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PHS is leading a trip to the Storm King Art Center on Thursday, June 14. The group will travel on a roomy coach to the lower Hudson Valley, home to one of the world’s leading sculpture parks. Storm King Art Center (one hour north of New York City) offers a 500-acre landscape of fields, hills, […]
May 25, 2012
Memorial Day weekend marks the official start of grilling season! Why not add some veggies and herbs to your garden in order to expand your summer BBQ menu? Shop Meadowbrook Farm this weekend for some fabulous specials, including 20% off hanging baskets and all edibles (veggie starts, herbs and fruit trees). PHS Members save an […]
May 23, 2012
If you are an urban gardener, consider signing up for the City Gardens Contest, an opportunity for PHS to shine the spotlight on all the amazing green spaces cultivated and cared for by Philadelphians! Each summer the PHS City Gardens Contest sends elite judges to all corners of the city. Home gardeners may enter front-yard […]
May 21, 2012
As part of the recent City in Bloom event, PHS oversaw the installation of giant “lollipop” plantings in Logan Square! Taking a nod from traditional British topiary, these orb-like elevated plantings consist of Coleus ‘Sedona’ and orange lantanas. The PHS Public Landscape Design and Management team had the idea, and Tom Reber and Bernie Pettit […]
May 17, 2012
If you’re a regular shopper at Whole Foods Market, you’ve likely participated in the Nickels for Non-Profits program, in which customers receive a five-cent credit for each reusable bag they bring. Those credits can then be donated to local causes, and now PHS is one of them! Check out this fun video in which CBS […]
May 26, 2012
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