Ex LiBRIS The Pennsylvania Horticultural Society Ex LiBRIS The Pennsylvania Horticultural Society Digitized by the Internet Archive in 2011 with funding from LYRASIS IVIembers and Sloan Foundation http://www.archive.org/details/yearbookofpennsy1996penn ♦--■» M*] y4)^ 1992 Yearbook li Horticultural Society ,:M PHS Council memper Watt Fisher, volunteer exenip j0 ^d planting City Hall's good earth as he is .with hjs^dutitfK'on the Society*^ . , Cinbital Improvement Committe'e. Fisher ha\ won many aiii'ards for hi^/ y 9'^%^^^ omstanding bulb exhibits at the Philadelphi^Flower $hpw^ and genermisly %' m^' shares his expertise with Show^ exhibitors antff^th «Atr|nts in^iife Cfl|Gardens Contest, in his role as a ittlG^. • ,* ~ W The Pennsylvania Horticultural Societ}' 1992 Yearbook July 1, 1991 to June 30, 1992 The Purposes of the Pennsylvania Horticultural Society are: to collect and disseminate information about horticulture; to inspire a taste for horticultural knowledge; and to make that knowledge available to as many people as possible. Contents Officers and Council 2 The President's Message 4 Library 6 Publications 8 Public Information 9 Volunteers 10 A\vards 12 Shows 15 Preview Dinner 21 Membership 22 Philadelphia Green 25 Headquarters and Garden 31 Contributions 32 Staff 37 Report of the Finance Committee 39 The Pennsylvania Horticultural Society Independence National Historical Park 325 Walnut Street Philadelphia, PA 19106-2777 (215) 625^250 Fax (215) 625^288 Front Coven photo by Ira Beckoff Among the 100 enthusiastic gardeners who showed up to plant flowers around City HaU last May were Philadelphia Mayor Ed Rendell (foreground); PHS President Jane Pepper (left); Provident National Bank Senior Vice President Frederick C. Frank, III (white cap); and William E. Miftlin, Executive Director, Fairmount Park Commission. OFFICERS Donald L. Felley Chair Morris Chestori; Jr. Vice-Chair Patricia L. Wilson Vice-Chair Kathleen G. Putnam Treasurer Elizabeth P. McLean Secretary COUNCIL Diane Allen Susan Armstrong Richard W. Billings J. Howard Brosius W. Thacher Brown Morris Cheston, Jr. Herb Clarke Tina Colehower Anne S. Cunningham Alice Doering Rena Ennis Walter Fisher, Jr. Charles H. Gale, Sr. Sally Graham Betsy Gray Sallie Korman Richard W. Eighty Sylvia Lin Sandy Manthorpe, e^ officio Charles N. Marshall W. Bruce McConnel, 3rd Vemoca L. Michael Roberi: W. Montgomery Martha Morris, e?c officio J. Liddon Pennock, Jr. Kathleen G. Putnam Lee M. Raden Ann L. Reed Robert S. Ryan Alan P. Slack Mary Jo Straw^bridge, e^c officio James C. Tabb EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE Donald L. Felley, Chair Richard W. Billings J. Howard Brosius Morris Cheston, Jr. Sally Graham Richard W. Eighty W. Bruce McConnel, 3rd Elizabeth P. McLean J. Liddon Pennock, Jr. Kathleen G. Putnam Ann L. Reed Patricia L. Wilson, e?c officio CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT AD HOC COMMITTEE Alan P. Slack, Chair Bruce Bamstead Walter Fisher, Jr. Betsy Gray Berton E. Korman Sallie Korman Ann L. Reed LONG RANGE PLANNING COMMITTEE Patricia L. Wilson^ Chair Morris Cheston, Jr. Judy M. Foley Sandy Manthorpe Robert W. Montgomery Mamie Nichols Lee M. Raden Ann L. Reed Robert S. Ryan Sharon Turner NOMINATING COMMITTEE Robert S. Ryan, Chair W. Thacher Brown Morris Cheston, Jr. Sally Graham Richard W. Lighty Kathleen G. Putnam Heniy H. Reichner, Jr. PERSONNEL COMMITTEE James C. Tabb, Chair Nila Betof Blaine Bonham, Jr. Jean Byrne Russell O. Jones Kathiyn H. Levering Vemoca L. Michael Cheryl Monroe William J. Murdoch, Jr. Ivy Silver William H. Walker The Chair of Council and the Presi- dent serve e;c ojficio on all commit- tees. Council members Robert Montgomery and Susan Armstrong quarterbacking after a Council meeting. Montgomery, a member of the Long Range Planning Committee, chairs the Flower Show Lx)cation Committee. The PresidenVs Message As I write it's mid- summer; upstairs, above my office; a jack- hammer slams away; out in the garden a noisy generator hums and the big yellow dumpster there overflows with construction debris. Yesterday the cellar flooded; today huge steel beams were eased into the PHS headquarters. Our little oasis, those three won- derful buildings in Independence National Historical Park that have served us so weU for almost 30 years, is under siege as v^e start the first of three phases of a capital improvements project. This year we're tackling the basics: restrooms, kitchen and elevator. In future years the changes vvdll be more aesthetic, but the best piece of news for many long-suffering members is that this fall we'll exchange those dreadfully uncomfortable chairs in the audi- torium for some that should make your visits to us even more enjoy- able. As is always the case around PHS, planning for this siege has been a joint volunteer/staff undertaking and our progress would have been less steady without guidance from the Capital Improvements Commit- tee, led by Alan Slack. Another undertaking that has re- quired significant discussion this year has been the development of a long range plan, and my thanks go to Patricia Wilson and the Long Range Planning Committee for their patience. By late faU the Commit- tee's report should be finished so let me know^ if you'd like a copy. As the worid economy sputters, I'm proud to report that The Penn- sylvania Horticultural Society has met a series of ambitious goals this year, even expanding in some pro- gram areas, and that our financial position remains strong. Our members and supporters remain committed to the Society, photo by Ron Williams and in a year when the City of Philadelphia faces considerable fis- cal restraints it's very rewarding to us that we continue to receive sup- port fi^om this and many other sources for our community pro- grams. That key financial engine, the Philadelphia Flower Shov^, also showed good results, thanks to ex- cellent attendance and the welcome addition of Provident National Bank as the Show^'s presenting sponsor. Welcome to the family, Provident. Beyond your donation, you brought us new dreams, new ideas and new fiiends. Nothing is more important to PHS than our members, our staff, and our more than 3,000 volunteers. One of the special groups of volun- teers is our board, the Council. For the past four years, the Council has been led by Don Felley and many of us have enjoyed the pleasure of working closely with him, savoring his thoughtfulness and deep inter- est in the Society. When w^e first approached Don to join the Council, he protested that he was a chemical engineer and apple farmer, rather than a horticulturist. Well Don, it takes all sorts to keep the Society moving ahead and we didn't miss that "hort " know^ledge one bit and are just grateful you joined us. Thanks to you, and to everyone else w^ho's played a role in keeping the Society on the tracks this year. Jane G. Pepper President PHS President Jane Pepper (center) introduces Lee Raden (left) to PHS Chair Don Felley (right). Raden, a rock garden enthusiast who takes top honors for his exhibits at the Flower Show, returns to Council after an absence. To right of Raden, Manager of Accounting Lillian Ciarrochi. The library staff per- forms all of the tradi- tional library services, such as book and video tape circulation: 2,000 items loaned to visit- ing members, 600 items through the mail. By special agreement, w^e loaned 400 books to members of the American