Phipps Conservatory and Botanical Gardens

Succulent Night at Phipps is Fri., Aug. 29!🩵

View our Conservatory illuminated a bright turquoise, enjoy exciting exhibits and more! Plus, the first 300 guests to arrive at 5 p.m. or later can receive a complimentary potted succulent.🪴

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Photo © Lofty Views

🌿Jazz in the Garden with Paul Consentino's Boilermaker Jazz Band is NEXT WEEK!🌿

Join us for an evening of light refreshments and botanical beauty as these superb instrumentalists and vocalists bring the sweet sounds of the Jazz Age and the Swing Era back to life!🤩

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🌿Our August Biophilia is this THURSDAY!🌿

In this meeting, speaker Liz Metzler of Hilltop Urban Farm (HUF) will be discussing how several programming efforts from her organization highlight the ways purposeful utilization of land can help grow food, farmers and the community!

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🌸PHIPPS MEMBERS! Member Bring-a-Friend Day is TOMORROW!🌸

Each member will receive free admission for one guest to join them for a dazzling day in the gardens. For Dual memberships and above, each member may bring one nonmember guest.

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Photo © Kitoko Chargois

🌱This Week at Phipps, explore our new Edible Garden exhibit Growing Community Through Food, learn how to harvest fresh produce from your garden in cooler weather and attend this month's Biophilia meeting!🌱

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Photos © Paul g. Wiegman

Have you spotted our magnificent monarch butterflies?🧐

Now through Sept. 7, guests can to catch a glimpse of these magical monarchs, otherwise known as Danaus plexippus, fluttering and flying about in our Butterfly Forest!🦋

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Photos © Paul Vladuchick

During our Summer Flower Show: Jungle Quest, our jaguar topiary has been a guest favorite! With help from the Pittsburgh Zoo & Aquarium, let’s explore how this fantastic feline topiary compares to their real-life counterpart!🤩

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Photo © Paul Vladuchick

Now open at the Phipps Garden Center, Native Plants of Southwestern Pennsylvania and Their Bird Associates and Pollinators displays stunning illustrations of native plants and their symbiotic relationships with birds and pollinators.

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Illustration by Janet Wilson

Fifteen flamingo topiaries crafted with pink begonias can be found sunbathing in our garden beds, while baskets of flamingo flowers hang overhead. Plus, guests can also enjoy posing for a picture in front of our lush flamingo flower wall!

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Photo © Paul Vladuchick

🥕This Week at Phipps, kids are invited to an adorable nature themed Story Time, explore our new Edible Garden exhibit Growing Community Through Food and visit our Summer Flower Show: Jungle Quest!🥕

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Photo © Paul Vladuchick

In this Fairchild Challenge, students from grades 2 - 12 were asked to create a sculpture of made of at least three flowering plants that are native to Panama. Each plant's unique characteristics was created using only found materials.

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Photo © Paul Vladuchick

🌱Don't forget to join us TOMORROW to learn about wonderful wild Pennsylvania!🌱

From 11 a.m. – 2 p.m. in our Tropical Forest, Dr. Maria Wheeler-Dubas will dive into the awesome biodiversity, geology and topography of Pennsylvania that makes our home so special!🤩

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Summertime is for easy living....and chrysanthemums?🤔

While it may only be July, the chrysanthemums for our Fall Flower Show will need about 20 weeks of growing time to reach their full beauty by the time fall is here.

🌸Discover beautiful blooms and fantastic foliage throughout our Summer Flower Show: Jungle Quest!🌸

Filled with unique tropical plants, vibrant flowers and topiary animals, there are plenty of plants to fall in love with this summer at Phipps!🤩🌿

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Photos © Paul Vladuchick

This Week at Phipps, learn about the world of nocturnal pollination, attend this month's Jazz in the Garden and explore the ecology and biology that makes Western Pennsylvania so special!🌺🥁

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Photo © Paul Vladuchick

Nothing screams summer more than vibrant picnic food that incorporates seasonal ingredients!🤩🍠

In this month's Food for Thought blog, learn how use seasonal summer produce to make the perfect plant-based black bean burger served with sweet potato fries!🍔🍟

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⏰Let's take a peek into the past with our 1986 Summer Flower Show for #ThrowbackThursday!⏰

In this special show titled "Sculptors at Phipps", over 35 different artists presented a mix of existing and site-specific sculpture installations in the rooms and outdoor spaces at Phipps.

