gardening

From storytelling workshops to seed swaps, they’re cultivating more than just vegetables in Philly and nationally. As the price of food increases and plant-based living becomes increasingly important, one local organization is connecting BIPOC communities to their cultural heritage through...

You can make a critical difference in fostering the health of our planet just by choosing to plant native plants. Join Pa. Master Naturalist and horticulturist, Steve Jones, at our native plant nursery to learn more about the diversity of plants we foster, and...

Transform Your Lawn into a Thriving Meadow! You can make a critical difference in fostering the health of our planet. Join us for a four-part immersive course on converting traditional lawns into vibrant, biodiverse meadows. Whether you’re a home gardener, professional landscaper, or a budding ecologist — we can...

Her sidewalk Germantown Garden brought together neighbors during COVID. Her next vision: a future farm retreat. Over the last four years of running a Germantown community garden, Kera Gibbs, a 2024 SustainPHL nominee, has seen the transformative power that growing...

How Sonya Harris got a Principal and HGTV Star on board to help teachers create community gardens across the country   “I think gardens should be just a norm in schools — just as you have reading and writing and math,...

Another socially-distant activity for your quarantine Are you a non-professional gardener from PA, NJ or Delaware? The Pennsylvania Horticultural Society (PHS) wants you to enter its 2020 PHS Gardening Contest. Earn points for sustainable things like composting, planting pollinator-friendly pots,...

Entries welcome from gardeners across PA, NJ, and DE 2019 PHS Gardening Contest is back again, for all skills and garden types from window boxes and planters to school gardens, urban farms and everything in between.  Gardens are judged onsite beginning...

You can create a container garden with little space or budget – we shared how to find the best spot, types of containers and how to choose soil & plants. Now, we’ll share a few tips to have you gardening like...

Earth Day is April 22nd every day but celebrated on April 22nd. I was so excited when URBN asked me to host a Brown Bag at their corporate office in the Navy Yard to honor this tree-hugging holiday. Beyond my excitement...