Gardening

PHS Plant Swap Pop Up

Free plant swap at PHS South Street garden will let Philly plant lovers trade cuttings and gear

Philly plant lovers can stock up at this free Fairmount Park event in April

Master Gardener Plant Sale

Philly's growing season is nearly here. Here's a look at the latest gardening trends

Cut flowers

The Philly Home + Garden Show returns in February with hands-on ideas and expert advice

Philly Home + Garden Show

Kensington nonprofit aims to show how building public gardens combats littering

Klean Kensington

If you don't want to trek out to a farm in the suburbs, here are some places to buy a Christmas tree in Philly

Christmas trees Philly

Podcast miniseries explores Philly's community gardens and their unique histories and purposes

Klean Kensington podcast

New documentary filmed over 4 years details Longwood Gardens' renovation

Longwood gardens documentary

Could yaupon tea be a cost-effective replacement for your morning coffee?

Yaupon tea Philly

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Enjoy Philly's green spaces? You can help beautify them during Love Your Park Week

Love Your Park Week

Philly horticulturists offer tips for where, when and how to grow plants from seeds

Spring planting guide

Here's a first look at Longwood Gardens' $250 million renovation project that will open to the public next month

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Longwood Gardens' century plant blooms for first time in more than two decades

Century Plant Longwood Gardens bloom

18 Society Hill residents to open up their yards next month for annual garden tour

Society Hill Garden Tour

Philly's plan to boost urban farming is underway, but challenges lie ahead

Community Gardens Philly

An experimental orchard aims to help Philly's urban farms adapt to climate change

High Tunnel Orchard

Sections of Rittenhouse Square will close for a multi-year lawn restoration project

Rittenhouse square grass

New book explores how gardeners in the region have transformed outdoor spaces

philly gardens book

The coolest things we saw at the Philadelphia Flower Show

2024 PHS Flower Show

What Philadelphia's hardiness zone change means for local gardeners

Logan Square Tulips PHS

Where to find a Christmas tree in Philly

Christmas trees Philadelphia

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Philadelphia Flower Show to debut new 'Bloom Bar' where guests can sip drinks and wear floral crowns in 2023

Flower Show 2023

Compost your pumpkins at these community drop-off sites in Philly

The Green Resource Center, a PHS effort to reduce food insecurity in Montgomery County, to open to the public

PHS Green Resource Center

What to expect at the 2022 Philadelphia Flower Show at FDR Park

PHS Flower Show

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Garden Days return to East Passyunk with pop-up shops, classes and drink specials

East Passyunk Garden Days

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Home and Garden Festival returns to Chestnut Hill with 150 vendors, live music

Chestnut Hill

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Pennsylvania Horticultural Society gives a first look at the 2022 Flower Show 'In Full Bloom'

PHS In Full Bloom

Chestnut Hill welcomes spring with outdoor Home and Garden Festival

Chestnut Hill garden festival

Gardening can make people just as happy as a fancy dinner, study finds

Gardening happiness study

Gardeners, beware: there's dangerous bacteria lurking in potting soil

potting soil bacteria disease

Poison ivy: a ‘familiar stranger’ that could ruin your summer

Carroll - Poison Ivy

How do air plants survive?

air plant

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Shop vendors, explore secret gardens in Chestnut Hill during Home & Garden Fest

Chestnut Hill

Philadelphians can register for a free yard tree

Trees

Study: Cleaning up vacant lots can improve a neighborhood’s health

Stock_Carroll - Somerset Street in Kensington

7 inventive ways to give a pallet a new life

IdeaDekor

PHS beer garden offering DIY urban cactus workshop

Barnes Foundation to host plant sale at arboretum

Philadelphians can pick up a free yard tree

A sneak peek of 'Holland: Flowering the World'

Carroll - PHS Philadelphia Flower Show

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