🌱This Week at Phipps, create a delicious plant forward meal, learn all of the essential skills to save plant seeds and bring your kiddos to a nature inspired story time!🌱 Read more: buff.ly/gZREb0q Photo © Paul g. Wiegman

🍓🥦Let your kiddos explore nature's connection to fresh foods in Phipps' Play Farmer's Market!🍓🥦 Located in our Gallery Room, children can play with an array of toy fruits and vegetables, add them to carts and even check out at a toy register!😊 Learn more: buff.ly/rcOtPo8 Photos © Rob Larson

☀There's nothing quite like golden hour in the Outdoor Garden. ☀ From dawn until dusk, this outdoor space is an oasis of lush foliage, bright blooms and serene scenery! On select dates, the Outdoor Garden is free and open for guests to relax and recharge!😍🌸 Photo © Paul g. Wiegman

🌙Vintage Mixer Night at Phipps returns on Thurs., Aug. 20!🌙 The best and most eco-friendly addition to your home is the vintage discovery — and that’s why for one special evening, Phipps and PGH Vintage Mixer are back for a market under glass! 🌸🍄 Visit: buff.ly/ZsjmH9c Photos © Paul Vladuchick

🎶🌵This Week at Phipps, enjoy an evening of sensational jazz music with the legendary Roger Humphries, attend the farewell celebration for our beloved Agave americana and meet some adorable bunnies from Rabbit Wranglers!🌵🎶 Read more: buff.ly/vPvp1Q3 Photos © Paul g. Wiegman

🐇Don't miss our LAST Hoppy Hour with Rabbit Wranglers on Sat., July 25!🐇 Join us from 10:30 a.m. - noon in our lust Tropical Forest, to meet our friends from Rabbit Wranglers and their adorable rescue rabbits!🌸🐰 Visit: buff.ly/e0TozRj Photo © Paul Vladuchick

🌸🥁LAST CHANCE: Get your tickets today for Jazz in the Garden on July 23!🥁🌸 Join us on Thurs., July 23 to enjoy the sensational sounds of jazz legend Roger Humphries and the R.H. Factor Band set against a beautiful botanical backdrop! Visit: buff.ly/engzRuf Photo © Kesha Silvers

🍅This year's Summer Short Course: Saving Seeds is just around the corner!🍅 Join Phipps and Penn State Extension on Tues., July 28 for a full day of seed saving fun. Learn essential skills to save seeds from plants in our local landscape! Visit: buff.ly/048UchB Photo © Kitoko Chargois

🐰Our White Rabbit is HOPPING to see you soon!🐰 Dressed to impress and waiting for you, the iconic White Rabbit is ready to welcome you into our wild, whimsical and weird Summer Flower Show: Alice's Adventures in Wonderland today!🐇🍄✨ Visit: buff.ly/9FGvN2M Photos © Paul Vladuchick

🌸This Week at Phipps, bring your kiddos to a nature-themed story time, build a bouquet with our friends at Sol Patch Garden and enjoy a brief nature retreat inspired by Shinrin-yoku practices!🌸 Read more: buff.ly/suBoWzN Photos © Paul g. Wiegman

🍓🥕Explore the topics of this year's Summer Short Course: Saving Seeds!🥕🍓 On Tues., July 28, spend the day with Phipps and Penn State Extension to learn all of the essential skills and rationale for saving seeds from edible, native and woody plants in our landscape. Register: buff.ly/048UchB

The blooms are bursting in the glasshouse this summer! Swipe ➡ to see some of our most gorgeous blooms featured in our Summer Flower Show: Alice's Adventures in Wonderland. ➡ Visit: buff.ly/7pj6b3P Photo © Paul Vladuchick

🌵✨This Week at Phipps, explore the whimsy of our Wonderland Family Fun Night, create your own cactus out of felt and meet adorable bunnies from our friends at Rabbit Wranglers!✨🌵 Read more: buff.ly/saLsbDy Photos © Paul g. Wiegman

🐇Join us on Sat., July 11 and 25 for Hoppy Hour with Rabbit Wranglers!🐇 From 10:30 a.m. - noon, don't miss the chance to learn about our visiting bunnies, talk to the rescue's volunteers and explore our Summer Flower Show displays! Visit: buff.ly/HaKCxv4 Photo © Paul Vladuchick

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 Sat., July 4 from 9:30 a.m. – 5 p.m. Plan a visit today with the link below! Visit: buff.ly/g0AREzv Photo © Paul g. Wiegman

