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Upcoming EventsSaturday,

April 7

Saturday,

April 14

Easter Egg Hunt

10am - noon

Philly Spring Clean-up

9am-2pm

THE ARBOR

Newsletter of the Awbury Arboretum Association

WINTER / SPRING 2012

Howard Brosius of Chipping Hill Micro Farms has transformeda small corner of the Cope House into a living classroom. It’s allpart of Awbury’s new Micro Farm installation, where arugula,parsley, spinach, chives, beets, and more are sprouting.

Brosius germinated the seeds indoors and transplanted them tohis innovative cedar boxes built for winter farming. On display

just outside the Cope House, these boxes are heated by light-capturing polycarbonate lids and low-watt bulbs.

Preschool and day care groups from Germantown and beyondare learning about garden habitats, from seeds, soil, sunlight andwater, to weeds and insects. Lessons carry over to the trees andlandscape of the arboretum, with a nature walk and visit to

Awbury’s Secret Garden. Finally, they return to theMicro Farm to taste a variety of vegetables, andshare a fresh, green salad.

From seed to table, Brosius has dedicated himself toteaching youth in disadvantaged neighborhoods tolove their veggies.

The Micro Farm is Growing!

Saturday,

May 12

Mother’s Day Tea

11am-3pm

May 19-26 Chelsea Flower Show and

English Gardens Tour

For details call 215.849.2855

Show Your SupportDonate, volunteer, attend an event, or come out

and enjoy the grounds! Become a member and

receive discounts, special invitations, and voting

rivile es at our annual meetin .



www.awbury.org Winter/Spring 2012

One way to think about our

stewardship of Awbury is to say we

are a community of people who

look after a community of plants.The plant community needs our

care and attention to thrive, and

having a thoughtful, long range

plan which accounts for all the

various ways people use the

Arboretum is a mark of good

stewardship.

“…having a thoughtful, long

range plan which accounts for all the various ways peopleuse the Arboretum is a mark

of good stewardship.”The Landscape Committee

recently rolled out its plan for the Northwest Tract's

Agricultural Village. The plan

allows for farming, community

gardens, a commercial nursery,children's education, green

recycling and greenhouse

operations as well as walking

paths at the perimeter so visitors

can view the various activities.

Awbury is a rare resource --

green space in the middle of a

dense urban community-- and balancing and harmonizing the

competing demands of the

groups who would like to use

this resource is a delicate job

which has been done

wonderfully by the LandscapeCommittee and its chair,

Claudia Levy. The plan will

guide the arboretum staff in

planting and maintaining thenorthwest tract, and provide a

focus for fundraising.

The hard work of thinking about

how best to preserve the historic

landscape around the Francis

Cope House as well as improve

the more visible border along

Chew Avenue is the next task of the Landscape Committee and

we look forward to the results of

their efforts.

Awbury Friends and NeighborsCelebrate MLK Day

The Future of the

NORTHWEST

TRACT by Mark Sellers,

Chairman of the Board

On Martin Luther King Day, theChew and Belfield Neighbors Club and

Enon Tabernacle Baptist Church

joined Awbury staff and neighbors for

a day of service at the Arboretum.

Volunteers of all ages worked up an

appetite clearing invasive Honeysuckle

along Chew Avenue.

Landscape Manager Denis Lucey

coordinated the efforts of thirty-five

neighborhood participants and

nine Awbury staff and Board

members to prune and beautify

Awbury’s southern perimeter. Itwas a day of community building,

as the group not only worked, but

played, barbequed and socialized

in the winter sunshine.

Volunteers from The Cliveden

Hills Association, For Better

Fathers, EPIC Community

Stakeholders Mt. Airy USA,

Tookany/Tacony-Frankford

Watershed Partnership, and NewCovenant Church, turned out for

one of the most successful Clean-

Up Days seen in Germantown to

date.




In the long-term we hope to offer a

Master Beekeeping Skills Program,

raise locally developed queen bees, and

harvest and bottle our own honey.

Courses for youth and beginners are

already underway, generating a great

deal of interest and excitement in our

community.

The Comprehensive Beginner's Course

meets Thursday evenings and covers

everything you need to get started as a

beekeeper, from basic bee biology to

equipment and hive installation.

As the course progresses, participants

will don bee veils and smokers, gaining

hands-on training they can bring to

their own backyards.

