Philadelphia Society for the Preservation of Landmarks

Join us as we kick off the Hill-Physick House Spring Plant Sale!Enjoy drinks and nibbles with first access to the handpicked herbs, house plants, annuals, perennials, and hanging baskets.If you are unable to make it to the kick off party, be sure to come to the plant sale on Friday, May 2nd (10AM-5PM) and Saturday, May 3rd (10AM-4PM) at the Hill-Physick House.If you want to get an even earlier head start on buying plants, you may preorder them here

Lecture by Ellen Endslow from Chester County History CenterAlliances and negotiations in the 1600s formed relationships between the indigenous Lenape and the Europeans who colonized what is now eastern Pennsylvania. Join us on May 8, 2025 at 7 PM in the Historic Waynesborough Carriage House for a presentation by Ellen Endslow that examines how the mutual respect for self-determination, shared land use, and freedom shifted as colonial leadership changed and settlers increased in the early 1700s. The presentation also looks at some of the decisions leading to the removal of indigenous people from Pennsylvania in order to share some insights

Spend an enchanted evening in the Powel House garden. Sip refreshing cocktails while feasting on a delicious buffet and passed hors d'oeuvres while enjoying the entertainment and lively companionship of friends new and known. Spring attire and fancy hats encouraged! Tickets $125

Spring's most awaited event!Spend an enchanted evening in the Powel House garden. Sip refreshing cocktails while feasting on a delicious buffet and passed hors d'oeuvres while enjoying the entertainment and lively companionship of friends new and known.Spring attire and fancy hats encouraged!Tickets $125

Presented by Historic Waynesborough and the Valley Forge Park AllianceExplore why William Penn founded the city between two rivers and the ecological and geological forces that define the region, and hear how the Lenape, the region’s first people were themselves active forces in shaping the landscape.Learn what flora and fauna Anthony Wayne, George Washington, and Ben Franklin saw during their time and what has changed today.