Rock Garden Society, American Bonsai Society, and the Hardy Plant Society Mid-Atlantic Group. Our total 1992 circulation was just over 3,000 items. The library staff also compiles handouts of commonly requested information: the Landscape Design Consultant List, Plant Society Con- tacts, Horticultural Speakers List, Gardening Video Tapes available for boiTowdng. We mail hundreds of these lists annually. Often, w^hen the library staff an- sw^ers the telephone, we leave the daily, predictable routine and play a different role. Sometimes, we're shopping consultants: "Can you tell me w^here I can buy roses locally? " "Can you recommend a slow grow- ing, compact boxwood, and where can I buy it? " Other times, v^e're travel consultants: "I'm planning a trip to Vancouver. What are the best gardens to visit?" And yet other times, vv^e're technical consultants: "I'm a novelist, and need to know^ vy^hat flowers are in bloom in Phila- delphia in mid-May. " In 1992, we answered more than 1,500 inquiries by telephone, visit. or through the mail. More than 1,100 library visitors kept us on our toes, sometimes literally, as we helped readers find books. Volunteers Volunteer Nat Nelson keeps the 500-plus seed and nursery catalogs in order so you can track down a hard-to-find plant. If, in 1992, you borrowed a book and forgot to re- turn it on time, you probably got a gentle reminder fi^om Gwen Mac- Murray. Eileen Kiemey is attacking those remaining catalog records still in need of conversion to com- puterized form. Booksale and Friends of the Library Evening The library book sale was again a success. We sold 560 books last September, which netted the Soci- ety $2,900. Donations to the Friends of the Library came to $5,500. In November, Frank Cabot's lecture "American Gardens Today and Tomorrow " was a fully subscribed Friends Evening. Major Book Donations to die Libraiy Several significant collections of gardening books, both old and new, came to us during the year fi^om Pamela Lord, Sally Reath, Mr. & Mrs. Oliver Stark, and Estelle L. Sharp. Committee Alice M. Doering, Chair Librarian Janet Evans (center) shows a young couple who just joined the Society where to find the all-important reference shelf, while two other members (right) check out the burgeoning video collection. Rena Ennis (seated), Council member, and Chair of the Philadelphia Green Advisory Board, stopped by to do some gardening research. Raul Betancourt; Jr. Joan Z. Brinton George R. Clark Elizabeth B. Farley George M. Harding Kitty Lapp Jane Leake Elizabeth P. McLean Martha Morris Sandra K. Myers W. Gary Smith Elizabeth C. Walker L. Wilbur Zimmerman Horticultural Hotline Dial (215) 922-8043 Monday through Friday between 9:30 and noon, and your gardening question will get an instant (and correct!) response. We're proud of our Hot- liners. They're the best. We can't pay them, but we can entice them away from the phone and from their owoi gardens twice a year to visit other, special places in the area. In early October, Hotliners visited the gardens of Richard and Sally Lighty, the gardens of Jeanne and John Frett, and Dale Hendricks' North Creek Nursery. In June, Hotliners joined 18th Century Garden volun- teers for a day in Maryland w^here they visited Foxborough Nursery and Robert: A. Schultz Co., a nature sanctuary and nursery. Thanks to our Hotliners for answering 2,700 calls this year. Hotline Volunteers Susan Annstrong Richard J. Both George R. Clark* Alice M. Doering Joyce Fingerut Roxie Gevjan Nancy Greenw^ood* Tam Kartell Louis Hood Nat Nelson* Elise Pa3^e Dot Plyler Jen Porter* Liz Schumacher Alan Slack Irene Slater* John P. Swan Susan P. Wilmerding Mary Lou Wolfe L. Wilbur Zimmerman ■ = 10 or more years of Hotline service Green Scene Green Scene wel- comed 150 members of The San Antonio Botanical Gardens (Texas) as new sub- scribers bringing to 10 the number of organizations that provide Green Scene as a membership benefit (in- cluding the Society). Eighteen new authors joined this year's group of 54 to produce 66 stories for the 20th volume of Green Scene. And we're proud of fi^equent contributor Peter Loewer w^ho won three 1992 Quill and Trowel Awards for his book The Wild Gardener through the Garden Writers Associ- ation of America. Green Scene author Betty Mackey also received a Quill and Trowel Award for The Gardener's Home Companion; Mackey was one of six co-authors. We added eight extra pages for this year's special single subject issue "All About Trees/' making it the largest and most popular issue of Green Scene we've ever publish- ed. We received requests for more than 2,000 copies of Green Scene over our normal press run. PHSNews We made a new fiiend this year by the name of Mac. Starting in November, PHS News was produced on the Macintosh computer; this desk-top publishing gave us more turnaround time on deadlines and more flexibility for last-minute up- dates and changes. The News brings members the monthly scoop on Society activities, trips and events. PHS Yearbook The Yearbook offers a yearly checklist to measure how the Soci- ety carries out its mission; it's a record of what the members, volun- teers. Council and committees do throughout the year; and it tells who supports the Society's work and how w^e allocate our resources. A book for the present, past (ar- chives) and the future. Flower Show Program The 1992 Flower Show Program sold out on the last Sunday morn- ing of the Show. This year's guide to the major exhibits and competitive class exhibits, as w^ell as Flow^er Show committees and volunteers, also featured stories about plant discoveries, where to find hotlines, the central feature, and PHS mem- bership and outreach programs. The exhibit listings along with the ads, make the program a "keeper " until the next one. Committee Anne S. Cunningham, Chair Kathiyn S. Andersen Walter G. Chandoha Judy M. Foley Charles W. Heuser Gene Jackson Anthony A. Lyle Robert McCracken Peck Mary Lou Wolfe L. Wilbur Zimmerman "It looks just like the real thing!" We heard that over and over again as the lines snaked through the elaborate replica of a Southwestern courtyard, the Phila- delphia Flower Show^s dramatic central exhibit. For more than 220;000 people, the Philadelphia Flower Show with its thousands of forced plants, is the real thing. And that excitement and enthusiasm draws attention from media across the continent: CBS This Morning, Canadian Gardening Magazine, The Associated Press, The New York Times, as w^ell as hundreds of daily and w^eekly newspapers. They told the story of Philadel- phia's fabulous Show. Provident National Bank signed on this year as the Show^'s first-ever Presenting Sponsor. Provident's parent company, PNC Financial Corp., recognized the Show's posi- tive impact on the community and collaborated with PHS to develop an enthusiastic marketing campaign: colorful banners fluttered along South Broad Street and around City Hall during Show^ week; oversized tulip posters blossomed at SEPTA bus shelters throughout the city, and branch managers promoted the Show^ to their customers. The im- pact w^as significant — 7,200 ad- vance sale tickets w^ere sold in Provident's bank branches; neigh- borhood new^spapers covered branch activities for the Show. And Philadelphia Green tree education specialist Mindy Maslin (right) shows young gardeners how to plant a tree in the Zoo's Penn's Woods forest as part of the Society's Arbor Day