Powerpoint for Blaine's House

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PENNSYLVANIA HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY Mission The Pennsylvania Horticultural Society motivates people to improve the quality of life and create a sense of community through horticulture.

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PENNSYLVANIA HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY Staff 115 Members 14,500 Volunteers 3,500 Budget $21M

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One Organization ~ Four Lines of Business Philadelphia Flower Show Meadowbrook Farm Education Services/Publications Philadelphia Green PENNSYLVANIA HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY

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MEADOWBROOK FARM Abington Township, PA

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MEADOWBROOK FARM Retail Operation

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Forcing greenhouses MEADOWBROOK FARM

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Lectures/Tours/Events/City Gardens Contest Library (13,000 volumes) GreenScene Magazine Gold Medal Program City Gardens Contest EDUCATION SERVICES/PUBLICATIONS

Green City Teachers Training : 

EDUCATION SERVICES Green City Teachers Training

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City Gardens Contest PENNSYLVANIA HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY

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Membership Members’ Day

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Building Community through Horticulture since 1974 Working with partners to create, restore, and care for open spaces.

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A Green City Strategy for 21st Century Philadelphia

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A Strategy for a Green City creates economic growth, safer neighborhoods, and a more vibrant Philadelphia

Green City Strategy : 

Green City Strategy Reclaim Abandoned Land Create Stormwater Landscapes Grow Community Spaces Revitalize Neighborhood Parks Restore the Urban Forest Transform Civic Landscapes Plan for Open Space

Green City Strategy : 

Green City Strategy Reclaim Abandoned Land

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6,000,000 square feet of land stabilized (4300 parcels) 3,500,000 square feet (2,500 parcels) of land maintained by 15 Community Land Care groups Reclaim Vacant Land

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Tree plantings Reclaim Abandoned Land

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Reclaim Abandoned Land

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Reclaim Abandoned Land

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Mural Painting Mural Arts Program Collaboration: 26 Murals at stabilized lots Reclaim Abandoned Land

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Community LandCare - 2008 Centro Pedro Claver, Inc. East Park Revitalization Alliance New Kensington CDC Ready, Willing & Able SELF, Inc. Susquehanna Clean Up/Pick Up Tioga United, Inc. Nicetown CDC Village of Arts and Humanities Mantua Community Improvement Committee Men of Mill Creek Friends of East Park Francisville NDC HACE Impact Services Corporation Reclaim Abandoned Land

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Reclaim Abandoned Land

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Reclaiming Abandoned Land - Proving Effectiveness and Measuring Impact Study conducted by Professor Susan Wachter - Wharton School - University of Pennsylvania Funded by The William Penn Foundation Reclaim Abandoned Land

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Create Stormwater Landscapes North 3rd Street, North Philadelphia

Green City Strategy : 

Green City Strategy Grow Community Spaces Glenwood Green Acres, North Philadelphia

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Gas Station Garden, Center City Grow Community Spaces

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Gas Station Garden, Center City Grow Community Spaces

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Ogontz Avenue, Oak Lane Grow Community Spaces

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Lancaster Avenue Gateway, 40th and Baltimore, West Philadelphia Grow Community Spaces

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Aspen Farms, West Philadelphia Grow Community Spaces

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African Village, Norris Square Grow Community Spaces

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Pentridge Children’s Garden, Pentridge Street Grow Community Spaces

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Philadelphia Green and its network of community gardeners Philadelphia Prison System SHARE (Self Help and Resource Exchange) Health Promotion Council of Southeastern Pennsylvania City Harvest Project

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Roots of Reentry Garden, Philadelphia Prison System 43,000 seedlings City Harvest Project

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30 gardens with 148 gardeners City Harvest Project Grow Community Spaces

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48 food cupboards served with 20,000 pounds of organic produce 440 families served weekly City Harvest Project

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2,400 attendees at 93 food nutrition workshops City Harvest Project

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The Spring Gardens, Fairmount Grow Community Spaces

Green City Strategy : 

Revitalize Neighborhood Parks Green City Strategy

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Revitalize Neighborhood Parks Partnership: Philadelphia Department of Recreation Fairmount Park Commission 90 Park Friends Groups 3 parks in 1993 15th Year Anniversary

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Revitalize Neighborhood Parks Vernon Park, Germantown

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Revitalize Neighborhood Parks Konrad Square, New Kensington

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Clark Park Clark Park Nicetown Park Campbell Square Revitalize Neighborhood Parks

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Cliveden Park Recruits stormwater from street into terraced bio-filtration basins Conceived as a park amenity Revitalize Neighborhood Parks

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Inspiring Youth Youth Environmental Stewardship Program Revitalize Neighborhood Parks

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Carroll Park, West Philadelphia – Citizens Bank Revitalize Neighborhood Parks

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Revitalize Neighborhood Parks 2007 Summer in the Neighborhoods: 120 free events at 33 parks

Green City Strategy : 

Green City Strategy Restore the Urban Forest 7th and Market Streets

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Led by PA Department of Conservation and Natural Resources Five County Region $ 8 million, 4 year initiative 20,000 trees planted 3,200 citizens trained 100 acres of riparian buffer restored Restore the Urban Forest National Award of Excellence from Home Depot Foundation

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Restore the Urban Forest 20,100 trees planted in the five county region

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Restore the Urban Forest Tacony Creek Park, Tacony 11,000 Volunteers engaged

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Bare Root Trees Restore the Urban Forest

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Transform Civic Spaces Azalea Garden, Center City

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Transform Civic Spaces The Ramparts at the Philadelphia Museum of Art

Green City Strategy : 

6 Green City Strategy Transform Civic Spaces Art Museum Courtyard

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JFK Boulevard Public Landscapes Transform Civic Spaces

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8th and Markets Streets Transform Civic Spaces

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Front and Dock Streets Transform Civic Spaces

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Transform Civic Spaces Columbus Boulevard

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Transform Civic Spaces City Hall in Bloom

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The Circle at Logan Square Restoration Plan Transform Civic Spaces

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Transform Civic Spaces

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Transform Civic Spaces Logan Square, Center City

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Logan Square, Center City

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Logan Square, Center City Transform Civic Spaces

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Transform Civic Spaces

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Logan Square, Center City

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Transform Civic Spaces 26th Street

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26th Street

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Mayor Michael Nutter

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Pennsylvania Department of Commerce and Economic Development PENNSYLVANIA HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY Thank you to our partners

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The Philadelphia Region Blooms All Year Long!