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Here they are—the 2012 PHS City Gardens Contest winners! Congratulations to all who participated. The judges were treated to so many wonderful gardens full of inspired plant combinations, innovative conservation techniques, and impeccable gardening practices. These winners were recognized at the 2012 PHS Fall Garden Festival at the Philadelphia Navy Yard, where PHS President Drew […]
Dedicated civic gardeners were honored at PHS headquarters on Sunday, November 4, as PHS president Drew Becher distributed the 2012 Community Greening Awards. Of the 89 sites nominated from Pennsylvania, New Jersey, and Delaware, 67 were deemed worthy of recognition by the judges. About 20 gardening groups from the Philadelphia area attended the reception and […]
On Friday, November 2, Nancy Goldenberg, senior vice president of programs and planning at PHS, stepped off the roof at 1515 Market Street and rappelled 21 stories—all for a great cause, Outward Bound Philadelphia. As a founder of the local chapter, Nancy said “it remains the proudest achievement of my life.” Outward Bound is the […]
The 2012 PHS Pop Up Garden at 19th and Walnut streets is closing today, and we have many fond memories to take us through the cold months ahead. From the opening day ceremony, when visitors filled the space as temperatures soared to near 100 degrees, to the variety of private events and parties, to the […]
The PHS Fall Garden Festival featured a friendly competition of “Garden Giants,” larger-than-life veggies and “Garden Bounty,” lush floral and vegetable arrangements celebrating the bounty of the harvest. Festival goers were delighted by the creative use of materials in the designs, and the dedication of those who nurtured their crops to above-average size. For a […]
November 14, 2012 by Barb
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