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Pique Boricua Workshop with the Norris Square Neighborhood Project at Manayunk

PHS Pop Up Garden Manayunk 106 Jamestown Avenue, Philadelphia, PA, United States

In Puerto Rico, you will find a traditional hot sauce, called pique, used on rice, beans, and meat dishes. While most Puerto Ricans use their own recipes for making pique, creating a variation of taste, it is typically made with vinegar, a variety of chili peppers, garlic, and spices, followed by a fermentation period to allow for a more complex flavor to develop. The Norris Square Neighborhood Project follows a recipe gifted to them by a community elder and land steward, Don Angel. Don Angel’s recipe calls for ají dulces (or any hot pepper), garlic, cilantro, bay leaves, salt, pepper,

A Different Gardening 101

PHS Pop Up Garden Manayunk 106 Jamestown Avenue, Philadelphia, PA, United States

Disaster, Promise & Wildflowers in Philadelphia and BeyondJeff Carpineta is a Philadelphia open space preservation activist, artist, and wildflower gardener (Emerald Wildflower Garden, founder of The Perch Music & Arts Workshop), and Realtor with Phila’s oldest real estate company and PHS Garden supporter, Solo Real Estate.Jeff will share perspectives on “plant blindness”, the myth of the green thumb, some history of Philadelphia’s damaged ecology, efforts to heal, and the importance of native plant gardening for Them (birds, butterflies, bees, moths) to honor the web of connections that our life and life around the planet depends upon. Attendees will receive:a native

Gut Check: Digestion, Immunity and Inflammation with Dope Botanicals

PHS Pop Up Garden Manayunk 106 Jamestown Avenue, Philadelphia, PA, United States

Join Nakia and Taahirah, owners of Dope Botanicals to learn how herbs + spices can reduce inflammation and improve our digestion + immunity.Did you know that digestion and immunity are directly related? Are you looking for ways to support your digestive health, boost your immunity, and lower inflammation? Look no further, this is the class for you! In this class you will learn about spices and herbs that work wonderfully for Digestion, Inflammation, and Immunity. You will also learn a basic herbal extraction method and the benefits of your herbal extracts.In this workshop you will learn:How to make tasty Herbal

Floral Design Workshop with Terra Luna Herbals

PHS Pop Up Garden Manayunk 106 Jamestown Avenue, Philadelphia, PA, United States

Learn how to create a beautiful floral arrangement with local spring blooms!Join Elise Hanks, Philadelphia based flower grower, floral designer, and owner of Terra Luna Herbals for a hands on floral design workshop. Learn the basics of creating a unique flower arrangement with blooms sourced from the Terra Luna farm! Ticket price includes a bountiful mix of herb and flower blooms in a beautiful glass vase created by local artisans Remark glass. This class will celebrate the power of local growers, makers, and the natural creativity in all of us. Learn more about Terra Luna Herbals hereLearn more about Remark

May Plant Swap

PHS Pop Up Garden Manayunk 106 Jamestown Avenue, Philadelphia, PA, United States

Monthly Plant Swap where you can share your plants and bring home some new ones!PHS Plant Swaps are a free, family-friendly event. Bring plants, plant cuttings, or any garden-related items (i.e., books, tools, vegetables from your garden, etc.), then come to our garden to swap and meet new plant enthusiasts. It’s a one-for-one exchange; if you bring five items, you'll go home with five new items! We will have plant experts on hand to help identify unknown plants and special plant society guests with demonstration specimens. Please register before the swap and check in with us when you arrive. By

Small Space Gardening: Building the Perfect Spring Container

PHS Pop Up Garden Manayunk 106 Jamestown Avenue, Philadelphia, PA, United States

Learn all the tricks of the trade for designing a beautiful spring container.Whether you have plenty of outdoor space, a 2x2 patio, or a front stoop, container gardening will instantly transform any area! Join Andrew Bunting, Vice President of Horticulture at PHS, for a hands-on demonstration and tips for creating a beautiful container every time! Participants will receive 3 springtime plants hand-picked by our Garden designers to take home and design their own container. Registration closes at noon Thursday 4/20, or prior if the class sells out. If you would like to attend after registration has closed, please send an

Composting: How to Turn Your Trash to Treasure

PHS Pop Up Garden Manayunk 106 Jamestown Avenue, Philadelphia, PA, United States

Learn how to turn turn food scraps and other organic waste into rich compost for your plants and garden!Turn your household garbage and yard waste into soil and fertilizer for your garden and houseplants. Learn different techniques to do this yourself, even in small spaces; play with worms, and take home a sample of compost tea.This workshop will be led by the amazing Sally McCabe, Associate Director of Community Education for PHS. Sally has been playing with both garbage and worms for almost 50 years, and doesn't fear either!Registration closes at noon on the day of the event, or prior

