Penn State Extension: Growing a Greener Garden – $15
Sharpen your gardening skills and learn what those soil test results really mean during the Growing a Greener Garden webinar. Grow some weird and wacky vegetables and get the latest dirt on new perennials and how to care for old ones. You’ll want to start winter sowing after learning about this unique gardening method! Join us for great gardening information and tips, and ask your gardening questions during our Question and Answer sessions!
Are you out or room on your window sills, end tables, and bookcases? Why not try something that hangs? We will guide you through the process of choosing companion plants and creating layers within your hanging glass container. This class is hands on, so prepare to get a little dirty!
The workshop includes:
Step-by-step instructions in creating and caring for your terrarium
Expert information about indoor plants
All supplies (glass container, 2 plants, soil, decorative materials, and care instructions)
** Come spend an hour with your friends and family with our informative and interactive classes taught by our knowledgeable staff and guest lecturers. Due to COVID-19, space is limited to five (5) and registration is required. Sign up for all 5 slots and save 10% off registration! Please note that we cannot always accommodate walk-ins for any of our lectures. You must pay in advance by Thursday, October 1st. Register in store or by calling 215-887-7500. **
Are you out or room on your window sills, end tables, and bookcases? Why not try something that hangs? We will guide you through the process of choosing companion plants and creating layers within your hanging glass container. This class is hands on, so prepare to get a little dirty!
The workshop includes:
Step-by-step instructions in creating and caring for your terrarium
Expert information about indoor plants
All supplies (glass container, 2 plants, soil, decorative materials, and care instructions)
** Come spend an hour with your friends and family with our informative and interactive classes taught by our knowledgeable staff and guest lecturers. Due to COVID-19, space is limited to five (5) and registration is required. Sign up for all 5 slots and save 10% off registration! Please note that we cannot always accommodate walk-ins for any of our lectures. You must pay in advance by Thursday, October 1st. Register in store or by calling 215-887-7500. **
Add a creative touch to your décor by incorporating a unique hanging plant ! Staghorn ferns, named for their long antler like leaves, are easy to care for and thrive in their wall-mounted root balls. You’ll learn how to care for your fern and the proper way to mount them.
The workshop includes:
Step-by-step instructions in creating and caring for your staghorn fern
Expert information about ferns
All supplies (staghorn fern, piece of wood, soil, moss, fishing line, and care instructions)
** Come spend an hour with your friends and family with our informative and interactive classes taught by our knowledgeable staff and guest lecturers. Due to COVID-19, space is limited to five (5) and registration is required. Sign up for all 5 slots and save 10% off registration! Please note that we cannot always accommodate walk-ins for any of our lectures. You must pay in advance by Thursday, October 1st. Register in store or by calling 215-887-7500. **
Add a creative touch to your décor by incorporating a unique hanging plant ! Staghorn ferns, named for their long antler like leaves, are easy to care for and thrive in their wall-mounted root balls. You’ll learn how to care for your fern and the proper way to mount them.
The workshop includes:
Step-by-step instructions in creating and caring for your staghorn fern
Expert information about ferns
All supplies (staghorn fern, piece of wood, soil, moss, fishing line, and care instructions)
** Come spend an hour with your friends and family with our informative and interactive classes taught by our knowledgeable staff and guest lecturers. Due to COVID-19, space is limited to five (5) and registration is required. Sign up for all 5 slots and save 10% off registration! Please note that we cannot always accommodate walk-ins for any of our lectures. You must pay in advance by Thursday, October 1st. Register in store or by calling 215-887-7500. **
Penn State Extension: Spotted Lanternfly Public Meeting – FREE
Spotted Lanternfly is an invasive insect that has spread throughout southeastern Pennsylvania and nearby states. Join us for Spotted Lanterfly Public Meeting webinar and learn how to recognize Spotted Lanternfly and what you can do to help stop its spread.
Lycorma delicatula, commonly known as the Spotted Lanternfly (SLF), is a new invasive insect that has spread throughout southeastern Pennsylvania since its discovery in Berks County in 2014. SLF presents a significant threat to Pennsylvania agriculture, including the grape, tree-fruit, hardwood, and nursery industries, which collectively are worth nearly $18 billion to the state’s economy.
Penn State Extension: Garden Hotline Live! October Oddities – FREE
Don’t get spooked by the autumn ailments in your garden – Garden Hotline Live is here to help! Don’t miss the Garden Hotline Live! October Oddities webinar for tips on gardening this fall from our expert Master Gardeners.