activities there. Maslin and crew gave away more than 800 dogwood saplings during the day-long event. Provident employees volunteered in force to play a part in the Bank's sponsorship. A w^onderiiil partner- ship had begun. Beyond the Flower Show^s garden gate, into Philadelphia's neighbor- hoods, PHS provides a model for community greening programs across the nation. In the May issue of National Geographic, w^riter William Ellis and photographer Sam Abel, brought the beauty of "Gardening in America " to millions, including interviews v^th some of Philadelphia's community garden- ers and longtime PHS friend, Joanna Reed; all special people who help make the Delaw^are Valley landscape green and grovvdng. Jane Pepper's v^eekly column in the Sunday Inquirer continues to draw an enthusiastic readership to the View section. And Cheryl Lee Monroe signed on this spring to write a monthly gardening column for the Chester County Daily Local. Volunteers . . . the Soeiety's heartline 10 New members have a chance to sign up as volunteers at the Society's garden reception in June. Council member Sallie Korman (left) and former CouncU member Jean Bodine laugh as they dig. Korman serves on the Capital Improvement Committee and the Preview Dinner Committee. Bodine captained a team of 20 volunteers at the City Hall planting. She also serves on the Friends of the Azalea Garden Committee. Both are on the Philadelphia Museum and Art Landscape RehabUitation Committee. ^ Thank You Volunteers You selflessly contribute thousands of hours of time and service. Without you, we could not achieve our mission. Without yoU; the Show definitely would not go on. You are our energy, our sweat and our laughter. You are the open hand and the open heart. Some of you are listed in this book; some of you are not. We know w^ho you are, and we appreciate you and value you. 11 Members Committee volunteers are equally at home pushing posies or pretzels. One of the Society's hardest working groups, the Committee helps develop programs, garden tours, lectures and are often on hand to make members welcome at these events. 12 The Pennsylvania Horticultural Society recognized the follow- ing people for their lifelong achievements, talent and contribu- tions to the field of horticulture: 1991 Distinguished Achievement Award — Pamela Cunningham Copeland 1991 Certificates of Merit — Josephine McQuail Bachman, William A Bender, M.D., The Four Seasons Hotel 1992 Collegiate Scholarships — Michelle Infante and Christine Holman 1992 PHILADELPHIA FLOWER SHOW AWARDS The Pennsylvania Horticultural Society Award for the Best in Show in the following categories: Aesthetic Commercial: Waldor Orhcids; Inc. Display Commercial: Robertson of Chestnut Hill Non-Profit: Fairmount Park Commission Educational Non-Academic: Friends Hospital Academic: Delaware Valley College The PHS Grand Sweepstakes Trophy for the individual accumu- lating the greatest number of points in all competitive sections of the Show: Rosemarie Vassalluzzo Runner-Up: Alice Farley The Pennsylvania Horticultural Society Arranging Sweepstakes Trophy for the individual accumu- lating the greatest number of points in the Arrangement Classes: Anne Fo^ Hayes Runner-Up: Rosemarie Vassalluzzo The Pennsylvania Horticultural Society Horticultural Sweepstakes Trophy for the individual accumu- lating the greatest number of points in the Horticultural Classes: Sylvia Lin Runner-Up: Ray Rogers Margah Flood Memorial Trophy for the horticultural organization accumulating the greatest number of points in the Horticultural Classes: American Rock Garden Society The Margaret Buckley Zantzinger Award for the garden club accumu- lating the greatest number of points in all competitive sections of the Show: Garden Club of Philadelphia 1991 HARVEST SHOW The Pennsylvania Horticultural Society Certificate ofExcellence for an educational exhibit: Scott Arboretum Pennsylvania Bonsai Society William and Mary Coppens The Award for Horticultural Excel- lence: Ray Rogers PHS Gardener's Sweepstakes Cer- tificate to the individual accumu- lating the greatest number of blue ribbons in two or more Horticultural Sections of the Show: Sue Leary PHS Community Gardeners Sweepstakes Certificate to the com- munity garden accumulating the greatest number of blue ribbons: Southwark-Queen Village, 3rd & Christian Streets Aspen Farm, West Philadelphia (a tie) PHS Club Sweepstakes Certificate to the horticultural organization accumulating the greatest number of blue ribbons: Berwyn Garden Club Tamanend Park Herb Gardening Club (a tie) PHS Preserved Products Sweep- stakes Certificate to the individual accumulating the greatest number of blue ribbons in Preserved Products: Ana Biddle PHS AWARDS PRESENTED ELSEWHERE The Flower Show Medal of The Pennsylvania Horticultural Society to Mary McQpillin, GreenScenes of 13 John Indrieri, General Manager of The Four Seasons Hotel (extreme left) and Josephine McQuail Bachman (center) are joined at the Awards ceremony by family and friends. Bachman and the Hotel were awarded Certificates of Merit at the Annual Awards Ceremony. 14 Winchester, MA, for "Gardening Inside & Out" at the 1992 New England Spring Flower Show^ The Distinguished Garden Award of The Pennsyh/^ania Horticultural Society to a group of dedicated landscapers consisting of The Fockele Garden Co., Homeplace Garden and Mary Jo Means, LTD. at the 1992 Atlanta Flower Show The Distinguished Garden Award of The Pennsjivania Horticultural Society to Sprainbrook Nursery, Scarsdale, NY, for "An Environ- mentally Aware American Garden" at the 1992 New York Flower Show PHS Awards Committee Sally Graham, Chair Kathiyn S. Andersen Cindy Affleck Martha Barron Tina Colehower Betsy Gray Richard W. Lighty J. Liddon Pennock, Jr. Sandra C. Ward THE PENNSYLVANIA HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY'S GOLD MEDAL PLANT AWARD Five years and 30 awcird-winning plants later. The Pennsylvania Hor- ticultural Society's Gold Medal Plant Awcird program succeeds in its goal to identify and promote underused woody ornamentals of exceptional garden merit. The 1992 award wdnners provided a handsome selection: Clematis Betty Corning/ Crataegus viridis Winter King/ Magnolia x Galaxy/ Magnolia grandiflora Edith Bogue/ Picea orientalis, and Viburnum x Eskimo.' Award wdnners w^ere announced in the January/February issue of Green Scene. From there, publicity opportunities expanded exponen- ticdly. Articles appeared in Garden Design, Horticulture, American Nurseryman and other national publications, as w^ell as local and national new^spapers. From these articles w^eVe received hundreds of requests from across the country for sources lists. Evaluators Paul W. Meyer, Chair Darrel Apps Tom Dilatush William H. Frederick, Jr. Richcird Hesselein William Heyser Steve Hutton Richard W. Lighty Philip Normandy Sally Reath Claire Sav\yers J. Franklin Styer Charles Zafonte Judith D. Zuk Pamela Cunningham Copeland, herself a winner of the Society's 1991 Distinguished Achievement Award, applauds another winner at the Awards Ceremony. PHILADELPHIA FLOWER SHOW Philadelphia Civic Center March 8-15, 1992 Judging and Preview March 7, 1992 Discoveries abounded at the 1992 Philadel- phia Flow^er Show^, with secret gardens, new plant introduc- tions and above all our central exhibit, a discovery garden designed in a style reminiscent of America's Southwest. Robert W. Montgomery Landscape Nursery executed