2013 Ned Wolf Park Plant Sale

Ned Wolf Park's biggest fundraiser is our annual plant sale.  This year we've scheduled our annual sale of perennials, shrubs, annuals & miscellaneous garden stuff for Saturday, May 11th from 10 am to 1 pm. Mark your calendar now!

Volunteers are needed both on the day of the sale and during the prior month when we hope to collect plant divisions from some generous neighbors who've donated great plants in years past.  With enough volunteer support we can collect even more plants than ever before. Proceeds will go toward annual park maintenance as well as the Terrace Wall Capital Campaign. 

If you can help by donating plants or volunteering your time (before or during the plant sale), please contact plant sale coordinator Eric Sternfels at emsternfels@msn.com or call him at 215.248.5533.

Planned Improvements in Ned Wolf Park

At the Winter Meeting of the Friends of Ned Wolf Park held in January 2013, it was decided to move forward with the Terrace Wall Capital Campaign.  We're working to raise funds to remove all the creosoted landscape ties that were installed when Ned Wolf Park was created in the 1970's.  Now that those timbers are rotting and becoming more hazardous, we are seeking to replace them with durable stonework, including local Wissahickon schist and Pennsylvania bluestone.

We've already amassed the funding to build Phase I, which would replace the steps with bluestone treads and schist risers.  And we're working with the City of Philadelphia Parks and Recreation Department to get that done this year.  But we need to raise funds for the terrace wall, which we've designed to include a functional bluestone cap which would act as continuous seating around the central terrace.  If you'd like to contribute to our Terrace Wall Capital Campaign, please contact Friends of Ned Wolf Park treasurer Janet Novak at janet@indri.org.

Join Us for Fall Planting Day

Please join us in the park on Saturday, October 13, form 9:30 AM to 1:30 PM for our Fall planting extravaganza. Meet new friends, learn about native plants, and get some gardening tips you can use to make your own garden more lovely.

Ned Wolf Park Wins City Garden Contest... Again!

We are pleased to announce that Ned Wolf Park has won an award in the Pennsylvania Horticultural Society's City Gardens contest for the third year in a row.

In 2012, PHS awarded Ned Wolf Park first prize in the Community Park category. Newsworks ran a story about Ned Wolf Park and the other winners in Northwest Philadelphia.

Thank you to all the volunteers and the park lovers who make this park a delightful place to be.

Ned Wolf Park Plant Sale

Today is the annual Ned Wolf Park Plant Sale! Come to the park for over 1,000 reasonably priced plants for your garden. Native and rare varieties. See you in the park!

Ned Wolf Park Plant Sale: Philadelphia's Best!

Friends, it's time for the biggest horticultural event of the Northwest Philadelphia gardening season: the Friends of Ned Wolf Park Plant Sale!

The plant sale will happen on Saturday, May 21 from 10-1. We're expecting beautiful weather and lots of beautiful plants. Fill your garden! Help your park! We'll see you at the plant sale!

Planning for the Plant Sale

Remember, it’s not too early to pot up your extra divisions, unwanted cuttings or runners for the Friends of NWP to sell at our Plant Sale slated for Saturday, May 21st from 10 am to 1 pm. [rain date: May 22nd].  This annual sale helps raise funds to maintain and improve Ned Wolf Park while it offers neighbors a chance to share both their plants and their knowledge.

In past years, generosity from many Mt. Airy and Chestnut Hill gardeners has yielded a fabulous variety of plants for sale to support NWP.  We hope to do the same this year as we ask for plant donations and volunteers from the community.  If you can contribute, please contact Eric (emsternfels@msn.com or 215.248.5533).  Please gear up for our May plant sale as April breathes its magic into Ned Wolf Park and our gardens at home.