Do you have a sick plant, a weed you just can’t seem to ID, or a burning need for horticultural advice? Some questions we receive on our Garden Hotline are issues that plague us all, while others are so bizarre that it takes several experts to puzzle them out. Garden Hotline Live! answers a whole host of questions that we receive from all levels of gardeners across the Commonwealth.
How does it work? We collect questions up to 10 days in advance of the webinar and assign them to our expert Master Gardener Coordinators and Master Gardeners to research. Presenters then share their responses, illustrated with photo-filled PowerPoint and poll questions during the webinar so viewers can learn from the questions (and sometimes mistakes) of their fellow Pennsylvania gardeners.
Penn State Extension: Spotted Lanternfly Public Meeting – FREE
Spotted Lanternfly is an invasive insect that has spread throughout southeastern Pennsylvania and nearby states. Join us for Spotted Lanterfly Public Meeting webinar and learn how to recognize Spotted Lanternfly and what you can do to help stop its spread.
Lycorma delicatula, commonly known as the Spotted Lanternfly (SLF), is a new invasive insect that has spread throughout southeastern Pennsylvania since its discovery in Berks County in 2014. SLF presents a significant threat to Pennsylvania agriculture, including the grape, tree-fruit, hardwood, and nursery industries, which collectively are worth nearly $18 billion to the state’s economy.
Penn State Extension: Second Saturday: The Life Cycle of the Great Horned Owl – $10
The Second Saturday: The Life Cycle of the Great Horned Owl webinar, will bring together Penn State Extension Master Gardeners and local wildlife photographer, Pamela Dimeler as we explore Pamela’s experience “My Journey with a Pair of Great Horned Owls.” If you have strolled in Delaware County’s open spaces, you have likely been in the presence of apex predators. Great Horned Owls hide in plain sight, hunt, mate, and raise their young in a world fraught with danger from above and a banquet below.
Share a photo and video journey of a pair of Great Horned Owls in Delco presented by wildlife enthusiast Pamela Dimeler. Pamela is a photographer and videographer specializing in wildlife and she has a special interest in birds. She has been observing and documenting a pair of Great Horned Owls in Delaware County for eight years.
Love plants, but running out of space to put them? Come learn the basics of macramé with us! You will leave knowing how to create your very own plant hanger and with a ball of string to practice with at home!
** Come spend an hour with your friends and family with our informative and interactive classes taught by our knowledgeable staff and guest lecturers. Due to COVID-19, space is limited to five (5) and registration is required. Sign up for all 5 slots and save 10% off registration! Please note that we cannot always accommodate walk-ins for any of our lectures. You must pay in advance by Thursday, October 8th. Register in store or by calling 215-887-7500. **
Love plants, but running out of space to put them? Come learn the basics of macramé with us! You will leave knowing how to create your very own plant hanger and with a ball of string to practice with at home!
** Come spend an hour with your friends and family with our informative and interactive classes taught by our knowledgeable staff and guest lecturers. Due to COVID-19, space is limited to five (5) and registration is required. Sign up for all 5 slots and save 10% off registration! Please note that we cannot always accommodate walk-ins for any of our lectures. You must pay in advance by Thursday, October 8th. Register in store or by calling 215-887-7500. **
Penn State Extension: Spotted Lanternfly Public Meeting – FREE
Spotted Lanternfly is an invasive insect that has spread throughout southeastern Pennsylvania and nearby states. Join us for Spotted Lanterfly Public Meeting webinar and learn how to recognize Spotted Lanternfly and what you can do to help stop its spread.
Lycorma delicatula, commonly known as the Spotted Lanternfly (SLF), is a new invasive insect that has spread throughout southeastern Pennsylvania since its discovery in Berks County in 2014. SLF presents a significant threat to Pennsylvania agriculture, including the grape, tree-fruit, hardwood, and nursery industries, which collectively are worth nearly $18 billion to the state’s economy.
Penn State Extension: Second Saturday: The Life Cycle of the Great Horned Owl – $10
The Second Saturday: The Life Cycle of the Great Horned Owl webinar, will bring together Penn State Extension Master Gardeners and local wildlife photographer, Pamela Dimeler as we explore Pamela’s experience “My Journey with a Pair of Great Horned Owls.” If you have strolled in Delaware County’s open spaces, you have likely been in the presence of apex predators. Great Horned Owls hide in plain sight, hunt, mate, and raise their young in a world fraught with danger from above and a banquet below.
Share a photo and video journey of a pair of Great Horned Owls in Delco presented by wildlife enthusiast Pamela Dimeler. Pamela is a photographer and videographer specializing in wildlife and she has a special interest in birds. She has been observing and documenting a pair of Great Horned Owls in Delaware County for eight years.
