The Hansberry Garden & Nature Center is a community garden and resource for environmental education in Southwest Germantown, at the corner of Hansberry Street and Wayne Avenue. We are a 501©(3) non-profit organization invested in our community through organic gardening, the City Harvest Program of the Pennsylvania Horticulture Society, and educational programs for children and adults.

5150 Wayne Avenue, Philadelphia PA 19144

Mailing Address: PO Box 44137 

• 2025 Plant Fair and Bake Sale at Hansberry Garden May 10

  A variety of vendors will join Hansberry Garden volunteers to offer plants, plant-related items and home-baked treats at the annual Hansberry Garden & Nature Center Plant Fair and Bake Sale on Saturday, May 10, 2025, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the Garden (5150 Wayne Avenue, in Philadelphia’s Southwest Germantown). In keeping with tradition, the ... Read more »

• Brittany Ann Tranbaugh to Open Final-Thursday Concert Series

  Get tickets Brittany Ann Tranbaugh, 2021 winner of the John Lennon Songwriting Contest, will open Hansberry Garden & Nature Center’s 2025 Summer Concert Series on May 29 at 6 p.m. with a performance in the garden’s Dr. Edward Chun Amphitheater. The address is 5150 Wayne Avenue, but please note that the entrance is on Hansberry Street. ... Read more »

News

• Help Us Help Our Neighbors Grow Some Greens in 2025

  Hansberry Garden is participating in the Seed Money Challenge, a 30-day fundraising challenge that runs from Nov. 15 – Dec. 15, and we could really use your help! In addition to the money we raise through our appeals, we have the chance to win a challenge grant of up to $1,000 based on how much ... Read more »

• Member Volunteers Dominate Tend the Garden Day

  At our first Tend the Garden Day of 2024, an impressive turnout of members meant that we accomplished a great deal on a sometimes raw, windy day. Landscape and Maintenance Co-Chairs Dan and Heather led an effort to repair some planting beds that needed maintenance, while Meena spearheaded a very efficient operation to distribute a ... Read more »

• Sunday 4/7 Update: Turkey Considers Joining Collective, Changes Mind

  At our Sunday afternoon work meeting, members of the HGNC Garden Collective were approached by what appeared to be a wild turkey running down Wayne Avenue.  “Is this your turkey?” shouted a woman who was pursuing the bird. We agreed to encourage the turkey to enter the garden so as to contain it inside the fence while ... Read more »