Bartram's Garden is the oldest surviving botanic garden in North America. Located on the west bank of the Schuylkill River in Fairmount Park, it covers 46 acres (19 ha) and includes an historic botanical garden and arboretum (8 acres (3.2 ha), established circa 1728). The garden is near the intersection of 54th Street and Lindbergh Boulevard, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
Special events at the Garden include an annual spring plant sale, Mother's Day festivities, and a holiday gifts & greens sale. The John Bowman Bartram Special Collections Library contains a vast collection of documents and materials related to the history of the Garden, as well the history of Philadelphia and the development of the field of botany. The non-profit John Bartram Association operates the Garden in cooperation with the Philadelphia Department of Parks & Recreation.
Read more about Bartram's Garden: The Garden, Landscape History, Rambo's Rock, Further Reading
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“I went to the Garden of Love,
And saw what I never had seen:
A Chapel was built in the midst,
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