SATURDAYS & SUNDAYS
Open at 8:00am
WEDNESDAYS
Closed at 8:00pm Included with garden admission.
If you’re up with the sun, start your day with an early morning visit to Morris Arboretum. You are invited to find the shining dew on more than 13,000 labeled plants in the Arboretum’s living collection.
Not a morning person? Enjoy the garden in the cooler evening hours. Bring a picnic dinner and delight in music provided by chirping crickets and lighting by fireflies.
SATURDAYS & SUNDAYS
Open at 8:00am
Included with garden admission.
If you’re up with the sun, start your day with an early morning visit to Morris Arboretum. You are invited to find the shining dew on more than 13,000 labeled plants in the Arboretum’s living collection.
SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 7 & SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 8
Included with garden admission.
Look for your favorite train characters among the whole steam engine gang from Sodor as they take over the Railway for the weekend.
Great Trees Tour
SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 7
11:00am - 12:30pm
Included with garden admission.
Guides will highlight some of the most beloved and grandest specimen trees at Morris Arboretum. Walk inside the curtain-like ring of branches of the weeping European beech (Fagus sylvatica f. pendula), and observe the graceful and powerful branches of the distinctive katsura-tree (Cercidiphyllum japonicum). Even if you’ve seen these trees before, there’s more to know about each of them.
SATURDAYS, SEPTEMBER 14 & 28 | 11:00am
Visitor Center
Included with garden admission.
Join knowledgeable guides for an all new walking tour highlighting garden features not often discovered on an average visit. The original Hidden Gems tour was so popular that it is returning this season with MORE! Go off the beaten path to find unseen garden gems, a combination of structures, sculptures, spaces, trees and vistas.
SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 15 | 1:00pm - 4:00pm
Bloomfield Farm
Included with garden admission. Mill Only Admission $5 for Ages 3 & Up
Bring your family to explore the Arboretum’s historic grist mill situated along the picturesque Wissahickon Creek. Watch one-ton millstones grind corn kernels, and observe 160 year old machinery transport and sift the ground corn to produce meal. Guided tours.
SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 28 | 11:00am - 3:00pm
Gardens/Upper Gallery
Included with garden admission.
Celebrate traditional and modern Korean culture at Morris Arboretum. Discover this Asian country’s way of life through music, dance, food sampling and garden tours that highlight Korea’s native plants.
SATURDAY, OCTOBER 5 & SUNDAY, OCTOBER 6 |
10:00am - 3:00pm
Included with garden admission. Some activities have an additional fee.
Don’t miss this weekend of autumn fun that has become an annual tradition for many families. Make your own scarecrow, paint a pumpkin, sample different varieties of apples and more. Weaver’s Way Coop will be on hand with the season’s best local apple varieties.
And be sure to stroll through the garden to catch the colorful autumn leaves before they float to the ground to join their fallen brethren.
On display Saturday, October 5 through Halloween, Thursday, October 31
You’re invited to take part in the twelfth annual Scarecrow Design Contest! This year, participants may create a scarecrow for the theme: Famous Musicians. These scarecrows may be a singer or play an instrument, such as Elvis Presley, Dizzy Gillespie, Lady Gaga or Elton John. All entries will be on display on Scarecrow Walk for almost four weeks. Frame, straw, burlap and twine are provided with entry fee, the rest is up to you! Space is limited to 35 Scarecrows and this popular contest fills quickly, so get your entry in early. Designers and visitors - be sure to vote for your favorite scarecrow, which will determine the top five prize winners!
Sculpture Tour
SATURDAY, OCTOBER 5 | 11:00am
Visitor Center
Included with garden admission.
Join an experienced guide for our featured tour of the month. Tour begins at Widener Visitor Center. Join this month’s Sculpture Tour to discover fine examples of public art that complement the Arboretum’s landscape and plant collection.
SATURDAYS, OCTOBER 12 & 26 | 11:00am
Visitor Center
Included with garden admission.
