A Visit to Andy Schenck’s Look Again Garden

Andy Schenck, owner of Sam Browns Wholesale Nursery in Malvern, PA, has kindly invited HPS/MAG members to have a look at his home’s Look Again Garden. Andy provided us with some background on his garden. “I began gardening here over 22 years ago. It has been fun to watch trees grow and mature, as almost everything you see was planted by me. It is a true collector’s garden full of one of kind plants and also a test garden to see how much “zone busting” can be done. My good friend, David Culp, dubbed the garden as Look Again Garden and I feel that it is a fitting name for the collection of plants that live here. With each tour of the garden you'll see something different. The garden is in constant ebb and flow – edits and additions happen annually as well as much seed sowing and propagation of plants. My partner, Carol Verhake, has been a great help in the garden and we recently constructed a new chicken coop and installed a really cool rock garden, and we are constantly pruning, weeding and collecting new plants. I look forward to the visit and showing off my little paradise!”

Andy Schenck, a self-professed plant nerd, is the owner and manager of Sam Brown’s Wholesale Nursery in Malvern, PA where he has worked for 27 years. Andy received a B.S. in Ornamental Horticulture from the University of Delaware. Photos from Andy’s Look Again Garden in all its winter glory can be seen at https://www.finegardening.com/article/winter-in-andys-garden. In both 2023 and 2024 Andy graciously invited HPS/MAG members to come and shop at his nursery at wholesale prices. For more information on Sam Browns Wholesale Nursery, go to https://sambrownsnursery.com/.

This is a Members Only event, but registration is required. $5 per attendee. Maximum number of guests is 20.

Registration opens July 2nd.  Registration closes August 13^th.

Our visit will be held on Saturday, August 16, 2025, in clear skies or light rain. If we have heavy rain, this event will be held on the Sunday, August 17, 2025.

Click here if you would like to become a member of HPS/MAG before registering for this event.