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PHS 2025 Philadelphia Flower Show Mar 1-9
The 2025 Philadelphia Flower Show is almost here! 🌺 #Gardens of Tomorrow is the theme. Come volunteer with us at the 2025 Philadelphia Flower Show March 1-March 9.
The Henry Botanical Garden and Foundation is loaning us a Wardian Case for the exhibit. We need help on February 26 & 27 to select and arrange plants in the case, set up ferns on the exhibit shelves, and put the plant labels in the pots. From March 1, we need nearly one hundred volunteers to watch over the plants and interact with visitors. We are in Exhibit 64, and new this year, we are joining with Exhibit 60 to watch over both exhibits. To answer questions, the Plant Info Booth (PIB) staffed with experts will be diagonal from us, next to Cactus & Succulent Society, and Bonsai Society.
Attend the 2025 Flower Show as a DVFWS volunteer. Free admission and PHS giveaways to volunteers in exchange for your time. SIGN UP HERE TO VOLUNTEER.




Recap: Fall Fern ID Workshop - At the Henry Foundation
18 people attended the Fall Fern ID Workshop held in the Sand Barn at the Henry Foundation last September. Look for another workshop and fern walk this coming September.
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, April and at a summer luncheon. 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.
About Us: Mission
The Delaware Valley Fern & Wildflower Society is a plant society formed in 1975 to explore ferns in nature. We will celebrate our 50th year in 2025 all year long. We welcomes all people with an interest in walking to discover native ferns, native wildflowers, and native plants where they grow, and sharing the experience with other plant lovers. From April to October, members meet on field trips and short walks to appreciate plants in nature or in gardens. JOIN US!