#bartram — Public Fediverse posts
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Tide-responsive floating platform installed at Bartram’s Garden https://www.allforgardening.com/1811891/tide-responsive-floating-platform-installed-at-bartrams-garden/ #Bartram'sGarden #FloatLab #garden #gardener #gardening #SchuylkillRiver #SouthwestPhiladelphia #TideResponsiveFloatingPlatform
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The free public park at Bartram’s Garden gearing up for Spring festivities https://www.allforgardening.com/1711527/the-free-public-park-at-bartrams-garden-gearing-up-for-spring-festivities/ #18860216 #America250 #Bartram'sGarden #FYIPhilly #garden #PhillyFirstivals
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FYI Philly: April 11, 2026 https://www.allforgardening.com/1702953/fyi-philly-april-11-2026/ #18860463 #Bartram'sGarden #burpee's #Forrest'sFlags #FYIPhilly #garden #TheSpeaker'sHouseResroted
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New swing bridge connecting Bartram’s Garden to Grays Ferry nears completion https://www.allforgardening.com/1389013/new-swing-bridge-connecting-bartrams-garden-to-grays-ferry-nears-completion/ #Bartram'sGarden #bridges #Development #garden #gardener #gardening #GraysFerry #news #Philadelphia #SchulykillRiver #SchuylkillRiverTrail #Transportation
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#January 2, 1766
#OTD The #Botanist John #Bartram wrote,
"[That] was the #Fatal night that destroyed the #Lime, #Citron & #Banana trees in #StAugustine."Bernard's "Natural History of #Florida" also wrote about the #Freeze:
"A #Frost destroyed all the #Tropical productions of the country, except the #Oranges.
The #Spaniards called this a #Judgment on the place [becoming] the property of #Heretics - they had never experienced the like."
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#December 29, 1704
#OTD Martha Daniel Logan, American #Botanist, is born.After her #Husband died, Martha provided #Rare #Seeds & #Plants to the top #Botanists of her time & set up a #Seed exchange between the American #Colonies & #Britain.
She also wrote a #Gardening advice column & her #Gardener's #Calendar graced the back of #Almanacs for decades.
In 1761, John #Bartram wrote that Martha was, “an elderly #Widow #Lady who spares no pains or cost to oblige me. Her #Garden is her #Delight."