Author: James D. Witmer

  • Announcing Western PA Garden Open Days with The Garden Conservancy

    Five Mercer and Allegheny county gardens open for the first time!

    Havenwood’s cottage garden last June

    Tour my garden on June 6th

    There are limited tickets still available, so hop over to The Garden Conservancy website to book an entrance ticket to my garden! Also open that day will be The Farm, which is only 5 miles away.

    Both gardens will be open on Saturday, June 6th to benefit the non-profit work of the conservancy as they foster gardening culture across the country.

    Where: Grove City, PA – address sent upon booking with Garden Conservancy
    When: Saturday, June 6th, 10am to 4pm

    Register for open day at Havenwood House & Gardens:

    Havenwood, June 6
    The pergola walk with native Wisteria ‘Blue Moon’ in June 2025

    The Farm

    You can also reserve a spot to visit Joel Voltz’s Farm garden just 5 miles away, also on June 6th:

    The Farm, June 6th
    The Farm, photo by Joel Voltz

    Also – Pittsburgh open gardens!

    We will be the first two gardens in western PA opening for The Garden Conservancy, but there will also be three more gardens open in Pittsburgh the following weekend, June 13th, so check those out too:

    Pittsburgh, PA Open Gardens

    Three Pittsburgh open gardens, June 13th

    Looking forward to sharing the garden with you soon!

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