Hansberry Garden & Nature Center

Hansberry Garden & Nature Center We are a community garden and resource for environmental education in the heart of Northwest Philadelphia, in Germantown, located at 5150 Wayne Avenue.

We are a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization invested in our community through organic gardening, the City Harvest Program of the Pennsylvania Horticultural Society, and educational programs for children and adults. The history of HGNC began in 1981 with a demonstration garden at 5150 Wayne Avenue under a federal grant through Neighbors Community Program. In the 1990s the city razed the house at 514

8 Wayne Avenue, making the garden at 5150 impossible to use. Former garden members and neighbors joined in 2001 to develop a vision of a community garden and nature center that would serve the Germantown community. In 2002, the Hansberry Garden & Nature Center Steering Committee was formed and began clearing the land, organizing, and fundraising. Later that year, Philadelphia Green put up a fence, and raised beds were built with funds from Community Gardens Project. The Hansberry Garden & Nature Center, Inc. became designated a 501(c)(3) organization under federal law in July of 2004. In 2008, 5148 Wayne Avenue was purchased by HGNC, and the city recently turned over the deed to 5148.

Rainy-day harvest!
05/21/2026

Rainy-day harvest!

Members of the HGNC Garden Collective couldn't wait until they got home to dig into those sweet, sweet hakurei turnips!
05/12/2026

Members of the HGNC Garden Collective couldn't wait until they got home to dig into those sweet, sweet hakurei turnips!

Yes, these are the same pictures I posted earlier -- I was too busy to take more! Thanks to all our supporters who came ...
05/09/2026

Yes, these are the same pictures I posted earlier -- I was too busy to take more! Thanks to all our supporters who came out to adopt plants today, to our generous volunteers who donated time, plants, and baked goods, and to our vendors, , , and the Reixingers. Special shout-outs to , who donated a chunk of the proceeds of her bouquet bar to the garden, to new friend , who stopped by with cucumbers and squashes to donate, and to , who will be silkscreening fabric items with her beautiful designs celebrating sunflowers and okra. Finally, many thanks to , , and robinalowry, whose tireless efforts have sustained this annual event for many years.

Plenty of bargains left! Come on by the Plant Fair and Bake Sale!
05/09/2026

Plenty of bargains left! Come on by the Plant Fair and Bake Sale!

Volunteers have been potting, labeling and organizing plants and baking tasty treats for our annual plant fair and bake ...
05/08/2026

Volunteers have been potting, labeling and organizing plants and baking tasty treats for our annual plant fair and bake sale Tomorrow, Saturday, May 9. Be there, along with , , Basement Growing, and the Reixingers!

Announcing ... Hansberry Garden Wearables! Artist Eva Dillon will be at the HGNC Plant Fair and Bake Sale on Saturday, M...
05/05/2026

Announcing ... Hansberry Garden Wearables! Artist Eva Dillon will be at the HGNC Plant Fair and Bake Sale on Saturday, May 9, 10 -2, taking orders for these beautiful silkscreen designs. Bring your T-shirt, hankie, or other flat fabric item, and they will take it to the studio and turn it into a work of art!

We have an exciting new offering for Hansberry Garden's plant fair THIS SATURDAY from 10-2. Artist Eva Dillon has create...
05/05/2026

We have an exciting new offering for Hansberry Garden's plant fair THIS SATURDAY from 10-2. Artist Eva Dillon has created these beautiful silkscreen designs for t-shirts or other fabric items. Bring your t-shirt, totebag or other flat fabric item to the garden, and they'll take it home and make it into a work of art! You may also sign up to deliver your t-shirt later.

Vendor update! Farmer Jawn will be among our vendors at this year's Plant Fair and Bake Sale, selling herbs, cauliflower...
04/30/2026

Vendor update! Farmer Jawn will be among our vendors at this year's Plant Fair and Bake Sale, selling herbs, cauliflower, tomatoes, and peppers. They will join Plant and People, Megan's Bouquet Bar, artist Eva Dillon, Basement Growing, DeHaven Pollard, the Reixingers, and Hansberry Garden volunteers to make a rich variety of plants, crafts, flowers, and home-baked goods available to our neighbors.

Exciting vendor alert! will be joining us at our annual Plant Fair on Saturday, May 9, 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., selling sage,...
04/30/2026

Exciting vendor alert! will be joining us at our annual Plant Fair on Saturday, May 9, 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., selling sage, basil, lemon balm, leeks, cauliflower,and "a bunch of tomatoes and peppers." It brings back the days when FarmerJawn founder Christa was selling home-grown herbal teas at a harvest festival at the garden!

09/25/2025

⛈️💧☔️Today’s concert by has been moved to due to inclement weather ⛈️💧☔️

The address is 137 Berkeley Street. Philadelphia, PA 19144. The concert is set to start at 6 pm as previously planned.

We hope to see you there!

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5150 Wayne Avenue
Philadelphia, PA
19144

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+12672258217

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