POP spring plant sale & open orchard 5/16!
Phil Forsyth
Sat, May 16 @ 10am – 1pm
POP Learning Orchard at the Woodlands
4000 Woodland Ave, Philadelphia 19104
(Rain date: Sun, May 17)
Join us for the Philadelphia Orchard Project’s annual Spring Open House & Plant Sale! Connect with us and the community while you pick up some edible and useful plants, and meet POP’s new executive director.
Stroll through the POP Learning Orchard at the beautiful and historic Woodlands Cemetery in West Philly. Explore the food forest and berry garden. Try our Tree Finder Map to learn more about the specific tree varieties — or take a guided tour at 11am and 12pm.
— POP’s sale will have a range of fruiting trees, shrubs, vines, and perennial flowers and herbs including figs, pawpaws, blueberries, rhubarb, strawberries, and more! Click here to see the full plant list with pricing.
— Bitter Kalli from Star Apple Nursery will also be joining us to sell a wide variety of seasonal heirloom vegetables and culinary herbs, with a focus on Caribbean and Southeast Asian heritage crops (some of which include: Plate de Haiti and Indian Curry tomatoes, shiso and cubanelle peppers, Filipino talong eggplant, collards, and Jamaican pumpkin.
— We’ll also have seed packs from True Love Seeds, cut flowers from Lunaria Gardens, and additional pawpaws from the Philly Pawpaw Project.
— Let’s Go 1-2-3 will be facilitating a kid + family friendly cyanotype activity.
Link here for more event info including Directions and Accessibility information.
