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Feeling United by Flowers at the 195th PHS Philadelphia Flower Show
Sunshine bathes the 195th PHS Philadelphia Flower Show’s welcome banner at the Pennsylvania Convention Center. We HAVE to write about flowers. We have to experience flowers. We have to understand that their flourishing is dependent on an entire ecosystem of grass and dirt and water and sunlight and touch and love. Because when we understand that about the flowers, we will understand that about one another as well. — Jenna Winship Story, photos by Sharon Kozden While I intellectually get that every season has its distinct glory, beauty and allure, truth be told, the winter of my discontent is, well, winter. When it’s dark outside as I leave for work…
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Explore a Fragrant Portrait of History at This Year’s Philadelphia Flower Show
Photos / Story By Jill Beckel Spring has sprung at the annual Philadelphia Flower Show which has opened in all its splendor at the Philadelphia Convention Center. This year’s Flower Show theme is Explore America, marking 100 years of the National Park Service. It “celebrates the centennial of the National Park Service and our country’s majestic natural landscapes, rich history, and vibrant culture.” If you missed last year’s flower show, the theme was “Celebrate the Movies” for comparison. The Flower Show celebrates an amazing world of great gardening and design that dates back to 1829. Each year, acres of gorgeous gardens and outrageous floral arrangements come together for the world’s largest indoor flower exhibition. The…
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Pennsylvania Horticultural Society Presents PHeaSt, A Delicious Party
Photos, story by Deja Cromartie The Pennsylvania Horticultural Society’s (PHS) PHeaSt is the event to attend for those who are are foodies at heart and love to support a good cause. Last Friday, PHS transferred the warehouse in the Navy Yard into full blown food-to-table gala. The annual event’s proceeds supports the City Harvest Program. Local farmers and top chefs teamed up to provide a truly unique and rewarding dining experience. Attendees of the event sampled food fresh from the garden and prepared by the Philadelphia areas finest restaurants. There was also a section dedicated to craft beers and specialty cocktails. Attendees arrived to the event in style with complimentary…
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Philadelphia Flower Show: A Hint of Spring, Not Yet Sprung
By Cassie Hepler Marking the end of winter each year, the PHS Philadelphia Flower Show reminds the Northeast that there is a such thing as grass, flowers, plants and… Spring! Held at the end of February into the first week of March, this year’s theme was “Celebrate the Movies,” with themed displays, special events and more in celebration of the silver screen. Special events including live entertainment, demonstrations, gardening workshops, tea parties, celebrity guests and more enticed flower lovers (and haters) alike (see below). Held at the Pennsylvania Convention Center, it is the world’s oldest and largest indoor flower show by attracting more than 260,000 visitors each year. Proceeds benefit the Pennsylvania Horticultural Society,…