this signature feature for Horizons for Discovery, importing cacti from Arizona, olive trees from California, and art work from Tucson and Phoenix. After passing the ex- terior cactus garden, visitors entered a town square, complete with bubbl- ing fountains, a three-story bell tow^er, a cantina, art and craft shop, and lush plantings. Beyond the square an allee of 18 floral exhibits created by 23 flovv^er arrangers from across the United States, each de- picting a discovery in the arranger's hometown or state, greeted visitors. We also discovered the joys of bright colors and heady fragrance in an exhibit created by the Colombia Flower Council, a new exhibitor. Exhibitors from Italy's Liguria region returned for the third year to create extravagant bouquets. In the landscape category we wel- comed a full complement of nursery exhibitors, including a new exhibi- tor from Fredericksburg, Vfrginia. Excellent w^eather, favorable re- sponse to our displays and a mid- w^eek visit from First Lady Barbara Bush all combined to create excel- lent attendance for the 1992 Phila- delphia Flower Show (1992 - 223,000; 1991 - 210,453; 1990 - 223,557). A most w^elcome addition to the Flow^er Shovv^ family this year was Provident National Bank as our Pre- senting Sponsor. In addition to a generous donation to assist the Society wdth the Show^ and its com- munity projects, the Bank intro- duced a whole new group of en- thusiastic employees and custom- ers to the Show. The local GMC Truck Dealers vv^as also a first-time associate sponsor. We were very pleased also to welcome sponsors from prior years: AT&T; Byers' Choice Ltd.; CoreStates Trust and Investment Group; Drinker Biddle &, Reath; Meridian Bank; Fleming Companies, Inc.; and Xerox Cor- poration. Grateful thanks to Phila- delphia Flower Show, Inc. for their continuing support. The Flow^er Show is a product of the enthusiasm and support of many individuals, corporations and foundations. We salute them aU. Flower Show Committees Executive Morris Cheston, Jr, Chair Diane Allen, Vice-Chair 15 16 Cindy Affleck Robert J. Butera Richard C. Caldwell Herb Clarke G. Morris Dorrance, Jr. Walter Fisher, Jr. Charles H. Gale Wesley M. Heilman, 3rd John K. Kaiser Anne Kellett Charles F. Kremp, 3rd David Lautt William McNaughton Martha Morris J. Liddon Pennock, Jr. Lee M. Raden Alan P. Slack Mary Jo Strawbridge John P. Swan Paul Tickle Sandra Ward Donald L. Felley e;c officio Sally Graham; e^ officio Competitive Classes Mary Jo Straw^bridge, Chair Anne Kellett, Vice-Chair Arrangements Ginnie Tietjens, Chair, Niches, Miniature Arrangements, Defined and Open Space Gay Mason, Vice-Chair, Niches, Miniature Arrangements, Defined and Open Space Angle Austin, Co-Director, Workshops Patricia Carson, Advisor, Medium Niches Vida Carson, Advisor, Miniature Arrangements Martha Clark, Advisor, Large Niches Hope Fox Coates, Advisor, Large Niches Anne Coste, Co-Director, Workshops Sheila Dawe, Vice-Chair, Arrangement Aides Sanna Drake, Co-Chair, Passing Elinor Greene, Advisor, Medium Niches James Hayden, Advisor, Defined/ Open Space Anne Fox Hayes, Advisor, Defined/ Open Space Sally Humphreys, Advisor, Miniature Arrangements Gail Irwin, Advisor, Small Niches Ann Mastrangelo, Chair, Arrangement Aides Pinkie Roe, Symposiums Dorothy Rowen, Hospitality Aides Virginia Simonin, Advisor, Small Niches Betty Sparks, Barrier Aides Lucie Steele, Symposiums Carol}^ Waite, Advisor, Miniature Arrangements Sally Yow, Co-Chair, Passing Rooms and Tables Jay Byrne, Co-Chair Nancy Mundth, Co-Chair Susan Chapin, Vice-Chair Toinette Jewell, Vice-Chair Miniature Settingis Bruce Bamstead, Co-Chair Chris Drake, Co-Chair Pressed Plant Classes Rosemarie Vassalluzzo, Chair Janet Wenger Smith, Vice-Chair Lisa Howe, Advisor Barbara Keenan, Advisor Kathie King, Advisor Gardens Anna Marie Amey, Chair Sue Thorbahn, Vice-Chair Walled Areas Ann DriscoU, Chair Ubby Hill, Vice-Chair Container Display Kenneth Tietjens, Chair Christine Jackson, Vice-Chair Windanvsills Sandy Young, Chair Vicki Benzel, Vice-Chair Horticulture Toni Brinton, Chair Ann Benzel, Vice-Chair John P. Swan, Vice-Chair Towney Cunningham, Vice-Chair, Passing Alice Doering, Chair, Passing Elizabeth Farley, Co-Chair, Nomenclature Vivian Fix, Vice-Chair, Aides Sandy Greenwood, Vice-Chair, Aides Kathy Kristol, Vice-Chair, Passing Ann Reed, Chair, Aides Lois Renthal, Vice-Chair, Staging Irene Slater, Co-Chair, Nomenclature Marby Sparkman, Vice-Chair, Staging Carol Wichmann, Vice-Chair, Aides Susan Wilmerding, Co-Chair, Staging Sally Wood, Co-Chair, Staging Judges andAwards Subcommittee Cindy Affleck, Coordinator Elise Payne, Vice-Coordinator Bettie Baer, Vice-Chair, Points Tania Biddle, Artistic Judges Margaret Bowditch, Vice-Chair, Horticultural Judges Susan Chapin, At Large Dixie Chapman, Vice-Chair, Trophies Cheryl Cheston, Vice-Chair, Horticultural Clerks Elsa Efran, Chair, Points Sally Femley, Chair, Orchid Judges Sally Graham, Chair, PHS Awards Committee Betsy Gray, Chair, Horticultural Judges Jane Gray, Chair, Artistic Judges Joan Harvey, Chair, Trophies Barbara Juda, Chair, Artistic Clerks Anne Kellett, Vice-Chair, Competitive Classes Terminator II? No, he's just one of Rob Montgomery's crew spraying a wall to simulate a southwestern adobe as part of the Flower Show's exciting central feature. Jane Kilduff, Vice-Chair, Artistic Judges Mary Jane Littlepage, Vice-Chair, Artistic Clerks Dotti Maddock, Chair, PHS & Special Panel Clerks Margarete Marvin, Vice-Chair, PHS & Special Panel Clerks Chris Michaud, Advisor, Points Patter Peterson, Horticultural Judges Elaine Pierce, Assistant Vice-Chair, Horticultural Clerks Cricket Roberts, Chair, Horticultural Clerks Mary Jo Strawbridge, Chair, Competitive Classes Janet Welsh, Advisor, Horticultural Judges Exhibitors and Awards Luncheon Sandra Ward, Chair Sylvia Lin, Vice-Chair 17 Junior Show exhibitors sure know how to make this winner happy as they share in his triumph. 18 Nomenclature Alan Slack, Chair Kathiyn Andersen Martha Bamett Charles Cresson Elizabeth Farley Tarn Kartell JeflfJabco Betts La3aTian Daniel Layman Rick Lewandowski Dee Peck Jack Potter Ray Rogers Claire Sawyers Irene Slater John Story Bill Thomas Signs Susan Stauffer Sandra Ward Nonprofit Display Coordinator Alan Slack Hospitality Beth Butler, Chair Tina Colehower Janet Engstrom Nancy Long Joanna Reed Sue Williams 1991 HARVEST SHOW Horticulture Center, Fairmount Park September 21-22, 1991 A record number of visitors joined us to reminisce at Harvesting the Years. More than 5,000 adults and children viewed the Show^ during its three days at the Fairmount Park Horticulture Center. Community and individual gardens from the City and beyond yielded their bounty in the 300 competitive class- es. And floral designs revived themes from music to modem inventions and, new^ this year, a shop wdndow^ that gave our most ambitious de- signers a chance to create vignettes of bygone days. Entries were slightly higher than last year in both the adult and youth sections, and lec- tures and demonstrations were held for capacity audiences. This year's Show was a mix of the new with the old. We welcomed the partnership of The Wyck Associa- tion, Cliveden of the National Trust and the Ebenezer Maxwell Mansion from the Historic Germantown Pre- serve as they created a smashing educational exhibit that told the stoiy of the living legacy of gardens, orchards and pleasure grounds in