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]
August 7, 2012
In case you haven’t heard, Uwishunu is turning Rittenhouse Square into a pop-up outdoor movie theater this Saturday night, August 11 with our event, Uwishunu Presents a Moonlit Movie Screening in Rittenhouse Square. The movie screening of Midnight in Paris begins at 8:30 p.m. but you’ll want to arrive earlier than that for some pre-movie [...]
Read more»July 24, 2012
Walking down Walnut Street around Rittenhouse Square might surprise you this summer. Next to the great hotels, restaurants and shops, you might find yourself in a little green oasis, with a long table and brightly colored chairs fit for the Mad Hatter’s tea party. The Pennsylvania Horticultural Society’s Pop-Up Garden on 19th and Walnut Streets [...]
Read more»July 19, 2012
It’s official: pop-ups are a craze all over the country, with impromptu gardens, shops and restaurants setting up temporary locations throughout the year. But summer is an especially fun time to check out the pop-up fun as quirky events do everything from maximize outdoor space (the PHS Pop-Up Garden), to provide perfect-for-summer entertainment (Porch at [...]
Read more»December 6, 2011
In continuation of its incredibly popular Pop-Up campaign, including the Pop-Up Garden at 20th & Market Streets which received more than 6,000 visitors, the Pennsylvania Horticultural Society is launching its first-ever Holiday Pop-Up Shop at the Comcast Center from December 12–16. From 8 a.m.–2:30 p.m. daily, passersby will experience a taste of the Hawaii-themed 2012 [...]
Read more»October 20, 2011
This summer’s super popular PHS Pop-Up Garden, located at 20th & Market Streets, is officially closing for the season on Monday, October 24 with an afternoon community celebration. PHS Pop-Up Garden Highlights The 32,000 square-foot garden opened June 13 with the release of 10,000 ladybugs, and later became home to 150,000 honeybees who took [...]
Read more»September 9, 2011
The Pennsylvania Horticultural Society’s PHS Pop-Up Garden is hosting free Yoga in the Garden 1-1:30 p.m. every Monday in September, starting this Monday, September 12. You must wear shoes and appropriate clothing to participate; be sure to bring water with you as well. The session is for all levels of experience and the activities will [...]
Read more»August 2, 2011
Last month the Pennsylvania Horticultural Society (PHS) and Philly Homegrown introduced a brand new pop-up garden at 20th and Market Streets in Center City called “PHS Pops Up,” a giant temporary green space growing vegetables, herbs, grains and flowers and hosting special on-site programming open to the public. Once such PHS Pops Up event is [...]
Read more»June 13, 2011
A vacant lot in the heart of Center City’s busy business district has been converted into a temporary green oasis. Today, The Pennsylvania Horticultural Society (PHS) and Philly Homegrown introduced a brand new pop-up garden at 20th and Market Streets in Center City called “PHS Pops Up,” a giant temporary green space that will grow [...]
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