Tyler Arboretum

Here at Tyler we steward over 17 miles of hiking trails across 650 acres. It's a big job and our Trails Crew could use your help! So if you enjoy crisp fall weather and helping your community, join us on Saturday, November 14 from 8:00 AM - 12:00 PM for our Fall Trails Day! This is a great opportunity to get your hands dirty and see some unique and special parts of the property, all at the same time. Follow this link to sign up. We can't wait to see you there! https://bit.ly/3jYktCm #tylerarboretum #americasgardencapital #publicgardens #getoutside #livelovemedia #trailsday #conservation #naturalareas #hiking

Your voice matters! Whether you're a long-time member, volunteer or first-time visitor, we invite you to complete our brief survey to help us plan for the future and help us spread the word! Tyler Arboretum Visitor Satisfaction Survey https://bit.ly/3l4H69j

With the clear weather this week we're noticing some golden highlights on our Painter Ginkgo! #Ginkgos tend to change all at once so we're keeping our eye on this tree to capture the moment when the leaves turn. But we need help! Follow this link to check out #GinkgoWatch2020 and stop by Tyler to fill out our quick and easy survey to report what #colors your seeing. Ginkgo Watch 2020 https://bit.ly/3dzunJf And stay tuned! We're keeping a close eye on this special tree. Its fall foliage is truly a highlight of the season. #tylerarboretum #publicgardens #americasgardencapital #getoutside #livelovemedia #fallcolor #artfularboretum

Mark your calendars! This Sunday, November 1st, Tyler will be transitioning to our winter season hours! So from this coming Sunday until February our hours will be: Monday Friday 9 am 4 pm Saturday and Sunday 9 am 5 pm... We make this shift to ensure the safety of staff and visitors. Thank you for your understanding. We invite you to check out our website to plan your visit. #tylerarboretum #publicgardens #americasgardencapital #getoutside #livelovemedia #daylightsavings

Fall color is peaking in our area and the trees at Tyler are showing off their finest shades! To celebrate the full rainbow of autumn glory, let's see how many colors we can find in nature! Today's color is GREEN. So share your photos of the greens you're seeing in the comments below, or post using #tylerarboretum. #tylerarboretum #publicgardens #americasgardencapital #getoutside #livelovemedia #fallcolor #artfularboretum #hoursoutside #green

Happy Halloween Week! The spooky season has us noticing all the great creepy crawlies we have here at Tyler, including this little amphibian friend, the Northern Two-lined Salamander (Eurycea bislineata). These little guys mostly spend their days hiding under rotting logs and leaf litter. But this misty, rainy weather can sometimes entice them out of hiding. See if you can spot some in your neighborhood, or any of the other great amphibians that live in our area! Share your pictures in the comments below, or post using #tylerarboretum! #tylerarboretum #publicgardens #americasgardencapital #getoutside #livelovemedia #salamanders #amphibians #conservation #salamander #amphibiansofinstagram #

Looking for a fun autumn craft to do with your family? Create your own leaf shape painting! Autumn is all about leaves, and the windy conditions this week have blown plenty down from the trees. Join us to learn how to use them to help your kids create a painting celebrating different leaf shapes! Leaf Shape Collage https://bit.ly/35VxA2c Happy Crafting! #tylerarboretum #publicgardens #americasgardencapital #getoutside #livelovemedia #artfularboretum #childhoodunplugged #hoursoutside #outdoorlearning #leafcraft #leaves #crafting #fallcraft #easycrafts

Check out Tyler's Storybook Walk to experience our newest installation "I'm Trying to Love Rocks" by Bethany Barton! Your little ones will learn about the importance of geology, all while exploring a beautiful part of the Arboretum. You can find the start of the Storybook walk beside the Greenhouse and you'll follow this wonderful story through the Native Woodland Walk and down to Lucille's Garden. We wouldn't be here without rocks! Come on out to Tyler to discovery why! #tylerarboretum #publicgardens #americasgardencapital #getoutside #livelovemedia #hoursoutside #childhoodunplugged #forestschool #outdooreducation #geology #artfularboretum

We're back with another great gardening tip! Join Ben in Lucille's Garden to learn all about the dreaded cabbage white butterfly caterpillar, what it can do your crops, and how we manage this pest here at Tyler. #tylerarboretum #publicgardens #americasgardencapital #livelovemedia #growveg #growyourownfood #kitchengarden #lucillesgarden

Does the nice weather have you wanting to get outside? Check out our Weekly Wildflower Walk with Dick Cloud! There's always something to see and learn here at Tyler, so don't miss this incredible tour. Plenty of room for today's tour at 11:15. Follow the link below to register! We look forward to seeing you. Weekday Wildflower Walks, Limited Edition (FREE for Members!) https://bit.ly/3enyXub #falltour #outandabout #botanywalk #tylerarboretum #mediapa #PublicGardens #getoutside #fall #plants

