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PHS ANNOUNCES 2009 CITY GARDENS CONTEST WINNERS
PHILADELPHIA (October 2009) -- The Pennsylvania Horticultural Society is
honoring __________________ as a winner in the 2009 City Gardens Contest. The
garden, located ______ , won a __________ prize in the category for ___________.
This year, close to 400 individuals and groups entered the 35th annual City
Gardens Contest. Categories included school gardens, community parks, flower and
vegetable gardens, children’s gardens, container gardens, garden blocks and more.
Volunteer judges visited each site over the summer and 150 winners were chosen. A full
list of winners is available at the PHS Press Room.
“The Pennsylvania Horticultural Society is proud of each and every entrant for
their efforts to improve their own spaces and the city through greening,” said Blaine
Bonham, Jr., PHS’s executive vice president. “Winners’ gardens included everything
from innovative planters that capture storm water and rain gardens to rooftop gardens and
green roofs.”
Bonham will honor the winners and present several special awards, including the
annual Eugene E. Smith Memorial Award, at the 2010 Philadelphia International Flower
Show, “Passport to the World.” The Show will be held Feb. 28 – March 7 at the
Pennsylvania Convention Center.
Launched in 1975, the City Gardens Contest is open to all Philadelphia residents
and recognizes amateur gardeners for their dedication, creativity and maintenance of
gardening projects in the city. For more information, please visit
www.pennsylvaniahorticulturalsociety.org
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