Germantown. "GermantowTi Green" was only one of 16 exhibits explor- ing subjects from horticultural therapy and gardens in small spaces to bonsai and heirloom tomatoes in every hue of the rainbow^. We were pleased to cooperate with two concurrent events: the Friends of the Japanese House and Garden's weekend fundraiser of tours and exhibits of traditional Japanese art and horticulture; and Taste the Harvest, a celebration of the wines, agriculture and cuisine in the Delaware Valley region, spon- sored by the Delaware Valley Chap- ter of The American Institute of Wine and Food. Harvest Show visi- tors enjoyed a stroll to the nearby Japanese House and a shuttle to Taste the Harvest at the 18th Armory. Many thanks go to the hundreds of exhibitors and volunteers, old and new, and to our dedicated com- mittee, all of w^hom make the Harvest Show a joy to look back on, and forward to, every year. Harvest Show Committee Ann Benzel, Chair Sandy Manthorpe, Vice-Chair Ann Armstrong Sue Armstrong Doris Atkinson Betty Bell Richard Bitner Mike Bowell WiUie Mae Bullock Betsy Catlin Dixie Chapman Bob and Maye Clement Tina Colehower Charlotte Cunningham Aldys Davis Elsa Efran Charlotte Eisner Blanche Epps Jill Evans Millie Ewell Rachel Fairbanks Hayward Ford Charles Fritz Trude Fuchs Elinor Gofif Libby Goldstein Sally Graham Jane Greenleaf Nancy Greenv^ood Margaret Grosskurth Anne Hayes Nancy Heckscher Marie Heyser Joan Johnson Edna Jones Barbara Juda Frank Kieser Caroline Kirkpatrick Bob Kleiser Marina La Pinia Kitty Lapp Sue Leary Lee Loveland Susan MacDonnell Gay Mason Lorraine McGiU Kathy Mills Jo Muscari Terry Mushovic Syliva Myers Cherie Nobil Betsy Nutt Elise Payne Ginger Penn3^acker Dot Plyler Ruth Rainer Ruth Reller Gretchen Riley Tomasita Romero Janice Row^an 19 20 Alan Slack Irene Slater Barbara Smith Janet Wenger Smith Peg Smith Robert Smith Lucie Steele Jane Street Ann Swan John Swan Ginnie Tietjens Sharon Turner Bette Twadell Sandra C. Ward Janet Welsh Hope Wood Sandy Young Pat Crossan, ex officio 1992 JUNIOR FLOWER SmJ^^ First Bank on Third Street between Chestnut and Walnut Streets May 19, 20, 21 Children, grades K through 12, made entries in this year's Show, "Discover America " in celebration of 500 years of the discovery of America. Our future gardeners fo- cused on native American plants that included entries in corn and potato vines. Made from bark and coconut shell, as w^ell as from paper tow^el tubes, entries in Totem Poles class particularly captured the chil- dren's imagination in the artistic category. • 1,262 entries: 815 in horticultuFcd classes; 447 in artistic • 51 schools made entries as well as scouts, 4-H groups, and individuals • Attendance 1,110 including visits from 25 area schools Junior Flo^ver Shoiv Committee JoAnn Fishbum, Chair Runa Bhattacharya Iris Browni Shfrley Brown Jeannie Burgos Blanche Epps Carol Huttner Lenora Jackson-Evans Kate Loal Ingrid Montgomery Carol Novak Tomasita Romero Darling Rosario Nitza Rosario Larry Stier Uly Yeh Rena Ennis, e^ officio Laurie Hinkle (left) and Kris Benarcik (right) setting up the Scott Artjoretum exhibit "Harvesting on the Wing: Gardening for Birds, Bees, and Butterflies" for the Harvest Show. The exhibit received the Show's Certificate of Excellence. With fund-raising events across the country suffering the effects of a weak econ- omy, we were delight- ed to welcome 2,100 guests for the Preview Dinner, only a slight reduction from prior years. An additional 850 guests joined us for cocktails, a number swelled from prioryears by the welcome addition of 402 subscribers from our new junior category. Dinner was catered by ARA Services, Inc., and we're most grateful to Martha Morris and a wonderful committee for provid- ing a beautiful evening. Preview Committee Martha Morris, Chair Frank E. Reed, Vice-Chair Richard W. Billings Alan D. Bleznak Lisa Carr Ruth Colket Margo Eremus Bobby Grace Jane Kilduff Sallie Korman Carolyn Langfitt Linda Madara Ann Marshall J. Liddon Pennock, Jr. Kathleen Putnam Stewart H. Steffey, Jr. Clarence Z. Wurts Perry & Betsy Hamilton, Chairs, Associates Brinton Brosius, Vice-Chair, Associates 21 Midge Rendell and Mayor Ed Rendell enjoy a relaxed moment as they snip the ribbon to open the Show for the Preview Dinner guests. Holding the ribbon on left is President Jane Pepper and right, Preview Dinner Chair Martha Morris. Next to Pepper are Richard L. Smoot, CEO of Provident National Bank and Morris Cheston, Chair, Flower Show Executive Committee. Don Felley, Chair of PHS council, is second ftxim right. Membership is strong and stable, growing by about 200 new mem- bers each year with an 83-85% renewal rate. We value our 8,000 members, enriched by their enthusi- asm, loyalty, and generosity in many ways throughout the year. More than 200 member volunteers staffed the Membership/Information Booth at the Flow^er Show. In addi- tion to directing visitors and selling Show souvenirs, they attracted 267 new members. Twenty very gener- ous gardeners opened their gardens to members during the annual 22 spring garden visits in April, May, and June. This same pervasive in- terest and generosity can be seen in all other activities from members wiio help with the Members' Preview at the Harvest Show to those who graciously check tags at spring gar- den visits. The Members Committee, under the leadership of chair Sylvia Lin, takes an active role in the activities and policy decisions of the Member- ship Department. As Peggy Bowditch retires after 10 years as Garden Visits Coordinator, our grateful thanks, and a warm welcome to Susie Wilmerdingw^ho will take over from Peggy to arrange our '93 visits. Members Committee Sylvia Lin, Chair Richard Bitner Fran Borie Margaret P. Bow^ditch DJ Brosius Tina Colehow^er Mary Disston Perridene S. Duff Margaret Krengel Melinda Moritz Dot Plyler Harriett S. Richards Patricia B. Sanders Alan P. Slack Mary Ann Thomas Phyllis Weisman Susan P. Wilmerding Spring Garden Visits Anne Bonner and Mike Green Mr. and Mrs. Orville H. Bullitt, Jr. Chanticleer Foundation Charles Cresson Mr. and Mrs. Harold M. Davis Mr. and Mrs. Jonathan Emerson Mr. and Mrs. Craig Fitz Mr. and Mrs. George R. Graham, Jr. Mr. and Mrs. Stephen Hoyt Mr. and Mrs. Lynn Kippax Anita Kistler Mr. and Mrs. John Long Mr. and Mrs. W. Bruce McConnel Vfrginia McQuail Joanna Reed Mr. and Mrs. Charles Root The Scott Arboretum Dr. and Mrs. Stephen Sinclafr Mr. and Mrs. J. Roffe Wike Gertrude Wister Workshops, Classes, Lectures Jeff Ball: Yard Waste Management Springfield Peggy Bowditch: Winter Gardening Indoors, Chestnut Hill Toni Brinton: Natural Gardening in the Shade, West Chester Frank Cabot: American Gardens Today and Tomorrow Mary Costello: Garden Rooms in Chestnut Hill Rick Darke: Ornamental Grasses in the Landscape Helen Dillon: Irish Gardens and Plants Kath Duckett: Sequence of Bloom Walter Fisher, Jr.: Forcing Bulbs for Winter Enjoyment Ruth and Jack Flounders, Frank Kieser. Fragrant Herb Wreaths Roxie Gevjan: Propagating from Seed Judy Glattstein: Garden Design with Foliage Made for the Shade Peggy Grady: Arrangements for Entertaining Beginning Arranging Peggy Grady and Carol Lindemann: Tabletop Topiaries Brent Heath: Planting Bulbs, Azalea Garden, Fairmount Park Roy Lancaster: The World Is My Garden Jane Lennon: FaU Is For Planting, Malvern Members visit Yvonne England's superb herb garden as part of the Gardens in Honeybrook (Pa.) tour. Ground Covers for