… and one species of hummingbird! So far, we have documented almost 200 native bees, and, of course, plenty of ruby-throated hummingbirds on our grounds here at the Morris. Thank you for joining us this past season as we celebrated one of nature’s most incredible partnerships with  Bees, Butterflies & Blooms: A Pollinator Paradise ! Bees, Butterflies & Blooms: May 23 – September 30, 2025 Image The Hummingbird Hut • Photo: Doris Rafaeli Image Big Poppies by F. Otto Haas Executive Director Bill Cullina, reimagining the 2008 sculptural installation by the late artist Gary G. Miller. Image Assistant Director of Visitor Education and Youth Programs Clara Reyes and McLean Contributionship Youth & Visitor Education Apprentice Oliver Buzzard at Pollinator Friday.  Image Learning about the transformation butterflies go through at Pollinator Friday.  Image Bees, Butterflies & Blooms Member Night with families strolling through  Exuberant Blooms . Image Wings & Wildflowers with a monarch butterfly. Image Wings & Wildflowers  featuring a butterfly sculpture by local artist Jodi Faber. Image Stamp Rally, featuring a design by local artist Jean Wei.  Image Garden Railway: World Pollinators Image Garden Railway: World Pollinators 1 / PREV NEXT Bill Cullina, the F. Otto Haas Executive Director Blog Image September 10, 2025 …

… ID card (dependent ID), or a DD Form 1173-1 ID card at the entrance kiosk. This program does not include ticketed and promotional events at the Arboretum. The Arboretum began offering free admission to active military members in 2019, inspired by the story of a longtime member who found solace and healing in the gardens after returning from military service during the Cold War.  “Morris Arboretum has long been a place for people to replenish themselves physically and mentally,” said William Cullina, the F. Otto Haas Executive Director of Morris Arboretum. “Our active-duty free admission program is our way of saying thank you and to provide comfort in a beautiful setting to those who give so much for our country. The Arboretum is proud of this program, and grateful for The Wawa Foundation’s support.” The grant will formally be presented today at the grand opening of Wawa’s newest store in Glenside, PA. Wawa is committed to building and maintaining strong relationships with local …

… can help build healthy and just futures for all humans and non-humans alike. Visit the links below to learn more about the Ecotopian Toolkit and how to apply. Contact the PPEH lab with any questions at ppehlab-director@sas.upenn.edu . Learn More Image 2024 Call for Proposals Learn more about the 2024 Morris + PPEH Call for Ecotopian Tools for Multispecies Flourishing and how to apply.  Learn More Image Meet the Jury Meet the 2024 Ecotopian Toolkit jury, including two Morris staff: William Cullina, F. Otto Haas Executive Director, and Bryan Thompson-Nowak, Director of Education. Learn More Image An Interview with Bryan Thompson-Nowak PPEH's program coordinator, Megan Pollin Hernandez sat down with Director of Education at Morris, Bryan Thompson-Nowak, to talk about the foundation of this year’s theme—soil—and how the Morris works to be a steward of and partner with the earth under our feet. Learn More Blog Image February 22, 2024 …

… in Philadelphia that participate in the Harvey and Virginia Kimmel Family Fund ACCESS Program , a region-wide initiative administered by Art-Reach that enables affordable entry to cultural sites for individuals receiving public assistance for food or medical benefits. A grant was also awarded to Art-Reach to subsidize the ongoing costs of operating this important program. “We are deeply grateful to the William Penn Foundation for this generous support,” said Executive Director William Cullina. “This grant affirms our long-standing commitment to welcoming children, families, and individuals of all abilities and incomes to the Morris Arboretum & Gardens. With this investment, we can continue to offer meaningful, high-quality experiences that ensure everyone in our region feels they belong here.” The ACCESS program at Morris has grown substantially over the years. In Fiscal Year 2023, more than 8,000 people took advantage of the $2 admission to the arboretum. That number …

… visitors enjoyed the Morris on that first day. The Philadelphia Record  heralded the news with a large photo and the front-page headline, "Morris Arboretum Goes to Posterity." Image Maurice Bower Saul, '05L .,'07C. (right), a Trustee of the University of Pennsylvania as well as Lydia’s secretary and first Morris board member and chair, handing over the key to Compton to University President Thomas S. Gates (left), during the dedication ceremony in 1933. Image Morris Executive Director Bill Cullina (left) with University of Pennsylvania President Liz Magill (right) at this weekend's Moonlight & Roses gala, holding the key that was originally used in the 1933 dedication ceremony.                       Though very private up until the opening, the estate was already widely known throughout Philadelphia and the eastern US, and was considered second only to Harvard's Arnold Arboretum for its fine collection of trees and shrubs. The Philadelphia Ledger reported, "The Arboretum's …

… in the 2023 Morris Motor Show.   Gendler organized the show as part of the Garden’s 90th anniversary celebration. It took place Saturday, July 15. The event was inspired by founders John and Lydia Morris's love of cars. They owned a 1912 electric vehicle, a Chrysler that was used on the grounds, and a chauffeur-driven Pierce-Arrow EDL that was special-ordered by Miss Lydia in 1927. Gendler, a member of the Delaware Valley Jaguar Club , was tasked by F. Otto Haas Executive Director Bill Cullina with finding one car for each of the Morris's nine decades. He got help from DVJC member Michael Wolf and the Radnor Hunt Concours d'Elegance in sourcing cars.   SPEED AND BEAUTY Image 1929 Packard 640 Phaeton The group determined the selections should demonstrate stylistic and technological advances as well as cultural expression for each era. What resulted presented quite a stylistic and performance progression, with the 1929 Packard 640 Phaeton and the 1938 SS Jaguar truly setting …

… and in the Dorrance H. Hamilton Fernery. Not all fern species have sori on the undersides of their fronds, but August is a good month to look at the leaflets of those that do; the position, size, and shape of sori is important information for fern ID (see left photo). And, while you are exploring, why not put on your citizen scientist hat and send an observation to iNaturalist?  P.S. Want to try growing ferns from spores?  Here’s a tip sheet  with easy directions, written by William Cullina, the F. Otto Haas Executive Director of Morris Arboretum.  Katherine has her Certificate in Botany from the New York Botanical Garden and is a freelance writer. You can contact her with comments or requests for photos at  botanicaltours.weebly.com Katherine Wagner-Reiss Katherine Wagner-Reiss Blog Image August 24, 2021 …