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Bartram's Garden is a 50-acre public garden and National Historic Landmark in Southwest Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, situated on the banks of the Tidal Schuylkill River. [2] Founded in 1728 by botanist John Bartram (1699–1777), it is the oldest botanical garden to survive in North America. [ 3 ]
The neighborhood takes its name from noted botanist John Bartram, whose historical home and gardens, Bartram's Garden, are located nearby. Bartram's Garden, also known as the John Bartram House, is a National Historic Landmark. [2] Bartram Village is also the name of a housing project in the neighborhood located at 54th Street and Elmwood Avenue.
John Bartram (June 3, 1699 – September 22, 1777) was an American botanist, horticulturist, and explorer, based in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, for most of his career. . Swedish botanist and taxonomist Carl Linnaeus said he was the "greatest natural botanist in the w
Meehan was a principal in the saving of Bartram's Garden, Philadelphia, PA. Bartram's Garden is the oldest surviving botanic garden in the United States. John Bartram (1699–1777), the well-known early American botanist, explorer, and plant collector, founded the garden in September 1728 when he purchased a 102-acre (0.41 km2) farm in Kingsessing Township, Philadelphia County.
William Bartram (April 20, 1739 – July 22, 1823) was an American naturalist, writer and explorer. [1] Bartram was the author of an acclaimed book, now known by the shortened title Bartram's Travels, which chronicled his explorations of the Southern Colonies of British North America from 1773 to 1777. [2]
The oldest surviving botanical garden in the United States is Bartram's Garden in Pennsylvania. [1] [2] This list is intended to include all significant botanical gardens and arboretums in the United States. [3] [4] [5] The total number of botanical gardens recorded in the United States depends on the criteria used, and is in the range from 296 ...
Renziehausen Park Rose Garden and Arboretum McKeesport 40°20′24.36″N 79°49′26.76″W / 40.3401000°N 79.8241000°W / 40.3401000; -79.8241000
The English Garden at Stan Hywet Hall and Gardens. Designed by Warren H. Manning, this garden was redesigned by Ellen Biddle Shipman in the late 1920s, and restored in the early 1990s. It is one of the few restored Shipman gardens open to the public in the United States.