PennDOT lane restrictions; native plant sale
• On Thursday and Friday, May 3-4, eastbound and westbound Route 3 (Market Street/Gay Street) will be reduced to one lane from 8 p.m. to 5 a.m. between Matlack Street and Worthington Street in West Chester Borough;
On Saturday, May 5, eastbound and westbound Route 3 (Market Street/Gay Street) will be reduced to one lane from 5 a.m. to 10 p.m. between Matlack Street and Worthington Street in West Chester Borough.
• The Brandywine Conservancy will be holding its annual native plant sale on May 12 and 13 in the courtyard of the Brandywine River Museum. It’s the 31st year for the event. Featured this year are three selections of Garden Phlox. ‘David,’ originally found in the Brandywine Conservancy gardens and selected by the Perennial Plant Association as the 2002 “Perennial Plant of the Year,” is prized for its large, bright white flowers. ‘Blue Paradise’ has plump clusters of lilac-blue flowers that darken to a deep violet-blue as they age. ‘Jeana’ produces luscious, lavender pink flowers. All are easy to grow, are highly mildew resistant, and provide pleasant fragrances for gardeners and nectar for butterflies.
Sunday, May 13 is also Mothers’ Day. Admission to the museum is free until noon.
• Brandywine Battlefield Park celebrates Craft Day on Saturday, May 19. Visitors can explore the simplest to the more intricate of colonial crafts. There will be demonstrations and do-it-yourself activities for the whole family.
• Rose Tree Park in Media will host the fifth annual Walk for the Wounded from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. on May 19. It’s a two-mile walk to benefit wounded soldiers. There will be live music, a motorcycle and car show and television personalities Michael Barkann, Tracy Davidson and the Phillie Phanatic will be featured. For more information or to sign up, go to www.WalkFortheWounded.org.