Love plants, but running out of space to put them? Come learn the basics of macramé with us! You will leave knowing how to create your very own plant hanger and with a ball of string to practice with at home!
** Come spend an hour with your friends and family with our informative and interactive classes taught by our knowledgeable staff and guest lecturers. Due to COVID-19, space is limited to five (5) and registration is required. Sign up for all 5 slots and save 10% off registration! Please note that we cannot always accommodate walk-ins for any of our lectures. You must pay in advance by Thursday, October 8th. Register in store or by calling 215-887-7500. **
Love plants, but running out of space to put them? Come learn the basics of macramé with us! You will leave knowing how to create your very own plant hanger and with a ball of string to practice with at home!
** Come spend an hour with your friends and family with our informative and interactive classes taught by our knowledgeable staff and guest lecturers. Due to COVID-19, space is limited to five (5) and registration is required. Sign up for all 5 slots and save 10% off registration! Please note that we cannot always accommodate walk-ins for any of our lectures. You must pay in advance by Thursday, October 8th. Register in store or by calling 215-887-7500. **
Penn State Extension: Spotted Lanternfly Public Meeting – FREE
Spotted Lanternfly is an invasive insect that has spread throughout southeastern Pennsylvania and nearby states. Join us for Spotted Lanterfly Public Meeting webinar and learn how to recognize Spotted Lanternfly and what you can do to help stop its spread.
Lycorma delicatula, commonly known as the Spotted Lanternfly (SLF), is a new invasive insect that has spread throughout southeastern Pennsylvania since its discovery in Berks County in 2014. SLF presents a significant threat to Pennsylvania agriculture, including the grape, tree-fruit, hardwood, and nursery industries, which collectively are worth nearly $18 billion to the state’s economy.
Come and learn the basic information on how orchids are unusual and exotic, but relatively easy to grow. Let us introduce you to a variety of orchids and teach you the basics of their care. We’ll give you the knowledge base to improve your current plants and even help you to expand your current selection. We will discuss basic care, container options, watering & light requirements, and potential plant problems, as well as have a repotting demonstration. Feel free to bring any questions you may have as well!
** Come spend an hour with your friends and family with our informative and interactive classes taught by our knowledgeable staff and guest lecturers. Due to COVID-19, space is limited to five (5) and registration is required. Sign up for all 5 slots and save 10% off registration! Please note that we cannot always accommodate walk-ins for any of our lectures. You must pay in advance by Thursday, October 8th. Register in store or by calling 215-887-7500. **
Come and learn the basic information on how orchids are unusual and exotic, but relatively easy to grow. Let us introduce you to a variety of orchids and teach you the basics of their care. We’ll give you the knowledge base to improve your current plants and even help you to expand your current selection. We will discuss basic care, container options, watering & light requirements, and potential plant problems, as well as have a repotting demonstration. Feel free to bring any questions you may have as well!
** Come spend an hour with your friends and family with our informative and interactive classes taught by our knowledgeable staff and guest lecturers. Due to COVID-19, space is limited to five (5) and registration is required. Sign up for all 5 slots and save 10% off registration! Please note that we cannot always accommodate walk-ins for any of our lectures. You must pay in advance by Thursday, October 8th. Register in store or by calling 215-887-7500. **
Penn State Extension: Preserving Herbs for Winter Use – $5
During the Preserving Herbs for Winter Use webinar, participants will learn how to store their summer herbs for use during the winter months through a live demonstration. We will also discuss the common herbs grown in household gardens.
Two workshops for the cost of one! Let Primex get you ready for fall with two fun-tastic pumpkin activities. First you will use real flowers to decorate your pumpkin for the holiday! Participants will get a variety of flowers and a small size spooky pumpkin. Afterward, we will get you in the fall spirit with an adorable pumpkin succulent planter. Participants will choose from three succulent plugs to plant into their Jack-be-Little pumpkin. The workshop includes: Step-by-step instructions in creating and caring for your pumpkins, expert information about indoor plants, and all supplies (small size spooky pumpkin, Jack-be-Little pumpkin, 3 succulent plugs, soil, flowers, and care instructions). These workshops are appropriate for children 8 years of age and older.