April Plant Swap

PHS Pop Up Garden Manayunk 106 Jamestown Avenue, Philadelphia, PA, United States

Monthly Plant Swap with where you can share your plants and bring home some new ones!PHS Plant Swaps are a free, family-friendly event. Bring plants, plant cuttings, or any garden-related items (i.e., books, tools, vegetables from your garden, etc.), then come to our garden to swap and meet new plant enthusiasts. It’s a one-for-one exchange; if you bring five items, you'll go home with five new items! We will have plant experts on hand to help identify unknown plants, plant society guests with demonstration specimens, and seasonal plant favorites from our sponsor, Solo Real Estate.Please register before the swap and

April Plant Swap

PHS Pop Up Garden Manayunk 106 Jamestown Avenue, Philadelphia, PA, United States

Monthly Plant Swap with where you can share your plants and bring home some new ones!PHS Plant Swaps are a free, family-friendly event. Bring plants, plant cuttings, or any garden-related items (i.e., books, tools, vegetables from your garden, etc.), then come to our garden to swap and meet new plant enthusiasts. It’s a one-for-one exchange; if you bring five items, you'll go home with five new items! We will have plant experts on hand to help identify unknown plants and special plant society guests with demonstration specimens. Please register before the swap and check in with us when you arrive.

Tea Ain’t No Punk With Dope Botanicals

PHS Pop Up Garden Manayunk 106 Jamestown Avenue, Philadelphia, PA, United States

Join Nakia and Taahirah, owners of Dope Botanicals to learn the basics of herbal tea blending.Are you curious about how to use different herbs, but you don’t quite know where to start?Maybe you want to start blending your own herbal teas but you can’t quite figure out what herbs you should be mixing together. In this interactive workshop, you will learn the basics of herbal tea blending for health and wellness. You will learn how to properly prepare herbal teas that are delicious and steeped in medicinal value. Whether you are an herbal beginner or a tea enthusiast this class

October Plant Swap

PHS Pop Up Garden Manayunk 106 Jamestown Avenue, Philadelphia, PA, United States

Monthly Plant Swap where you can share your plants and bring home some new ones!PHS Plant Swaps are a free, family-friendly event. Bring plants, plant cuttings, or any garden-related items (i.e., books, tools, vegetables from your garden, etc.), then come to our garden to swap and meet new plant enthusiasts. It’s a one-for-one exchange; if you bring five items, you'll go home with five new items! We will have plant experts on hand to help identify unknown plants and special plant society guests with demonstration specimens. Please register before the swap and check in with us when you arrive. By

Macramé Workshop

PHS Pop Up Garden Manayunk 106 Jamestown Avenue, Philadelphia, PA, United States

Leaf Printing

PHS Pop Up Garden Manayunk 106 Jamestown Avenue, Philadelphia, PA, United States

Learn how to make beautiful prints using leaves and other found natural objects.Meet PHS’s amazing Trees Team + our partners from S(tree)twork and learn how to make beautiful stationery, cards, and other artwork by printing with leaves and other found objects from nature. All materials including foliage will be provided but please feel free to bring some of your own if you’d like. Registration is required.Registration closes at noon on the day of the event, or prior if the class sells out. If you would like to attend after registration has closed, please send an email to kkapoano@pennhort.org and we’ll

Propagation Station

PHS Pop Up Garden Manayunk 106 Jamestown Avenue, Philadelphia, PA, United States

Learn various techniques for how to propagate your favorite house plants.Interested in learning how to create new plants out of the ones you already have? In this class, we’ll review all the necessary steps to properly propagate indoor plants and introduce you to the best way to cut various types of plants (fiddle leaf figs, monsteras, succulents, and more), which vessels to place them in, and how to transition the cutting from water to soil. You’ll go home with 4 new cuttings to help turn your home into the plant jungle you've been wishing for! Registration is required.Registration closes at

Preserving Summer!

PHS Pop Up Garden Manayunk 106 Jamestown Avenue, Philadelphia, PA, United States

Learn the basics of canning, pickling, and seed saving so you can enjoy your summer garden all year round!Make your summer garden last all year long by preserving its bounty. We'll be joined by our Gardens Team for this special workshop where we will cover the basics of pickling, canning, seed saving, and more! We'll even send you home with some of our favorite summertime treats. Registration is required.Registration closes at noon on Thursday, 8/11 or prior if the class sells out. If you would like to attend after registration has closed, please send an email to kkapoano@pennhort.org and we’ll

Pressed Flowers

PHS Pop Up Garden Manayunk 106 Jamestown Avenue, Philadelphia, PA, United States

Learn all about the age-old art of pressing and preserving flowers.In this workshop, you will learn all about the age-old art of pressing and preserving flowers. We'll cover foliage selection, pressing techniques, and how to arrange and design your own work bundled with composition and style. All materials will be provided. Registration is required.Registration closes at noon on Thursday 8/4, or prior if the class sells out. If you would like to attend after registration has closed, please send an email to kkapoano@pennhort.org and we’ll check to see if we can accommodate you. If you need to cancel, please make