Connoisseurs, Morgantown Ann McKeon: Controlling Pests and Diseases Roses Both at Chanticleer, Wayne Paul W. Meyer: Flowering Trees and Shrubs for the Connoisseur Jack Miller: A Japanese Garden, Collegeville Audrey Nichols: Arranging VVlth Flowering Shrubs Centerpieces, Lafayette Hill For Love of Spring Holiday Arrangements Barbara O'Brien: Jefferson and Adams, English Garden Tourists in 1786 J. Liddon Pennock, Jr. and Charles W. Rogers, Jr. Meadowbrook Farm: A Case Study for Effective Landscape Design Jane Pepper and John Swan: Gardens of Scotland Douglas Randolph: Tools, Chanticleer, Wayne Ann Reed and Jane Ruffin: Back To Basics For Outdoor Photography 23 24 Joanna Reed: Arranging from the Autumn Garden Arranging with Foliage Floral Stitchery Longview Farm In Winter All at Longview Farm, Malvern Charles W. Rogers, Jr.: TopiarieS; Meadowbrook Lisa Roper: Perennials for Fall Perennials for Spring Perennials for Summer Shade Gardening Spring Bulbs Spring Fever All at Chanticleer, Wayne Elizabeth Scholtz: Gardens of New^ Zealand Liz and Ralph Schumacher: Hillside Gardening, King of Prussia Priscilla Gene Shaffer: Arranging Dried Flowers Arranging: Dutch and Flemish Style Signs of Spring Alan P. Slack: Backyard Propagating Propagating Flowering Woody Plants John Morgan Thomas: Garden Lighting Workshop Water In The Landscape Eve Thyrum: Creating A Garden Louisa Rawle Tine: Beginning Botanical Illustration Carter Van Dyke: Creating a Master Plan For Your Garden Walls, Walks, Fences and Terraces Christopher Woods: Autumn Stroll at Chanticleer Basic Gardening Up the Wall All at Chanticleer, Wayne A Passion For Perennials Field Trips Arboretum of the Barnes Foundation, Merion Brooklyn Botanic Garden and Druse Garden, Brooklyn Bucks County: Duckett Garden and Russell Gardens Chanticleer Foundation, Wayne Gardens in Honeybrook Georgetown Garden Tour, Washington, D.C. Herb Garden at the National Cathedral and HilWood, Washington, D.C. Hillwood and the National Cathedral, Washington, D.C. LaDew Topiaiy Gardens and Nurseries, Monkton, Md. Longview^ Farm, Malvern Meadowbrook Farm, Meadow^brook Mt. Cuba and Winterthur, Del. Private Gardens in Chestertown, Md. Triple Oaks Nursery and Bruno Garden, Franklinville, N.J. Wave Hill, Bronx, N.Y., and Conservatory Gardens in Central Park Organizations Meeting at PHS Center City Orchid Society Forum of Executive Women Pennsylvania Bonsai Society Philadelphia Society for Promoting Agriculture Tours Colorado Adventure Gardens in Holland and England, Chelsea Flow^er Shovv^ and the Floriade Hudson River Valley Special Events Annual Plant Dividend Members Preview^, Harvest Show^ Members Preview, Philadelphia Flower Show Exhibit Openings Neighborhood Programs Our phones rang off the hook this year. Gardeners, block cap- tains, and community leaders called to re- ? ^^ quest gardens in va- cant lots and trees for their blocks. Even though 40 staff members v^ere busy greening Philadelphia's neigh- borhoods wdth more than 400 pro- jects over the past year, we currently have a w^aiting list of more than 1000 requests for gardening projects. Our phones also have been ring- ing with calls from across the coun- try — from as far away as California; Oregon; Florida; and even from Alberta, Canada. People were asking how they can develop their pro- grams after the Philadelphia model. Many of these calls w^ere in response to an article about community gar- dening in National Geographic magazine, which prominently fea- tured Philadelphia Green. We have also had out-of-town visitors — a busload of staff, gardeners, and board members from Newark who came to learn firsthand about Phila- delphia Green, as did groups from Baltimore; Wilmington; and Battle Creek, Michigan. GREENING PHILADELPHIA'S NEIGHBORHOODS Strawberry Mansion: In this near- ly complete North Philadelphia Greene Countrie Towoie residents transformed 18 trash-strewn vacant lots into beautiful new gardens, and improved 20 existing gardens wdth additional soil, plants, benches, picnic tables, fencing, and garden structures. They brightened seven barren street blocks with flowers in barrels and wdndou^ boxes. The area around Tanner Triangle now dazzles as a green oasis with gardens in every vacant lot in sight; two beau- tiful murals by the Philadelphia Anti-Graffiti Network cover blank walls at corner gardens. Turner Street area also boasts a concentra- tion of gardens, under the leader- ship of neighbor Florie Dotson, who is a committed gardener, communi- ty leader, and Philadelphia Green Advisory Board member. In Susquehanna, Philadelphia Green's education department vv^orks to foster self-reliance. A gar- den club that draw^s its membership from block captains and garden leaders meets regularly to share information and plants. And in Francisville, 11 volunteers ran its second neighborhood plant sale selling $1,500 worth of plants to 200 local gardeners. Francisville resi- dents ai^ convinced about the bene- fits greening brings to a neighbor- hood, little sidewalk gardens edged with belgian blocks grace Poplar Street, and when abandoned houses are torn dowTi, gardens are started. In Point Breeze, a spring neighbor- 25 26 Neighbors and coordinators pick up their pre-ordered plants, garden tools and supplies for 346 community groups at Philadelphia Green's Spring Plant Sale held at the Horticulture Center in Fairmount Park. hood plant sale made it possible for neighbors to add color to the many large gardens. PUBLIC HOUSING SITES Vegetable gardening was the big news at the Philadelphia Housing Authority sites this year. At North Philadelphia's Johnson Homes, a large new vegetable garden has been so successful, that even after ex- pansion, it has a w^aiting list of gardeners. Workers in the City's Streets Department graded the site with their heavy equipment in ex- change for a plot to raise their own vegetables. A tree nursery tended by children, as well as an orchard of finjit trees were also added to this site. The Senior residents at Emlen Arms have a new vegetable garden, too: 70 feet of raised beds along the driveway. An additional staff person for this program has increased our ability to work with Public Housing residents. LICENSES AND INSPECnONS PROJECTS Seventy-four vacant sites once used for dumping trash have now become fenced gardens maintained by neighbors. Another staffmember has been added to this program to provide gardening information to novice gardeners. TREE PROGRAM Trees are not just for streets, although u^e did plant them on 28 blocks in North Philadelphia. Trees are also for vacant lots, and one only need visit Carmen Delgado's large lot on the 1500 block of North 7th Street to appreciate how^ much a tree park can do for a neighbor- hood. A City Gardens Contest work- shop brought out 60 gardeners there this spring; in pouring rain they exchanged plants and gardening ideas. Many comer vacant lots, formeriy prime targets for trash, are now planted with trees, and the neigh- bors keep the weeds mowed to create mini-parks. Indeed the look of North 7th Street (between Girard and Indiana), for years a major dumping corridor, has drasticcdly changed because of tree parks and tree lots. In Northeast Philadelphia, the Tacony Civic Association coordinat- ed the planting of the first large scale tree nursery at the Diston Recreation Center. More than 250 whips of several tree varieties were planted and maintained by volun- teers, including