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A Garden Tip: Take Your Best Shot

Gardens are like kaleidoscopes changing colors and patterns from season to season and year to year.

It can be difficult to recall a garden’s design from one month to the next, much less the previous year. Which native plant will appear first, which will be the last to bloom? Where should more flowers or a touch of color be added?

What is a gardener to do? Take photos.

It’s only just begun 2013
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Get Ready to See Philadelphia

In Full Bloom

Th PHS Philadelphia Flower Show will be “In Full Bloom” June 11 to 19. It will be held outdoors in FDR Park for the second year in a row.

This year’s theme, “In Full Bloom,” was chosen to suggest good health, well-being and a passion for life. The result? A gorgeous and colorful show.

2022 Exhibitors

The show includes numerous events and garden displays. One major element of the show are the large, intricate displays by the world’s premier floral and landscape designers. Another not-to-be-missed facet every year: the entries of horticultural specimens by individuals and clubs. The competitions are highly prestigious and competitive. There are separate divisions for amateurs and professionals.

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