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The PHS Green Machine program will travel throughout Philadelphia this summer to deliver hands-on training, materials, and assistance to neighborhood parks and other open spaces. The program, which was launched in 2011, is the focus of a new “Character With a Cause” video presented by Subaru, featuring PHS project coordinator Nic Esposito, airing on the […]
April 17, 2013 by greenscene1
“You will find something more in woods than in books.” —St. Bernard (1090 – 1153) For an educational institute like Bryn Mawr College, the quote sends more than just a philosophical message. In an era of technology when even libraries can be virtually accessed off campus through websites and learning takes place online as much as […]
While everyone at PHS is looking toward the 2013 PHS Philadelphia Flower Show, we can’t help but feel nostalgic for some of the great events from the past year. We welcomed 2012 with the sights, sounds, and scents of Hawaii at the PHS Philadelphia Flower Show. Visitors were awed by the magnitude of the space […]
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 […]
Over the past few years, PHS’s Green City Teachers program has educated hundreds of school teachers with a hands-on, action-oriented approach to learning. The mission of the program is to train and empower educators, who can then instill a passion for nature and horticulture in their students. The five-session fall course will do just that. […]
The PHS City Harvest program was recently highlighted in a video by USA Today, showing the life cycle of plants started in a prison greenhouse to the distribution sites where fresh produce is made available to people in the Greater Philadelphia area. Proceeds from PHeaSt will go directly to the PHS City Harvest program that […]
May 6, 2013 by Barb
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