Happy Halloween Week! This scarecrow visitor is enjoying his time at Tyler by relaxing on the Schoolhouse patio down by Lucille's garden. Don't worry, we made sure he had his mask on! Come on out today to enjoy all that the season has to offer here at the Arboretum. #tylerarboretum #publicgardens #americasgardencapital #getoutside #livelovemedia #fallcolor #halloween #artfularboretum #scarecrows

Shout out to Ben and his awesome team of volunteers down in Lucille's garden! Today they harvested 112 pounds of lettuce and peppers for donation to the Media foodbank. Thanks to our partnership with the Pennsylvania Horticultural Society, with funding from the Foundation for Delaware County, we're still hard at work planting and harvesting great late season crops. Come on down to visit Lucille's Garden to see everything we've got growing. We feel lucky to be able to share the bounty with our local community. #tylerarboretum #publicgardens #americasgardencapital #growveg #getoutside #livelovemedia #growyourownfood #kitchengarden

Photography Tip # 1 When photographing plant material, it’s important to remember and take advantage of the fact that plants, especially flowers, offer different views. If we move around, taking in all the possibilities, we can come up with an infinite number of perspectives. Don’t overlook the beauty of the back of a flower. Join professional landscape photographer, Richard Greenwood as he shows you how you can do this in his 3 session zoom class (11/14, 11/21 and 12/5) A Beginner’s Guide to Garden Photography is for anyone who is interested in capturing nature. The type of camera is not important, it is how you see the world. https://bit.ly/31OfiPg #naturephotography #naturephotos #naturephoto #flowerphotography #landscapephotography #tylerarboretum #mediapa #LiveLoveMedia #PublicGardens

Looking to unwind? The clear weather and mild temperatures make this the perfect day to get outside and take a walk with a friend! Our paved Scenic Loop trail takes you on a mile long walk through Tyler's gardens and meadows. The fall color and late season flowers make this trail the perfect way to relax and enjoy some sunshine. Come on out to experience all the beauty of the season! #tylerarboretum #publicgardens #americasgardencapital #hoursoutside #getoutside #livelovemedia #fallcolor #blooms #artfularboretum

Every Monday we will post a new plant riddle. Can you guess what it is? Bonus points if you know the botanical name and the common name: Wait a minute! I'm not a flower, not a shrub or tree So what am I? A fine native grass you would see If you walked in a meadow or on the prairie ... But I'm great for a garden, in the summer I'm green But in Autumn my reds and blues can be seen Who am I? #tylerarboretum #americasgardencapital #publicgardens #mysteryplantmonday #fallcolor #nativeplant #grasses

Photography Tip # 3 Photographing flowers doesn’t only allow us to capture their beauty at arm’s length. Feel free to move in and give your viewer a peek into the inner being of a beautiful thing. This image of a Peony takes us into the flower’s interior and allows us to take in and bask in the intricacy and beauty of one of nature’s most elegant creations. Join professional landscape photographer, Richard Greenwood as he shows you how you can do this in his 3 session zoom ...class (11/14, 11/21 and 12/5) A Beginner’s Guide to Garden Photography is for anyone who is interested in capturing nature. The type of camera is not important, it is how you see the world. https://bit.ly/31OfiPg #naturephotography #naturephotos #naturephoto #flowerphotography #landscapephotography #tylerarboretum #mediapa #LiveLoveMedia #PublicGardens

Every Monday we will post a new plant riddle. Can you guess what it is? Bonus points if you know the botanical name and the common name: I might not be native, but I'm a beautiful blue The butterflies love me and the bees sure do too, I bloom in the fall, and I grow straight and tall, ... In wet or dry soil I don't care at all. Who am I? #tylerarboretum #americasgardencapital #publicgardens #mysteryplantmonday #fallcolor #blooms

DON'T MISS OUR 25% OFF SALE! Starting today we are offering a 25% off sale on all plants on the Visitor Center Patio! Varieties with striking autumn color: cranberry bush ‘Bailey Compact' (Viburnum trilobum), dogwood 'Scarlet Fire' (Cornus kousa) and Persian parrotia ‘Vanessa' (Parrotia persica). This is the perfect time to add some beautiful seasonal interest to your garden!. Come out to Tyler today to take advantage of this great sale before the plants are gone. #tylerarboretum #publicgardens #americasgardencapital #getoutside #livelovemedia #plantsale #fallcolor

Is that a painting? No! Those are the seed pods of Hearts-a-bursting (Euonymus americanus) also known as Strawberry bush. These incredible seed heads open in the fall and are great favorites of the birds. You can find this cool native plant growing in our Native Woodland Walk. It's a wonderful shrub to consider adding to your home landscape to support local bird species. What other cool seeds and fruits are you seeing? Share in the comments below or post using #tylerarboretum #tylerarboretum #publicgardens #americasgardencapital #getoutside #livelovemedia #nativeplants #conservation #artfularboretum #fallcolor

