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Andrew McCalla Eastwick
Bartram’s Garden February 14, 1892 Today the Philadelphia Botanical Club took their very first field trip to Bartram’s Garden. In 1850, Andrew McCalla Eastwick (1806-1879), an engineer and the inventor of the steam shovel, bought the 46-acre Bartram estate from John Bartram’s granddaughter, Ann Bartram Carr. Eastwick had banked a personal mint after building railroads…
Read MoreA Landmark Blooms: Bartram’s Garden’s Prestigious Honor
This botanical history post was featured on The Daily Gardener podcast: Click here to see the complete show notes for this episode. May 7, 2015 On this day, a verdant jewel in Philadelphia’s horticultural crown received a most prestigious accolade. Bartram’s Garden, that venerable sanctuary of botanical wonders, was bestowed the honor of being designated…
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