** Come spend an hour with your friends and family with our informative and interactive classes taught by our knowledgeable staff and guest lecturers. Due to COVID-19, space is limited to five (5) and registration is required. Sign up for all 5 slots and save 10% off registration! Please note that we cannot always accommodate walk-ins for any of our lectures. You must pay in advance by Thursday, October 15th. Register in store or by calling 215-887-7500. **
Two workshops for the cost of one! Let Primex get you ready for fall with two fun-tastic pumpkin activities. First you will use real flowers to decorate your pumpkin for the holiday! Participants will get a variety of flowers and a small size spooky pumpkin. Afterward, we will get you in the fall spirit with an adorable pumpkin succulent planter. Participants will choose from three succulent plugs to plant into their Jack-be-Little pumpkin. The workshop includes: Step-by-step instructions in creating and caring for your pumpkins, expert information about indoor plants, and all supplies (small size spooky pumpkin, Jack-be-Little pumpkin, 3 succulent plugs, soil, flowers, and care instructions). These workshops are appropriate for children 8 years of age and older.
** Come spend an hour with your friends and family with our informative and interactive classes taught by our knowledgeable staff and guest lecturers. Due to COVID-19, space is limited to five (5) and registration is required. Sign up for all 5 slots and save 10% off registration! Please note that we cannot always accommodate walk-ins for any of our lectures. You must pay in advance by Thursday, October 15th. Register in store or by calling 215-887-7500. **
Two workshops for the cost of one! Let Primex get you ready for fall with two fun-tastic pumpkin activities. First you will use real flowers to decorate your pumpkin for the holiday! Participants will get a variety of flowers and a small size spooky pumpkin. Afterward, we will get you in the fall spirit with an adorable pumpkin succulent planter. Participants will choose from three succulent plugs to plant into their Jack-be-Little pumpkin. The workshop includes: Step-by-step instructions in creating and caring for your pumpkins, expert information about indoor plants, and all supplies (small size spooky pumpkin, Jack-be-Little pumpkin, 3 succulent plugs, soil, flowers, and care instructions). These workshops are appropriate for children 8 years of age and older.
** Come spend an hour with your friends and family with our informative and interactive classes taught by our knowledgeable staff and guest lecturers. Due to COVID-19, space is limited to five (5) and registration is required. Sign up for all 5 slots and save 10% off registration! Please note that we cannot always accommodate walk-ins for any of our lectures. You must pay in advance by Thursday, October 15th. Register in store or by calling 215-887-7500. **
Two workshops for the cost of one! Let Primex get you ready for fall with two fun-tastic pumpkin activities. First you will use real flowers to decorate your pumpkin for the holiday! Participants will get a variety of flowers and a small size spooky pumpkin. Afterward, we will get you in the fall spirit with an adorable pumpkin succulent planter. Participants will choose from three succulent plugs to plant into their Jack-be-Little pumpkin. The workshop includes: Step-by-step instructions in creating and caring for your pumpkins, expert information about indoor plants, and all supplies (small size spooky pumpkin, Jack-be-Little pumpkin, 3 succulent plugs, soil, flowers, and care instructions). These workshops are appropriate for children 8 years of age and older.
** Come spend an hour with your friends and family with our informative and interactive classes taught by our knowledgeable staff and guest lecturers. Due to COVID-19, space is limited to five (5) and registration is required. Sign up for all 5 slots and save 10% off registration! Please note that we cannot always accommodate walk-ins for any of our lectures. You must pay in advance by Thursday, October 15th. Register in store or by calling 215-887-7500. **
PHS: Beginner Food Growing: Putting Your Garden to Bed – FREE
Beginner Food Growing Workshop Series, Mondays at 4 pm, is a crash course in food growing. All are welcome. In this final, one-off workshop, we’re putting our gardens to bed for the winter.
Dahlias are one of the most beautiful flowers available as they come in a wide range of colors, are easy to grow and can provide an almost unlimited supply of cut flowers from July until frost. The Growing Dahlias webinar will cover a few simple but necessary steps to ensure your dahlias thrive in the garden along with where they can be obtained, how to store tubers over the winter and dividing.
Photographs showing the wide range of dahlia colors and forms available will be shown to hopefully get everyone excited about growing a couple of these fantastic flowers!
Penn State Extension: Fall Garden Observations: Beginning a Botanical Sketchbook – $5
In this Fall Garden Observations: Beginning a Botanical Sketchbook webinar, students will begin a sketchbook of observations and fill it with graphite, watercolor, and pen art as they explore a different aspect of the natural world. Botanical art draws together art and science in this time-honored genre. Draw leaves, flowers, fungi, and more and sow the seeds for a lifetime love of drawing and documenting botanical specimens. Watch for information or draw along!
