Program areas at PHS
The philadelphia flower show is a nine-day event featuring Horticultural exhibits and educational programs. It is The oldest and largest annual indoor flower show in The world attracting over 180,000 people, in The current fiscal year. Proceeds from The show help support The Society's greening programs.
Phs's public landscapes and public gardens program helps build stronger social connections within The community. We fund, operate and maintains 9 public green spaces across philadelphia. With our partners we manage an additional 11 gardens in The region.
See schedule ophs uses an array of programs designed to leverage horticulture to strengthen communities, create healthy living environments, facilitate economic opportunity, and increase access to fresh food. Partnering with The city of philadelphia, we clean, green and maintain over 13,116 lots across The city, turning blighted lots into neighborhood assets. Through our workforce development programs, we've trained over 250 people to prepare them for jobs in The Horticultural and landscape industries. We've trained over 6,500 tree tenders to plant and take care of trees. Together with our partners and volunteers we plant over 3,000 trees each year. We work to increase access to fresh food by sharing over 250,000 vegetable seedings annually and supporting 176 community gardens to grow and share produce in their neighborhoods. Under contract with The philadelphia water department, we have installed 4,186 rain barrels and provided stormwater management education to 9,995 residents.
Phs's educational programs provide Horticultural information and training to members, volunteers and other constituents in The phildelphia region through workshops, lectures, tours, events and publications. It includes one of The largest Horticultural libraries in The country with nearly 15,000 volumes.