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Bartram’s Garden: Philly’s Only 19th Century Flower Oasis
Photos, story by Lou Perri Bartram’s Garden welcomed Philadelphia Mayor Jim Kenney, Senator Anthony H. Williams, Councilwoman Jannie Blackwell, and other friends and partners to a special unveiling of the transformed Ann Bartram Carr Garden on Thursday, July 14th. The event include a speaking program, picnic lunch, open house and tours and Bartram and Eastwick families reunion. The Ann Bartram Carr Garden, which is the only 19th-century flower garden in Philadelphia, is the result of a transformative $2.7-million project and marks the first major garden restoration at Bartram’s Garden in nearly a century. The Ann Bartram Carr Garden creates a welcoming new entrance as Bartram’s Garden takes its place as…