We are excited to announce that The Crossing will be returning to Bowman’s Hill Wildflower Preserve for a reprise of The Forest, their choral performance that quickly sold out at the Preserve last October, during their Month of Moderns 2021 …
Our Staff PETER COUCHMAN, Executive Director 215.862.2924 x104 Peter Couchman is a hybrid between a vegetable gardening father and an ornamental horticulturist mother, germinated and grown in Gettysburg, PA. While still a teenager, Peter began a career as a professional …
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Maintaining Your GardenPerennialsMany native perennials (but not all) prefer acidic soil. Have a soil test done through your local state extension service to see if you have the ideal conditions for the perennial you are looking for:Pennsylvania: http://agsci.psu.edu/aasl/soil-testing/soil-fertility-testing New Jersey: …
Learn all about how and why to foster native plants in your landscape Per Class: $30 in-person with guided walk; $25 virtual only The Knowing Native Plants series is an annual seasonal deep dive into the native plants of the …
Celebrating National Native American Heritage Month with Education Bowman’s Hill Wildflower Preserve encompasses the Indigenous territory known as Lenape-hoking, the ancestral homelands of the Lenape peoples. We pay respect and honor to the indigenous caretakers of this land, from time …
Penn’s Woods Penn’s Woods is located off the entrance drive just west of the main meadow. There’s much to learn from this 9-acre parcel of forest, which has been carefully managed over the years to restore and preserve the natural …
History of the Preserve 1930s At a chance meeting in a wooded area on state park land in Bucks County, two conservation-minded people struck up a conversation, sharing their mutual appreciation for the peaceful, natural setting that surrounded them. It …
Amy Everett can’t exactly recall her first time at Bowman’s Hill Wildflower Preserve. She was born and raised in Doylestown and her first visits to the Preserve were with her teenage friends. Amy’s commitment to public service began as a …
The orchid family (Orchidaceae) is one of the largest and oldest flowering plant families on earth, with about 28,000 species, and developed about 100-125 million years ago during the Late Cretaceous Period. This lecture will help you understand how orchids have grown and flourished. Basic orchid culture, major types of orchids, and types of orchids grown at home without a greenhouse.
Anne is a retired CPA whose love for orchids started after finding the Central Jersey Orchid Society nearly 15 years ago. She is currently the immediate past President of the organization. She maintains a 200 square foot greenhouse at her home in Ewing, NJ, with over 400 orchids with many species represented. She loves presenting her class “Orchid Culture” to various garden and civic associations.
Program Fee: $15 (Members, enter your code at checkout to receive your 20% discount.)
All lectures will be held virtually using Zoom. They will be recorded and shared with everyone who registers for a short time.