Just 5 minutes from Media, Swarthmore, Brookhaven and Wallingford

We are so lucky to have access to so many beautiful areas... parks, arboretums, wild life preserves... convenience of a Philadelphia Center City  15 - 20 minutes away and wonderful towns like Swarthmore and Media right here.  Tyler arboretum off of Chestnut Parkway in Wallingofrd is full of beautiful varieties of trees, shrubs, flowers, birds, creatures and all is free... great for a leisurely romantic stroll or an outing for a family

Tyler Arboretum - a creek runs through it! More photos on my Facebook Page "Real Home"

Swimming Pool Options in Wallingford - Swarthmore area

We are so fortunate.  Here are just some options for swimming this summer in Wallingford Swarthmore area:

Wallingford Swim Club


Creek Side Swim Club

Swarthmore Ware Pool

Swarthmore College swim club

Also
Springhaven Golf Club

Great possibilities for this summer!

***FREE***Scott Arboretum Fall Festival Lecture in Swarthmore

The Scott Arboretum on the campus of Swarthmore College will feature a lecture by Eric T. Fleisher entitled Gardening for the 21st Century. Fleisher is the director of horticulture at Battery Park in New York City and he created the 37 acre public garden that is maintained completely organically. It is visited by 10 to 12 million people each year. He is helping the Scott Arboretum with developing an organic approach to lawn management. In this lecture he will discuss 21st century gardening topics including feed stock management, composting practices, recipes, compost tea, beneficial bacteria, and the overall web of life in the garden. It is free and open to the public with a reception following the lecture. Attendees will receive a free plant - the Tulip batalinii ‘Bronze Charm’.

When:  Saturday, October 16th at 2 pm
Where:  Lang Music Building, Swarthmore College, 500 College Avenue, Swarthmore, PA
RSVP: 610 328-8025 or at  http://www.scottarboretum.org/calendar/current.html (scroll to below the calendar to find the event listed under the 16)

Contact information for municipalities in Delaware County

If you need information from your borough or township, go to the Delaware County website for contact information:
 http://www.co.delaware.pa.us/towns/index.html

Listed below are Media, Borough, Middletown Township, and Upper Providence Township.

Media Borough

Third & Jackson Streets
Media, PA 19063
Phone: 610-566-5210
Fax: 610-566-0335
Web: http://www.mediaborough.com/

Middletown Township

27 N. Pennell Rd.
Lima, PA 19037
Phone: 610-565-2700
Fax: 610-566-3640
Web: http://www.middletowntownship.org/

Upper Providence Township

935 N. Providence Road
Media, PA 19063
Phone: 610-565-4944
Fax: 610-565-8924
Web: www.upperprovidence.org

Swarthmore Historic House Tour on Sunday, September 26th

The Swarthmore House tour which takes place every other year is scheduled for Sunday, September 26th from 1 to 5 pm. This year’s tour will showcase some of Swarthmore’s finest homes including four Victorian homes on Park Avenue. Also on the tour is the Courtney C. Smith house, a grand, 3-story Second Empire Style house which is also the home of the Swarthmore College president. It is an example of modern architecture in the Bauhaus tradition. Wister Center, the newest building on the college campus is on the tour as well. Tour tickets are $20.00 before Sept 26th and $22 the day of the tour. They can be purchased at various Swarthmore town center locations. Visit the Swarthmore Historical Society website for more information. http://www.swarthmorehistoricalsociety.org/