The Hort Center

The Fairmount Park Horticulture Center is at North Horticultural Drive and Montgomery Avenue, in West Fairmount Park. For information, call 215-685-0096.

The center and grounds are open seven days a week, except on holidays. Greenhouse hours are 9 a.m. to 3 p.m., grounds 7 a.m. to 6 p.m. Admission is free.

To volunteer or donate plants or seeds for the center's garden restoration project, contact Pamela Sodi at pamela.sodigardens@gmail.com.

For information about National Public Gardens Day on May 10, go to www.nationalpublicgardensday.org.

Many public gardens and arboretums in the Philadelphia region are participating. Depending on the garden, they're offering special programming, events, discounts, and in some cases, free admission for the day.

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