The goal for this webinar is to have fun and make it your own! No experience required! Your instructor will be using the following materials: a Stillman and Birn Zeta series sketchbook, graphite pencils, eraser, a Micron pen, and watercolors and brushes.
Artist materials are not required – you can use any blank paper (unlined is best), pencils, erasers, and waterproof pen (if you plan to paint over your line drawing), colored pencils or watercolor paints, and brushes. Please provide your own botanical specimens.
Penn State Extension: Penn State Extension: Soil Health – Testing and Amending Your Garden Soil – FREE
We invite you to join Soil Health – Testing and Amending Your Garden Soil webinar and take the guesswork out of your garden soil needs! Learn how to collect and interpret soil test for best results, including how to correct and improve soil PH and nutrients for healthy plant growth. Zachery Jones from Wayne County Conservation will lead this discussion.
Add a creative touch to your décor by incorporating a unique hanging plant ! Staghorn ferns, named for their long antler like leaves, are easy to care for and thrive in their wall-mounted root balls. You’ll learn how to care for your fern and the proper way to mount them.
The workshop includes:
Step-by-step instructions in creating and caring for your staghorn fern
Expert information about ferns
All supplies (staghorn fern, piece of wood, soil, moss, fishing line, and care instructions)
** Come spend an hour with your friends and family with our informative and interactive classes taught by our knowledgeable staff and guest lecturers. Due to COVID-19, space is limited to five (5) and registration is required. Sign up for all 5 slots and save 10% off registration! Please note that we cannot always accommodate walk-ins for any of our lectures. You must pay in advance by Thursday, October 22nd. Register in store or by calling 215-887-7500. **
Add a creative touch to your décor by incorporating a unique hanging plant ! Staghorn ferns, named for their long antler like leaves, are easy to care for and thrive in their wall-mounted root balls. You’ll learn how to care for your fern and the proper way to mount them.
The workshop includes:
Step-by-step instructions in creating and caring for your staghorn fern
Expert information about ferns
All supplies (staghorn fern, piece of wood, soil, moss, fishing line, and care instructions)
** Come spend an hour with your friends and family with our informative and interactive classes taught by our knowledgeable staff and guest lecturers. Due to COVID-19, space is limited to five (5) and registration is required. Sign up for all 5 slots and save 10% off registration! Please note that we cannot always accommodate walk-ins for any of our lectures. You must pay in advance by Thursday, October 22nd. Register in store or by calling 215-887-7500. **
Are you out or room on your window sills, end tables, and bookcases? Why not try something that hangs? We will guide you through the process of choosing companion plants and creating layers within your hanging glass container. This class is hands on, so prepare to get a little dirty!
The workshop includes:
Step-by-step instructions in creating and caring for your terrarium
Expert information about indoor plants
All supplies (glass container, 2 plants, soil, decorative materials, and care instructions)
** Come spend an hour with your friends and family with our informative and interactive classes taught by our knowledgeable staff and guest lecturers. Due to COVID-19, space is limited to five (5) and registration is required. Sign up for all 5 slots and save 10% off registration! Please note that we cannot always accommodate walk-ins for any of our lectures. You must pay in advance by Thursday, October 22nd. Register in store or by calling 215-887-7500. **
Are you out or room on your window sills, end tables, and bookcases? Why not try something that hangs? We will guide you through the process of choosing companion plants and creating layers within your hanging glass container. This class is hands on, so prepare to get a little dirty!
The workshop includes:
Step-by-step instructions in creating and caring for your terrarium
Expert information about indoor plants
All supplies (glass container, 2 plants, soil, decorative materials, and care instructions)
** Come spend an hour with your friends and family with our informative and interactive classes taught by our knowledgeable staff and guest lecturers. Due to COVID-19, space is limited to five (5) and registration is required. Sign up for all 5 slots and save 10% off registration! Please note that we cannot always accommodate walk-ins for any of our lectures. You must pay in advance by Thursday, October 22nd. Register in store or by calling 215-887-7500. **
Green City Teachers, which is traditionally a space for youth educators inspiring the next generation of gardeners, is going virtual! Over five weeks, we will cover topics like basic horticulture, light gardening, school habitat gardens, and so much more. If you purchase a Green City Teachers Kit*, you’ll have everything you need to follow along with the weekly workshop demonstrations: materials for starting a container garden, PVC to build light structures for indoor growing, worm bin starter materials, and more.
Open to anyone working with kids. You do not need to be a teacher, and you do not need to work in Philadelphia to participate.
*Kits available to the first 25 registrants that purchase the kit option. Kits available by pickup only.
This series runs Wednesday October 28, and November 4, 11, 18, & 25.
