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Winter Field Trip - Feb 17  Pennypack Ecological Preserve

February 17 (Saturday) at 10 AM: Pennypack Preserve, Montgomery County, PA

This is a joint trip with the Philadelphia Botanical Club. The Pennypack Preserve, almost 900 acres, is owned by the Pennypack Ecological Restoration Trust. It has a range of habitats, making it a good site for wintertime botany. We will explore woods, restored grasslands, marsh, and pondside. Some of the woods is old growth, with oaks that date back as far as the 1760s. The grasslands offer sweeping views over Huntingdon Valley. The preserve has been designated as an Important Bird Area, so birding enthusiasts may want to bring binoculars. We will walk approximately 2.5 miles, including some moderate hills. Expect dry walking, though we may encounter some mud if it rains shortly before the trip. If there is deep snow or steady rain, the trip will be postponed to February 24. To learn about any postponement,  more

PHS 2024 Philadelphia Flower Show Mar 2-10

The 2024 Philadelphia Flower Show is almost here! 🌺 #UnitedbyFlowers is the colorful celebration of what brings us together in plant societies.Come visit us at the 2024 Philadelphia Flower Show March 2-March 10.

We need members to volunteer their plants before Feb 29th. A new Plant Info Booth (PIB) will be in our exhibit area, along with Penn Museum, Bartlett, Burpee, Bonsai, Cactus, and five other plant societies. Attend the 2024 Flower Show as a DVFWS volunteer. Free ticket with signup. Click here for details.

Recap: Winter Meeting - Public Native Pollinator Garden Underway

28 people attended the Winter Meeting in person or on Zoom, including two new members and a guest. Nine visited the demonstration garden in Twining Valley Park afterwards. Cindy Nuss spoke on the grants and partnerships involved in designing a large native plant pollinator garden at a former putting green at Twining Valley Park. Each labeled plant was selected for its role as a host plant or nector plant for a native insect species contributing to the greater food web of the Delaware Valley.

Nine people joined the speaker afterwards to tour the public pollinator plant demonstration garden at 1400 Twining Road following the lecture. We will visit again when it is in bloom.

Membership Link to Form

All are welcome with an interest in outdoor walks and field trips to see native plants in the ground. Dues are $10 a year or $14 for a couple in one household. Click on Membership on the left to see categories of membership.

We hold three business meetings in November, March and at a summer picnic. From April to October we take walks, aka field trips, to explore natural areas and gardens displaying native plants and ferns. We educate others from an exhibit at the Philadelphia Flower Show. 
A speaker on ferns is available for lectures to other societies.