Join knowledgeable guides for an all new walking tour highlighting garden features not often discovered on an average visit. The original Hidden Gems tour was so popular that it is returning this season with MORE! Go off the beaten path to find unseen garden gems, a combination of structures, sculptures, spaces, trees and vistas.
SUNDAY, OCTOBER 20 | 12:00pm - 4:00pm
Bloomfield Farm
Included with garden admission. Mill Only Admission $5 for Ages 3 & Up
Bring your family to explore the Arboretum’s historic grist mill situated along the picturesque Wissahickon Creek. Watch one-ton millstones grind corn kernels, and observe 160 year old machinery transport and sift the ground corn to produce meal. Guided tours.
SUNDAY, OCTOBER 20 | 12:00pm - 4:00pm
Bloomfield Farm
Included with garden admission. Mill Only Admission $5 for Ages 3 & Up
Celebrate the fall season at Bloomfield Farm by enjoying original art and craft works created by Morris Arboretum’s talented staff and members. In addition to the show there will be demonstrations, music, food, a few animals, and the final opportunity of the year to tour the restored Springfield Mills. Enjoy a seasonal beer and/or wine to compliment the popular Farm Day lunch of cowboy chili and corn bread!
Native Plants Tour
SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 2
11:00am
Visitor Center
Included with garden admission.
Join an experienced guide for our featured tour of the month. Tour begins at Widener Visitor Center. Join this month’s Native Plants Tour to discover exciting plants that foster wildlife and deserve a place in your home garden.
SATURDAYS, NOVEMBER 9 & 23
2:00pm
Visitor Center
Included with garden admission.
Join an experienced guide to explore the arboretum’s collection of hollies and other broadleaf evergreens that enliven the winter landscape with their lush greenery and provide year-round appeal and an everlasting framework for seasonal plantings.
FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 29
10:00am
Garden Railway
Included with garden admission.
Make a stop at the Holiday Garden Railway Display a tradition for your family! The buildings and trains are all meticulously decorated for the holidays with lights that twinkle along the tracks and around the surrounding landscape. The railway will be open daily through December 31 (Arboretum is closed December 24 and 25).
FRIDAYS, DECEMBER 20, 27
SATURDAYS, DECEMBER 7, 14, 21, 28
SUNDAYS, DECEMBER 15, 22, 29
4:30pm - 7:30pm
Visitor Center
Enjoy the Holiday Garden Rail all lit up and decorated for the season. White lights sparkle along the rails and miniature greens adorn the buildings.
Members will be able to purchase tickets through the Arboretum website beginning November 1st. Non-member tickets will go on sale November 15th. Ticket prices: Member adult $15, Member child $8, Non-member adult $20, Non-member child $10
Conifers Tour
SATURDAY, DECEMBER 7
11:00am
Garden Railway
Included with garden admission.
Join this month’s Conifers Tour to see the wide variety of conifers – both evergreen and deciduous – on display at Morris Arboretum. From cones to needles, weeping and upright, you’ll see great specimens from all around the world.
SATURDAYS, DECEMBER 14 & 28
2:00pm
Visitor Center
Included with garden admission.
Join an experienced guide to explore the arboretum’s collection of hollies and other broadleaf evergreens that enliven the winter landscape with their lush greenery and provide year-round appeal and an everlasting framework for seasonal plantings.
Bagels with assorted cream cheeses
Nova salmon
Ham carving station
Chef attended omelette and egg station
Caramel French Toast
Assorted pastries
Fresh cut fruits
Bacon and turkey bacon
Breakfast sausage
Hash browns
Granola and yogurt parfait station with strawberries
Coffees and tea
Orange, cranberry, and tomato juices
Complimentary mimosas with valid ID.
The Arboretum is open as usual. Click here for hours.
Please note: The Rose Garden is closed for maintenance every Thursday morning until noon.
Weather conditions may limit garden access to certain features even if the garden is open – please check the web site or call (215) 247-5777 for updates before visiting. Our visitors’ safety in the garden is our top priority. Therefore when inclement weather is predicted, we will make decisions about closing the garden accordingly.
