In response to the current public health crisis related to COVID-19, the Cope House, Education Center, and Arboretum offices are closed until further notice.
Tucked away in the historic Germantown neighborhood of Northwest Philadelphia, Awbury Arboretum is a vibrant landscape with a rich history. Once the private enclave of an extended Quaker family, Awbury Arboretum has been open to the public free of charge as a public park and arboretum for over 100 years. Its 56-acre historic landscape now stands as a green oasis in a densely populated urban environment.
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 Cope House is home to Awbury’s administrative offices, as well a social event venue, workshops, dinners, wellness classes, and other community programs.
AdventureWoods is a natural materials playground space located in Awbury’s Secret Garden.
From gardening to goat walks, festivals, workshops, cooperative farming, and much more, there’s always more to discover at The Farm at Awbury.
Currently undergoing an exciting restoration, Awbury’s wetlands reflect the plan of landscape architect Arthur Cowell and connects to the Wingohocking Creek.
An arboretum is a type of botanical garden dedicated to the collection and study of “woody” plants (trees and shrubs). We like to tell the children who visit for our educational programs to think of an arboretum as a “tree museum.”
To be more specific, an arboretum is a place that has intentionally preserved specific trees and shrubs for educational and scientific purposes. At Awbury Arboretum, visitors are welcome to view and study the specimens in our plant collection at any time during open hours, free of charge. Awbury also provides educational classes and events for all ages with a mission to connect our community to the Arboretum’s landscape.
Our program will be begin at 12pm at the Barn and include optional goat walks, discussion and reflection. We start right on time, check this website and our social media for […]
Let’s take a habitat walk, where we’ll stroll through a urban forest/woodland, travel the path of creek/wetland to a pond, then finish at a meadow to seek out beautiful fluttering […]
Welcome to Herbal Aid! The Many Hands Community Apothecary is a cluster of garden beds located in The Farm at Awbury. During the Herbal Aid Ed course, students will care […]
Welcome to Herbal Aid! The Many Hands Community Apothecary is a cluster of garden beds located in The Farm at Awbury. During the Herbal Aid Ed course, students will care […]
Join us at The Farm at Awbury on July 6th from 1:30pm - 9pm for the Sweet Juice Festival! A delicious family-friendly music festival honoring BIPOC and LGBTQUIA+ artists and […]
Join us this June to learn about about the role weeds play in an ecosystem, the life cycle of weeds, and how we can ecologically manage weeds in our greater […]
Join us for Wild Wisdom & Potluck! The Wild Wisdom course is designed to introduce common and underutilized wild edible, medicinal, and craft plants of the Philadelphia bio-region, ancestral homeland of the Lenape/Wingohocking people. Wild Wisdom will teach you to find, harvest, prepare, and cook wild foraged plants! The course is offered as a 4-part […]
Join Let’s Go Outdoors as we spend some time at the Awbury Farm, meeting the Philly Goat Project goats. In addition, we’ll look around for some fun critters and try out some beginner binoculars […]
Earth Day Flyer We’re celebrating Earth Day! Join us on April 20th from 9AM to 4PM for a day of games, food + drinks, live music, and more! Come out for a relaxing morning Bird walk or yoga session at the Cope House, then head over to AdventureWoods for an environmentally exciting scavenger hunt! Afterwards, […]
Farmers Market at The Farm at Awbury Arboretum, 6336 Ardleigh Street September 18th to October 30th 2022, every Sunday from 1:00-5:00 PM Join us at the Farm at Awbury for fresh, local produce! While you are here, join us for Sunday Funday activities, demonstrations and family fun! Location: The Farm at Awbury Arboretum. Please park on Ardleigh […]