Wait! Don't throw your pumpkin away just yet! According to the U.S. Department of Energy 1.3 billion pounds of pumpkins are added to landfills each year. But there are plenty of ways you can avoid adding to this problem. If it is clean and uncarved, you can enjoy your pumpkin as part of meal, in savory or sweet recipes. Roasted pumpkins seeds are also a tasty treat. But what should you do with a Jack O’ Lantern whose time is up? Putting seeds (pumpkin seeds or bird seed) ...inside your pumpkin creates an instant bird feeder. If you enjoy attracting wildlife to your yard, squirrels, deer, rabbits and others will make quick work of pumpkin pieces spread around your yard. Pumpkins are also great additions to your compost pile. Because pumpkins are mostly water, they will break down quickly, adding nutrients that can be used in your garden next year. So consider reusing that Jack O'Lantern before you put it in the trash! #tylerarboretum #publicgardens #americasgardencapital #getoutside #livelovemedia #pumpkins #halloween #wildlife #birds #recycling #conservation

It might be Sunday, but it's still the weekend! Come on out to Tyler today to soak up the clear, cool weather and great fall color. This spot, called the Hollow, is the perfect place to take in the beauty of the season from beneath the spreading branches of these huge white oaks. There is no better way to spend the day than relaxing in nature. #tylerarboretum #publicgardens #americasgardencapital #getoutside #livelovemedia #hoursoutside #childhoodunplugged #weekendvibes #fallcolor #artfularboretum.

Finally some sunshine! The past few days have been dreary but we've got blue skies in the forecast today and cool fall temperatures. Come on out to Tyler for a visit to get some fresh air and enjoy the fall color while it lasts! We're still in the midst of our Artful Arboretum campaign so be sure to visit our Tyler Connect page. We've got some great activities to help you enjoy the clear weather, here at Tyler or right in your own backyard. https://bit.ly/36XtHd0 #tylerarboretum #publicgardens #americasgardencapital #getoutside #livelovemedia #hoursoutside #childhoodunplugged #fallcolor #artfularboretum

The Pennsylvania Horticultural Society (PHS) and the John J. Tyler Arboretum (Tyler) have announced a new partnership to increase vegetable production at Lucille’s Garden, a 1-acre garden located at the Arboretum’s property in Media, PA. This collaboration will help meet COVID-19 associated food needs at two Delaware County, PA food pantries. The partnership was formed to collaboratively utilize a $10,000 grant from The Foundation for Delaware County (PA) to support PHS’s Har...vest 2020. PHS launched the program in May to bring together thousands of local gardeners and a collection of public gardens to grow and share food for families in need. #Harvest2020 supplies resources for people in underserved communities to grow food for themselves and their neighbors. Lucille’s Garden at Tyler is one of the five public gardens that have partnered with PHS to expand production. Lucille’s Garden grows 16 different summer crops plus herbs. Arboretum staff and several volunteers grow, harvest, weigh, and record the harvest each week. During the summer growing season, an estimated 2,000 pounds of produce were donated weekly to Delaware County food pantries to support residents in need. Combining the foundation grant with the efforts of PHS, we see Lucille’s Garden as a major contributor to the Harvest 2020 initiative. From our combined work, many families facing food insecurity will receive the fresh fruit and vegetables they need to stay healthy during the pandemic, states Mandy Santiago, Executive Director of Tyler Arboretum. PHS’s Harvest 2020 initiative will continue through the fall, as hundreds of pounds of produce continue to be harvested and delivered to local food banks each week. #tylerarboretum #growvegetables #growveg #vegetablegarden #mygardenlife #healthyfood #mediapa #publicgardens #americasgardencapital

The Native Woodland Walk here at Tyler is beautiful year round, but we love watching the trees change in the Autumn. If you're looking for the perfect place to see some fall color this week, come on out to explore this beautiful garden. Don't wait! Fall color is peaking all around us. There is no better moment to get outside and soak up the season. #tylerarboretum #publicgardens #americasgardencapital #getoutside #livelovemedia #hoursoutside #fallcolor #artfularboretum

Most gardens in America’s Garden Capital https://bit.ly/3jDHuKO @americasgardencapital are open again and want to welcome you back! Vibrant hues, fresh air, and acres upon acres of autumn splendor await you here at Tyler and the 36 gardens located within 30 miles of Philadelphia. Bring your America’s Garden Capital Passport along and check off Tyler from your visit-list! While you’re here, be sure to check out Lucille's Garden to see all the fantastic late season crops we're growing to harvest and donate. Learn more about the America’s Garden Capital Passport and plan your garden visits here: https://bit.ly/3e9Bat2 Photo Credit: Afrik Armando #americasgardencapital @americasgardencapital