A Nature Sanctuary in the Heart of Germantown

May this Holiday Season bring us a more open, sustainable and connected world. Thank you for your help in caring for our little corner of it!

Our vision of a timeless, thriving public garden—accessible, beautiful, meaningful–depends on a widely shared commitment. Your gifts keep our 56 acres teeming with biodiversity. Your generosity promotes ecological curiosity, encourages knowledge-sharing and inspires neighborhood advocacy. Our donors are united in helping us conserve this important Germantown treasure.

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A Tree Museum in the Heart of Germantown:

Welcome to Awbury Arboretum

An arboretum is a type of botanical garden dedicated to the collection and study of “woody” plants, meaning trees and shrubs. We like to tell the children who visit our educational programs to think of an arboretum as a “tree museum.” More specifically, it is a place that has intentionally preserved particular trees and shrubs for educational and scientific purposes.

Awbury Arboretum is just that, and so much more. Set in the historic Germantown neighborhood of Northwest Philadelphia, it was once the home of a prominent Quaker family and has been free and open to the public for over 100 years. Our grounds feature planned gardens, historic buildings, AdventureWoods, and the Farm at Awbury. Visitors are welcome to view and study the specimens in our plant collection at any time during open hours, and we offer classes and events for all ages, all with a mission to connect our community to the Arboretum’s landscape.

Nature, history, and community intersect at Awbury, and the Awbury Arboretum Association is committed to stewarding the relationships between these three pillars of our mission and continuing to tell its story.

Please take some time to explore the Arboretum online, and then come experience it in person. We know you’ll be glad you did.

The grounds of Awbury are free and open to the public every day, dawn to dusk.