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HGR: Nighttime Express
Thursday, December 10
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Sunday, December 20
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4:30 – 8 pm
Garden Railway
Member tickets on sale now!
General Tickets Available November 9
Advanced tickets required
See the Holiday Garden Railway at night for an even more spectacular experience! With laser lights in the trees and sparkling lights along the railway, HGR: Nighttime Express is a must-see.
HGR: Nighttime Express Dates
4:30 - 8:00 pm
Thursdays: Dec 10, 17
Fridays: Dec 11, 18
Saturdays: Nov 28, Dec 5, 12, 19
Sundays: Nov 29, Dec 6, 13, 20
HGR: Nighttime Express Pricing
Member Adult: $17 • Adult: $22
Member Youth (3-17): $10 • Youth (3-17): $12
Member Child: FREE • Child (0-2): FREE
The Morris will be closed December 24, 25, 31 and January 1
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Garden Highlights Tour
Wednesday, April 1
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Wednesday, November 25
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Weekdays: 10:30 am • Weekends: 1 pm
Meet at Welcome Center
Weekends year round: 1 pm
Weekdays through November 25: 10:30 am
Our knowledgeable guides will design a tour around the interests of the attendees. Every tour is different so come back as many times as you’d like.
Free with general admission. Weather permitting.
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Winter Wellness Walks
Wednesday, December 2
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Wednesday, March 31
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Wednesday & Saturdays: 10:30 am
Meet at Welcome Center
Are you eager to get outside this winter season? Led by experienced Garden Educator Volunteers, our Winter Wellness Walks are an opportunity to experience winter beauty while moving your body and connecting with friends and fellow visitors. What can you discover when the trees are bare?
Wellness Walks are done in a group, at a conversational pace, and all levels of walking are welcome. Join us for one or join us for all; make sure to bring your stories and cheer!
All walks are on paved pathways, weather permitting. Check the website for cancellations. Generally, if Morris is open, the walk is on!
Public Tours www.morrisarboretum.org/see-do/public-tours
Public Tours Public Tours Image Step into a world of natural wonder. Our public tours bring the Morris Arboretum & Gardens to life through expert insights, seasonal highlights, and stories hidden among the trees. From weekend highlights to themed walks, there’s always something new to discover. In-Person Tours Image Oaks of the Mid-Atlantic Saturday, October 24 • 11 am Join an experienced Garden Educator in discovering and identifying the Mid-Atlantic oaks in the Morris’s extensive collection. Learn More Image Trees Around the World Saturday, November 14 • 11 am Discover a diversity of trees from around the world and the United States. Learn More Image Conifers Saturday, November 21 • 11 am Explore the wide variety of conifers — both evergreen and deciduous — on display at Morris. Learn More Image Winter Wellness Walks Wednesdays & Saturdays: December – March • 10:30 am Free with general admission Experience winter beauty at Morris Arboretum & Gardens while moving your body and connecting with nature! Learn More Image Holly Highlights & Winter Greenery Tour Saturday, December 12 • 11 AM Free with general admission 'Tis the season for hollies to show their stuff! Explore the diverse, bright, and cheerful winter landscape at the Morris. Free with general admission. Learn More Image Garden Highlights Weekends: 1 pm Weekdays: 10:30 am Our knowledgeable guides will design a tour around the interests of the attendees. Every tour is different so come back as many times as you’d like. Weather permitting. Learn More If you are interested in organizing a private group tour, please see our Group Tours page . Self-Guided Tours Image Fernery The Dorrance H. Hamilton Fernery is the only freestanding fernery left in North America and is home to over 200 different species of ferns and fern allies. During this tour, you will be introduced to some of the most notable ferns in the current collection. Learn More Image Wetland The Wetland and its floodplain encompass about 35 …
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Botanical Pressure Prints with Ferns
Friday, November 6
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1 pm
Common Press at the University of Pennsylvania
Members: $30 • Non-members: $35
Jessica Peterson, Director, Common Press at the University of Pennsylvania
Stephanie Bruneau, Assistant Director of Adult Education, Morris Arboretum & Gardens
This special program will explore pressure printing, a method of making printing plates using low-relief botanical materials. After we make the printing plates, we will then print with them on the Common Press Vandercook printing presses. The botanical materials we will use in the program will be fern fronds collected from the Dorrance H. Hamilton Fernery at Morris Arboretum and Gardens—the only remaining freestanding Victorian fernery in North America. We will learn a bit about ferns in general, and the types of ferns we will be printing with, as we create our prints!
This program will take place at Common Press, in the Fisher Fine Arts Library on the UPenn campus.
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Holly Highlights & Winter Greenery Tour
Saturday, December 12
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11 AM
Meet at Welcome Center
Bundle up for a unique guided tour highlighting the Morris's collection of hollies and other broadleaf evergreens that enliven the winter landscape and provide year-round appeal. Learn some fun facts and get new ideas for your own home garden. Free with general admission. Weather permitting.
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Member Nights: Winter Lights
Thursday, December 3
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Friday, December 4
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4:30 – 8 pm
Garden Railway
Your Choice: Thursday, December 3 or Friday, December 4, 4:30 – 8:00 pm
Member Nights: Winter Lights offers Premier members another special benefit for Holiday Garden Railway: Nighttime Express. Supporter+ members choose one complimentary night: Thursday, December 3 or Friday, December 4, 4:30 – 8:00 pm. Join fellow members and Morris friends. We’ll provide cookies and hot chocolate to enjoy along the way! Registration is required. Online registration will close at 1 pm on December 3.