Just in time for Spring:

Awbury helps launch

Community Apiary

We are proud to partner with Green Sanctuary Earth Institute

(GSEIPA) to build a Community

Apiary. The Arboretum's pesticide-

free, public green space is an ideal site

for three producing honeybee hives,and one demonstration hive. GSEIPA

founder, Anaiis Salles is partnering

with Philadelphia County 4-H, Penn

State Extension, and the Philadelphia

Beekeepers Guild to design andmanage a thriving, educational apiary

at Awbury’s Agricultural Village.

Through this collaborative venture,

Awbury and GSEIPA aim to educate

the urban beekeeper, promote the craft

of beekeeping, and support the

continued survival of honeybees.

A 4-H Beekeeping Club for

youth is also planned with beekeeper and Master

Gardener Lorraine Busch.

Students will learn about

honeybees’ vital role in our

ecosystem, and discuss the

many threats facing coloniestoday. The club will meet

indoors and out, using the

demonstration hive to bring

concepts to life.

Thanks to our community

partnerships and new apiary,

Awbury looks forward to

becoming an accessible hub of

Philadelphia beekeeping

activity.

For information on classes

call 267-325-6869

or email [email protected]

New Staff and Board Members!

We are pleased to welcome Landscape

Manager, Denis Lucey to the team, along

with Administrative Assistants Ortandia

Shepherd and Alisha Adams.

Our Board is growing with the exciting

additions of Gina Thomas, Curtis Wright,

Robert Petito, Jr., Kate Flynn, Bryan

Hanes and Sarah Price.

What’s in Bloom? "We hope friends and neighbors are noting the major cleanup

of Awbury's Chew Avenue frontage, thanks to staff and

Martin Luther King Day volunteers. We also hope you will visit Awbury's snowdrops - now in

bloom about three weeks early - behind the Francis Cope

House and along the Owl Trail."

--Denis Lucey, Landscape Manager




Awbury ArboretumOne Awbury Road

Philadelphia, PA 19138

(215) [email protected]

The Mission of theAwbury Arboretum

Association is to preserveand interpret Awbury’s

historic house andlandscape, thereby

connecting an urbancommunity with nature

and histor .

Professional Landscape Services

with a Social and Environmental Conscience

• Lawn and Bed Maintenance• Leaf Removal• Plantings and Installations• Arborist Services – Tree work, pruning,

removals

For Corporate and Private Clients

215 849-2855

SUMMER

FIELD STUDIESThis Summer, Awbury’s

environmental educators willpartner with summer camps,

daycares, scout troops, and

community and faith-based

organizations to enrich summer programming.

Hands-on lessons will explore

Beekeeping, Compass

Navigation, Lenape Culture,

Micro Farming, EnvironmentalArt, Wetland Habitats, Insects,

Birds, Trees, and more!

REGISTER NOW:

www.awbury.org/summer2012

215-849-2855 [email protected]

Hidden Treasure from the Archives

In January, the Hidden Collections

Initiative for Pennsylvania Small Archival

Repositories (HCI-PSAR) visited Awbury’s

archives. Celia Caust-Ellenbogen andMichael Gubicza uncovered some unique

holdings, including a fascinating travel

journal by Annette Cope (neice of Henry

Cope, founder of Awbury estate). Annette’s

journal, which she named “Adventures of

Three Travelers,” is filled with illustrations

detailing her 1877 journey through Europe.

This exciting initiative of the Historical

Society of Pennsylvania seeks to make better

known and more accessible the collections of

small museums and historic sites throughoutthe State. Awbury is honored to be one of

twenty-five Philadelphia sites selected for a

pilot archival directory.

Black History Month Tea

On Saturday, February 25th, Awbury Board member Gina Thomas spoke on

diversity in environmentalism. She highlighted African Americans who

contributed to the early environmental movement, like Harriet Tubman, George

Washington Carver, W.E.B. Dubois, and others.

In attendance were Girl Scouts who are taking part in the national Science

Technology Engineering and Math (STEM) program, as well as Awbury friends

and neighbors. An Assistant Counsel to the Department of EnvironmentalProtection, and experienced Environmental Lawyer, Thomas recalled how her

own experiences as a Girl Scout gave her an early appreciation of nature.

Gourmet tea and an expert brewing demonstration were generously provided by

Tea Country.

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