May 7, 2013
Public gardens across the country are celebrating tulips, rhododendrons, daffodils and all colorful blooms at the nationwide Public Garden Day on Friday, May 10. Fun fact: Due to Philadelphia’s 30 public gardens in a 30 mile radius, the City of Brotherly Love holds the title of America’s Garden Capital. Cool! Put that designation to good [...]
Read more»November 19, 2012
The Pennsylvania Horticultural Society, the group behind the largest indoor flower show in the world, is holding a pop-up holiday store to help you deck the halls for all of your garden-savvy friends and family. The festive 400 square-foot space, located across from the Chestnut Hill Hotel on Germantown Avenue, will be adorned with birch [...]
Read more»October 3, 2012
Greensgrow Farms in Kensington is recognized as the leading urban farm in the nation, and its Subaru Fall Festival this Saturday, October 6 is likely to do its all-star standing justice. Events include a chili competition from 1-3 p.m. where you make your taste buds be the judge of the best chili in Philadelphia. Kids [...]
Read more»September 27, 2012
If too much time in the city leaves you feeling slightly less than organic, a garden stroll might be the perfect solution. Before the winter weather sets in, bypass your neighborhood park and head over to the Philadelphia Museum of Art’s Anne D’Harnoncourt Sculpture Garden. Located on top of a brand new parking facility, this [...]
Read more»September 17, 2012
One of the most feel-good, accessible festivals of the fall season is back this weekend. The PHS Fall Garden Festival returns to the Navy Yard this Saturday, September 22 for an all-day celebration of music, food, plants, workshops, gardening tips and more. It’s free, open to the public, family-friendly and an annual favorite on the [...]
Read more»September 12, 2012
Enjoy an evening in the quaint PHS Pop-Up Garden this Thursday, September 13, for the benefit of the Pennsylvania Horticultural Society’s City Harvest program, which fights hunger across the city. Located on Walnut Street between 19th and 20th Streets, the backyard garden, adorned with splashes of colorful plantings, chairs and umbrellas, invites guests to mingle around the picnic tables for an evening happy hour, complete with cocktails and fresh bites from garden sponsor Chipotle. Your contribution ($50) can be made online. [PHS Pop-Up Garden]
September 5, 2012
South Philadelphia is becoming more beautiful by the moment, and here’s your chance to take a tour of 20 neighborhood gardens, including refreshment stops and an after party at the Cantina. Join the South Philly Food Co-op for its Second Annual South Philly Garden Tour. Celebrate neighbors’ hardworking green thumbs and their efforts to make [...]
Read more»August 16, 2012
The Pennsylvania Horticultural Society (PHS) is utilizing their quaint Pop-Up Garden in Rittenhouse to combine imbibing and fundraising needs this September to benefit the City Harvest Program, an initiative which grows and donates fresh produce to help feed 1,000 families each week. Located on Walnut Street between 19th and 20th Streets, the backyard garden, adorned [...]
Read more»August 14, 2012
With University City’s recent trend of creating pop-up mini parks using activated parking spaces, the “parklet” concept has expanded to other Philly neighborhoods. This fall, residents and visitors of the Logan neighborhood, located in North Philadelphia, will have a gathering space of their own with the Logan Parklet, scheduled to open early next month in [...]
Read more»August 7, 2012
The Young Friends of the Philadelphia Museum of Art are toasting to the grand reopening of the Rodin Museum with their 21st Annual Rodin Garden Party on Friday, September 28, 6:30-9 p.m. The chic shindig will be a flapper era bash inspired by F. Scott Fitzgerald’s iconic novel, The Great Gatsby, with all the 1920s [...]
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