🌿Join us NEXT WEEK for our #bioPGH Science Table Talk, celebrating what makes Pennsylvania so special!🌿

Join Dr. Maria Wheeler-Dubas on Sat., July 26 from 11 a.m. – 2 p.m. to dive into the awesome biodiversity, geology and topography of Pennsylvania!

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✨Our next Jazz in the Garden performance is Thurs., July 24!✨

In collaboration with legendary Pittsburgh percussionist Roger Humphries, the cool tunes and full blooms are back for a second performance in our lush Outdoor Garden! 🤩🥁

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Photo © Kesha Silvers Photography

Have you made it to our Summer Flower Show: Jungle Quest yet?🧐

Prepare to be wowed as you behold whimsically wild displays filled with colorful tropical plants, handcrafted topiary animals and so much more!🌸🦥

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Photo © Paul Vladuchick

Our prettiest pollinators are giving their beautiful wings a workout in our Stove Room!🤩

Stroll through our Butterfly Forest to enjoy a multitude of butterflies as they flutter, fly and glide to stretch their wings in the warm summer sun!🦋

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Photos © Paul Vladuchick

🌱This Week at Phipps, cook up some crispy tofu and eggplant lettuce wraps, create some dimensional paper flowers and enjoy a relaxing nature walk shaped by the Japanese practice of Shinrin Yoku!🌱

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Photo © Paul g. Wiegman

✨Phipps is open until 10 p.m. every Friday!✨

Set off on an evening safari through our Summer Flower Show: Jungle Quest to explore vibrant blooms, tropical foliage and terrific topiary animals in a brand new light!🐘🌙

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Photos © Paul Vladuchick

Join us TOMORROW for Begonia Night at Phipps!

View the Conservatory illuminated in a red hue and enjoy refreshments from a credit card only bar.

🌺Plus, the first 300 guests to arrive at 5 p.m. or later can receive a complimentary potted begonia.🌺

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Photo ©Lofty Views

📣Summer Short Course returns on Tues., July 29!📣

Phipps Conservatory, Penn State Extension and local experts will guide you through learning about garden designs that emphasize both beauty and ecology. Lectures topics include maximalist gardening, native bees and more!🐝

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🌺Jazz in the Garden returns on Thurs., July 24 with a performance by legendary jazz artist: Roger Humphries!🌺

Prepare to kick back, relax and enjoy one of the most exciting percussionists in the music industry for over 50 years!

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Photo © Kesha Silvers Photography

🐝🌸This Week at Phipps, learn how to make plant-based recipes, explore some of nature's scaly, squish and slimy critters and enjoy stunning illustrations of native plants and their pollinators symbiotic relationships.🌸🐝

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Photo © Paul Vladuchick

Can you SPOT this fantastic feline? 👀

View topiary animals like the beautiful jaguar in our East Room! Crafted from materials like coco fiber and staghorn fern leaves, this was designed to represent the largest cat species found in the Americas!🐆

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Photo © Paul Vladuchick

🌺Begonia Night at Phipps is Fri., July 11!🌺

View the Conservatory illuminated in a vibrant red hue and enjoy refreshments from a credit card only bar.

❤️Plus, the first 300 guests to arrive at 5 p.m. or later can receive a complimentary potted begonia.❤️

Visit: buff.ly/Yt1rcHz

Photo ©Lofty Views

From all of us at Phipps, we wanted to wish you and your loved ones a happy and healthy holiday!😊

Phipps Conservatory will be open Thurs., July 4 from 9:30 a.m. – 5 p.m. Plan a visit today with the link below!

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Photo © Paul g. Wiegman