senior citizens. As these trees mature, they will be transplanted to locations around the community. The goal of the tree program is to plant as well as promote tree av^are- ness to people of all ages. Arbor Month celebrations reached adults and children through special pro- grams at public places, such as the Zoo and the Academy of Natural Sciences, in schools, and through ceremonial tree plantings. To date, more than 5,000 children have heard the message about trees through school programs. Senior and Youth Tree Corp members gained hands-on experience as they provided care for the City's trees through summer programs. YOUTH PROGRAM Growing ethnic crops fi-om Afiica, Asia, and South America, as w^ell as plain old tomatoes, gathering straws- berries from a "pick your own" farm, and taking trips to Longwood Gardens have captured the enthu- siasm of a group of inner city chil- dren. Based in neighborhoods and schools that have committed leader- ship, this new program ties in with other community-based programs to introduce children to the bene- fits of gardening and the important role of horticulture in the urban environment. EVENTS Gardeners' Gala Brunch at the Flower Show Five hundred and fifty communi- ty gardeners and leaders came to see the Show and to join Philadel- phia Green to honor the residents of Champlost Homes, a Public Hous- ing site, by welcoming their beauti- fully landscaped residence as a Greene Countrie Towne. Philadelphia Green Exhibit at the Flower Sho^v "Reach Out and Grow^ It " focused on volunteers w^ho are the key and the "planting force " behind the success of aU our greening programs. City Gardens Contest • 573 gardens entered the contest • 385 judges in 90 teams judged the gardens • 157 winners were honored at a ceremony at the Port of History Museum in October 1992 PHILADELPHIA GREEN ADVISORY BOARD Rena Ennis, Chair James Alexander continued 27 A hard-working young gardener, one of the 30 fourth graders from the Huey School in North Philadelphia who came to help plant City Hall in May. 28 Gladys Blackwell Rachel Bagby Iris Brown James Brown Shirley Brow^ Willie Mae Bullock C. Charles Carmichael Roxanne Christensen Maye Clement George Davis Carmen Delgado Florie Dotson Gertrude Dyer JoAnn Fishbum Evelyn Forbes Hayward Ford Trude Fuchs Acia Gay Marva Harris Annie Hyman Leonora Jackson-Evans Frank Kieser James LaRosa Kate Loal Dorsha Mason Louise Mathis Steve Mauer Lorraine McGill Ingrid Montgomery Brenda Nealy Jim Norris Nellie Reynolds Joyce Richardson Pearl Romans Tomasita Romero Linda Ross Laura Sims Georgeann Smith Alex Soroka Larry Stier James Taylor Charles Thomson Gloria Trower Haroldline Trow^er Sharon Turner Mcirjorie Washington Andrea Williams Barbara Wolf Alice Woods Lily Yeh Center City Green For the past four years, Center City Green has w^orked in partner- ship with the neighborhood volun- teers, businesses and corporations to develop and rehabilitate public green areas. The key ingredient to the success of all the projects is a long-term commitment of the groups involved to become stewards of the restored sites. The success of the Azalea Garden and the 26th Street Project caught the eye of the board of the Interstate Land Management Corporation w^ho invited The Pennsylvania Horticul- tural Society to manage their pro- perties along the 1-95 corridor from Washington Avenue to Race Street. Center City Green staff members will work with landscape contrac- tors to improve overall horticultural maintenance standards on these sites. In addition to these new direc- tions, our commitment to earlier projects continues to generate more interest in the community. Grateful thanks to Center City Green Com- mittee chair Ann Reed for her strong leadership. ART MUSEUM LANDSCAPE In the initial Center City Green feasibility study, several committee members expressed the dream that eventually PHS would consider re- storing the landscape around the Art Museum. Dreams moved closer to reality this spring when w^e hired landscape consultant Wallace, Roberts & Todd to conduct the first phase of a landscape rehabilitation plan for the grounds surrounding the Philadelphia Museum of Art. It is an ambitious project, and we're happy to be working in cooperation with staff and board members from the Art Museum and the Fairmount Park Commission. TWENTY-SIXTH STREET GATEWAY Landscape maintenance was the focus of this past year's efiforts along 26th Street. The year-old plantings, sponsored by Sun Company set roots and inspired new plans for the surrounding areas. An dropogon Associates designed three new sections of plantings for the gateway, located at the four- comer intersection of 26th Street and Penrose Avenue. The construc- tion of this portion of the landscape will start in the fall of 1992. Funded by federal, state, and city highway monies, this will be a joint effort of the Philadelphia Department of Streets, the Pennsylvania Depart- ment of Transportation and the Society. CONRAIL has joined the team by providing a four-year commitment for landscape main- tenance and plantings along the railroad embankments on the east side of 26th Street. AZALEA GARDEN The Azalea Garden, rehabilitated during 1988 and '89, unfolded into a vision that captured the essence of spring for many Philadelphians, as w^ell as out-of-towTi visitors. Our cool spring was a blessing for the plants, giving us an extended season of bloom; but oh, w^as it chilly at our annual Azalea Garden party on May 7th. Donations from four hundred guests, including a few in fur coats, helped us raise almost half of the monies required for contractual maintenance. Grateful thanks to committee chairs Sallie and Bert Korman, Patsy McLaughlin, John Meyers, Susie and Peter Ullmerding, and Junior Committee co-chairs Brinton Brosius and Elizabeth Eckert. Nothing deters the Junior Committee of the Friends of the Azalea Garden, including Gardner Walling's rugby injury. Here with Amy Walling, Gardner happily partied. The Junior Committee, now in its tliird year, is handsome, hardworking, and our future. 29 We're grateful also to those volun- teers who help us not only with fundraising for the Garden, but also with w^eeding, deadheading and pruning throughout the year. As we receive donations, we continue to replace the aging trees on the Garden's perimeter — twelve red oaks w^ere added this year, several as memorial gifts. RIBBON OF GOLD From the terraces of the Eastern State Penitentiary to the boulevard leading up to 30th Street Station, yellow wildflow^ers and perennials are blooming and showing off to passersby. Spring Garden neighbors length- ened the Ribbon of Gold along Spring Garden Street to include the 1700 and 2100 blocks. We stretched another new piece of our ribbon along a section of Delaware Avenue from Chestnut to Market streets. It features a composi- tion rendered by artist Jay Fuhrman. 