is growing and blooming! This meadow is evolving from agricultural field, to grassland, to a thriving pollinator meadow with the addition of a seed mix donated by the The Bee and Butterfly Habitat Fund through their Seed a Legacy program.

We are highlighting some of the great native plants that are growing in the meadow and the insects that will depend on the plants for their life cycle. Our next species is Wild Bergamot (Monarda fistulosa L.). Read more about this species and the wildlife services it provides.

Visit or volunteer at Brinton Run Preserve today!
https://northamericanlandtrust.org/explore/brinton-run-preserve/

06/24/2023

I've been waiting years for this. A lot are not edible and fell early, but this step forward means hopefully next summer I can share this deliciousness without the worm in the middle. 🙃 Thank you , , and for this moment.

06/01/2023

Join us in the Stenton Meadow for a unique volunteer opportunity!

Saturday, June 10th
9:00 AM - 12:00 PM
at Stenton, 4601 N. 18th Street

Volunteer alongside of Dawn Reid, Stenton Caretaker and Pennsylvania Master Naturalist, to reintroduce native plant species and improve wildlife habitat in the Stenton Meadow. No experience necessary. Snacks and tools will be provided.

Thanks to the The Xerces Society's Monarch and Pollinator Habitat Kits, we will be planting 275 native plant plugs on June 10th, so we will need all the help we can get! Please spread the word! RSVP here: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLScFNxMRPjsnPf1jMelPu6ZtAeZYtARATURz_t6KLwXmsFer-w/viewform?vc=0&c=0&w=1&flr=0 And mark your calendar for the remaining volunteer day!