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February 2025
Stewardship Walk at The Laurels Preserve
Join Preserve Steward, Caleb Meredith, on a leisurely hike around the Laurels Preserve
Learn More Purchase TicketsCelebrating the Scaife Bequest [Virtual Program]
In honor of the 10th anniversary of the Scaife Bequest, the Brandywine Conservancy & Museum of Art and The Westmoreland Museum of American Art will collaboratively present a webinar that highlights the impact the art has had to both collections, along with the donation of Penguin Court, now a preserve of the Brandywine Conservancy.
Learn More Purchase Tickets5 Elements of a Healthy Landscape
Many aspects contribute to creating a thriving landscape. This presentation will look at conventional landscaping practices and discuss ways we can improve the health of our spaces by making thoughtful changes to these practices.
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Join Penguin Court's Program Manager, Melissa Reckner, for an informative and engaging virtual presentation about the owls of Pennsylvania.
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Stewardship Walk at the Laurels Preserve
Join Preserve Steward, Ben Schlusser, on a leisurely hike around the Laurels Preserve
Learn More Purchase TicketsKnockout Natives
Join Sam Hoadley, the Manager of Horticultural Research at Mt. Cuba Center, as he highlights knockout native species and cultivars from our trials. Top performers and favorites of Monarda, Phlox, Helenium, Echinacea, wild hydrangea, Carex and Amsonia represent some of the best native plants for the mid-Atlantic region and beyond. Sam will discuss their horticultural and ecological performance and will share important information on standouts that will make beautiful additions to your garden.
Learn More Purchase TicketsPenguin Court Book Club: "Hollows, Peepers, and Highlanders: An Appalachian Mountain Ecology" [Laughlintown, PA]
To celebrate Spring Equinox, Penguin Court's Book Club selection for March is "Hollows, Peepers, and Highlanders: An Appalachian Mountain Ecology" by George Constantz.
Learn More Purchase TicketsStewardship Walk at The Laurels Preserve
Join Preserve Steward, Caleb Meredith, on a leisurely hike around the Laurels Preserve
Learn More Purchase TicketsDark Skies are for the Birds
A presentation that will be led by Diane Turnshek, a lecturer in the Department of Physics at Carnegie Mellon University and adjunct faculty member in the Department of Physics and Astronomy at the University of Pittsburgh.
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Birding Walk at Penguin Court [Laughlintown, PA]
Join local ornithologist, Andrew Mack, and Penguin Court Program Manager, Melissa Reckner, for a casual stroll at Penguin Court to look and listen for a plethora of bird species. Andy will share information on the Pennsylvania Bird Atlas, too! ...
Learn More Purchase TicketsStewardship Walk at the Laurels Preserve
Join Preserve Steward, Ben Schlusser, on a leisurely hike around the Laurels Preserve
Learn More Purchase TicketsOrchid Care [Laughlintown, PA]
Celebrate National Orchid Day within the gorgeous conservatory at Penguin Court, as Andy McAllister and Warren Mitchell, owners of Stone & Sky Nursery in Ligonier, teach guests how to care for orchids and discover which native orchids may be found in the Laurel Highlands.
Learn More Purchase TicketsStewardship Walk at the Laurels Preserve
Join Preserve Steward, Caleb Meredith, on a leisurely hike around the Laurels Preserve
Learn More Purchase TicketsNative Companion Plantings for Backyard Aquatic Gardens
There are a multitude of fantastic native plants that can substitute the standard non-native vegetation often chosen for backyard aquatic gardens. This presentation will focus on the diversity of native plant options for maintained aquatic areas, along with the ecological structure and function of these gardens and ways to design and manage for a healthy aquatic vegetation community. We will discuss methods to phase out non-native plantings and highlight the beautiful native replacements that can support the surrounding ecology while also providing aesthetic and seasonal interest to aquatic gardens.
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Wildflower, Native Plant and Seed Sale
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Shop for a wide variety of native grasses, ferns, vines, shrubs, and trees.
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Penguin Court Book Club: "Paradise Under Glass: The Education of an Indoor Gardener" [Laughlintown, PA]
Aligning with Longwood Garden's Community Read selection for 2025, Penguin Court's Book Club will discuss "Paradise Under Glass: The Education of an Indoor Gardener" by Ruth Kassinger.
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