Adiós Agave Night is Fri., July 24!🌵 Wish our Agave americana farewell with an evening of agave inspire beverages, interesting plant history and stunning summer displays! The first 300 guests to arrive at 5 p.m. or later can receive a FREE succulent! More: buff.ly/tUpUnwL Photo © Paul g. Wiegman

Check out the next recipe of our Teatime Treats series!🍴 While not a typical teatime offering, skewers are an easy finger food that can add unique flair to any gathering! In this this recipe, learn how to create a delicious tangy marinade for your own custom grilled skewers! Visit: buff.ly/hQlFt4K

🌼This Week at Phipps, enjoy learning about medicinal, edible and native plants, bring your children to a nature inspired story time and explore the whimsical world of our Summer Flower Show: Alice's Adventures in Wonderland!🌼 Read more: buff.ly/xVrNuQ5 Photo © Paul Vladuchick

Tick-tock, tick-tock—it's weekend o'clock!⏰ Its to visit Summer Flower Show: Alice's Adventures in Wonderland! Fill your weekend with whimsically wild displays as you explore this beloved story! Visit: buff.ly/jTgenMI Photo © Paul Vladuchick

Have you gotten tickets to Phipps' Wonderland Family Fun Night yet?🤔 On Fri., July 10 from 5 - 8 p.m., enter the magical world of Wonderland to enjoy game stations, circus acts, pot-a-plant, Alice in Wonderland inspired airbrush tattoos and more!✨️🍄 Visit: buff.ly/IGZu4mq Photo © Paul Vladuchick

Let's take a look at one of the very first photos of the Victoria water lilies at Phipps The first image featured in this post was captured in 1898, showcasing teen Angie Means standing on a giant water lily (Victoria regia) in our Victoria Room. 🪷 Visit: buff.ly/zKUGViV Photo © Paul g. Wiegman

🎶🌸Jazz in the Garden returns to Phipps on Thurs., July 23!🌸🎶 Enjoy evenings of light refreshments and botanical beauty as Roger Humphries, Tony Campbell and Hugo Cruz and the Caminos perform smooth music all summer long! Visit: buff.ly/ZRGng2Q Photo © Kesha Silvers Photography

Our Summer Flower Show: Alice's Adventures in Wonderland uses almost 200 unique plants to brings Lewis Carroll's whimsical and wacky world to life! Explore endless plant in this Wonderland experience! Plan a visit: buff.ly/eRTnR23 Photo © Paul Vladuchick

♥️The Queen of Hearts is requesting your presence in the royal courtyard!♥️ Don't make her upset—head into the South Conservatory to meet the Queen amongst lush blooms, stunning castle and terrific card soldiers!♥️♠️♦️♣️ Visit: buff.ly/eRTnR23 Photo © Paul Vladuchick

It's officially summer!😎☀ The summer solstice, or when the North Pole is at its maximum tilt (about 23.5 degrees) toward the Sun, took place this morning and marks the start of summer. As the longest day, with just over 15 hours of daylight, we hope you can enjoy soaking up some sunshine outdoors!💛

As the sun begins to set, Wonderland comes to life.🤩✨ Open until 10 p.m. on Fridays, Phipps invites guests to take an evening stroll through the spectacular and bizarre displays of our Summer Flower Show: Alice's Adventures in Wonderland. Visit: buff.ly/DBNR1KE Photo © Paul g. Wiegman

Bring the whimsy of Wonderland into your home with a visit to The Shop at Phipps!🤩 This summer, discover spectacular items inspired by Lewis Carroll's "Alice's Adventures in Wonderland". From adorable white rabbit décor to mystical garden sculptures, you'll love exploring our beautiful shop!🍄🌸🐰

Don't forget— Hoppy Hour with Rabbit Wranglers is THIS SATURDAY!🐇 Enhance your Summer Flower Show visit with an exciting meet and greet with Rabbit Wranglers! Guests can stop by our to meet adorable rescue rabbits, talk with volunteers and more.😊 Visit: buff.ly/ZBORYv2 Photo © Paul Vladuchick

🌸This Week at Phipps, explore the language of flowers, bring your kiddos to a nature-inspired story time and meet adorable rescue rabbits in our lush Tropical Forest!🌸 Read more: buff.ly/47oVOQY Photo © Paul Vladuchick

Have you ever wondered what the 10/6 tag on Mad Hatter's hat meant?🤔 Originally brought to life by illustrator Sir John Tenniel, 10/6 represents 10 shillings and 6 pence from the pre-decimal British currency, which was used at the time of publication. Visit: buff.ly/FERi8uH Photo © Paul Vladuchick