30 The living canvas of golden wild- flowers is punctuated with stands of sunflowers. CITY HALL PLANTING Truly a citizens' planting at City Hall: PHS members, garden club members, community volunteers, Provident National Bank employees, school children, patients from Magee Rehabilitation Center, and some homeless people came to help the exuberant group that included Mayor Rendell and Councilwoman Happy Fernandez on a bright May day. Together they planted 5,626 annuals in beds in the courtyard as well as on the Market Street side of the building. The heterogeneous group project was funded by Provident National Bank. Fairmount Park and PHS designed and coordi- nated the volunteer activities. Rumor has it Rendell smiles every time he looks out the windows at the brilliant flowers. CENTER CITY STREET TREES In May 1992, an army of Center City residents and their recruits conducted an inventory of over 2,000 street trees in the area bounded by Walnut, South, and Broad streets and the Schuylkill River. They ana- lyzed the overall patterns of tree health and decay in the neighbor- hood for a "greening plan " for the area, which w^as developed by a landscape consultant, the Delta Group. The "greening plan" branched out to include fall tree care w^ork- shops for neighborhood volunteers and a spring 1992 planting of trees in a continuous sidew^alk trench adjacent to the Philadelphia School at 25th and Lombard Streets. Funding In addition to the proceeds con- tributed from the Society's Flower Show, Philadelphia Green is funded through several major sources. The Pew Charitable Trusts funds the Greene Countrie Towne and neigh- borhood education programs, the staff for the Center City Green pro- gram, and the tree planting project for the Center City Residents Asso- ciation. The William Penn Founda- tion funds all neighborhood tree plantings and the tree education and awareness endeavors. PHS also receives annual funding for general support for Philadelphia Green through the City's Office of Housing and Community Development. Con- tracts wdth the City's Department of Licenses and Inspections and the Philadelphia Housing Authority fund those special programs. Cor- porate and individual contributions make up the balance; these are listed on page 32. The Garden PHS headquarters busdes with activity both inside and out throughout the year. The 18th Century • ^^ garden continues to turn visitors' heads, no matter what the season. The summer of 1991 brought a sea of yellow Coreopsis (C. verticillata Golden Showers' and C. grandiflora Early Sunrise') to tie in with the Society's Ribbon of Gold project. During the autumn in the parterres, yellow^ chrysanthemums bloomed alongside the four perma- nent, nevv^ly-added Sargent crab- apples (Malus sargentii). By the spring of '92 the crabapples bloomed with a glorious array of pink, yellow and blue bulbs. Blue pansies and the 3-ft. tall tulip, Elizabeth Arden,' were real show stoppers. In the spring, garden vol- unteers vv^ere busy planting a new^ perennial border in the orchard to add color and excitement to another comer of the garden. Plants in the border included Chelone lyonii, Coreopsis Moonbeam,' Liriope mus- cari Variegata,' Baptisia australis and Veronica longifolia Icicle.' Special thanks always go to our dedicated core of garden volunteers who meet each Wednesday morn- ing in the growing season to keep the gardens in tip-top shape. Garden Volunteers Wilma Crane Edward A. Doelp Helen Evelev Lilly Glazer Johanna Goedel Charles S. Holman, Jr. Helen Kaufman Kitty Lapp Matthew H. McConnell Jane M. Newcomer Harriett Richards Kinnie Schmidt Frances Vollmer Ascher Zaeger Exhibits Miniatures were the theme for the summer and holiday month exhibits during 1991 on the first floor of Society headquarters. Bruce Bam stead, chair of Miniature Set- tings at the Flower Show^, coordi- nated an exhibit of miniature scenes by various local artisans. During December we were treated to Holi- day Circus, featuring the miniature circus of Marc Carl. The schedule was rounded out by Chinese ink drawings and calligraphy by Beth Ann Johnson and two botanical art exhibits by Maine artist Linda Funk and local artist Lois Taddei. New members explore the Society's garden at a June reception. Volunteers keep the 18th Century and back garden beautiful through the seasons. 31 MAJOR CONTRIBUTORS Flower Show AT&T Byers' Choice Ltd. Drinker Biddle & Reath CoreStates Trust & Investment Group EZ-101 The Local GMC Truck Dealers Meridian Bank Philadelphia Flower Show, Inc. Alfi^d M. Campbell, Jr. Vice President/Treasurer J. Liddon Pennock, Jr. President Provident National Bank, 32 A PNC Bank Philadelphia Green Consolidated Rail Corporation Phoebe W. Haas Charitable Trust Philadelphia Electric Company Philadelphia Flower Show, Inc. The WiUiam Penn Foundation The Pew Charitable Trusts Scott Paper Company Sun Company, Inc. Corporate Program During the past year the Society has received generous donations from many sources, including a dona- tion of at least $750 for our com- munity outreach programs from each of the foUowdng corporate members: ARCO Chemical Company Bell of Pennsylvania Berwind Corporation Boeing Helicopters Campbell Soup Company The Chevron Companies Consolidated Rciil Corporation CoreStates Bank, NA. Mellon PSFS The Mutual Assurance Company The Philadelphia Contributionship Philadelphia Suburban Corporation The Prudential Foundation The Quaker Chemical Foundation Rohm and Haas Company Scott Paper Foundation Technitrol, Inc. Contributors Listed below are those contributors whose gifts of money or services were in excess of $250. Where a couple or company is listed, the gift was in excess of $500. Mr. &, Mrs. Leonard Abramson Mr. & Mrs. Harris C. Aller, Jr. Frederick W. Anton, 3rd ARA Services, Inc. ARCO Chemical Company Argus Management, Inc. Mr. & Mrs. Thomas N. Armstrong, 3rd Mr. & Mrs. Richard I. Arthur Arthur Andersen/Consulting Mr. & Mrs. Christopher B. Asplundh Mr. & Mrs. Paul S. Asplundh Doris W. Atkinson Mrs. A. Fleming Austin Mr. & Mrs. Arthur Baldadian John K. & Elinor Ball Ballard Spahr Andrews Ingersoll Dr. Evelyn M. Baram Mr. & Mrs. Robert A. Bartlett, Jr. Bast Family Foundation Sarah P. Becker Bell of Pennsylvania Charlotte & Raul Betancourt Betz Laboratories, Inc. Mr. & Mrs. Frank G. Binswanger; Jr. Mrs. George P. Bissell, Jr. Jane & Jack Blandy Alan D. Bleznak Mr. & Mrs. Harris T. Bock Mr. & Mrs. James F. Bodine Dr. & Mrs. Francis J. Bonner, Jr. Mr. & Mrs. Nathaniel C. Bowditch Mrs. C. Barton Brewster Mrs. Henry W. Breyer C. Stuart Brown Mr. & Mrs. Matthew G. Brown Buchanan Ingersoll Mr. & Mrs. Oiville H. Bullitt, Jr. William C. Burieigh Linda Z. Butler Mr. & Mrs. Robert L. Byers Mr. & Mrs. Richard C. Caldwell Mr. & Mrs. Jay H. Calvert, Jr. George W. Campbell Campbell Sales Co. Mr. & Mrs. James Tyson Carson Mr. &L Mrs. Charles M. Carter Mr. & Mrs. James H. Cavanaugh Mr. & Mrs. Morris Cheston, Jr. Mrs. Arthur O. Choate, Jr. Katherine Christopher Prudence S. Churchill Mr. & Mrs. Gamett Y. Clark Theodore Clattenburg Claymark Distribution Services Mr. & Mrs. George Y. Clement Estate of Gertrude I. Coates Mr. & Mrs. William C. Colehow^er Mr. &, Mrs. Tristram C. Colket Jr. Mr. & Mrs. Thomas M. ColUns Mrs. Lammot du Pont Copeland CoreStates Financifd Corp. CoreStates/Philadelphia National Bank Albert J. Crawford, Jr. O. R. Croasdale 33 Visitors to the Philadelphia Flower Show. 34 Dr. &, Mrs. Richard Crutcher Mrs. Edward E. Cullen, 3rd Mr. &, Mrs. Stephen S. Cunningham Frank A. D'Lauro, Jr. S. Edgar David Mr. & Mrs. Christopher J. Davis Jeanne Davison Mrs. D. H. Dawson Mr. & Mrs. Warren W. Dealdns Mr. & Mrs. George C. Denniston Dinesh C. Dhody MA. Hayaud Din Mr. &, Mrs. Heniy Disston Carol A. Dolinskas Mr. & Mrs. Thomas N. Dowoiing Christine L. Drake Nancy Jane Drake Drexel University Lee & Phoebe DriscoU DuanC; Morris & Heckscher Dominic J. &, Patricia M. Durinzi Mr. & Mrs. Edward J. Dwyer Mrs. Ralph Earle Mrs. William T. Earls Helen Camell Eden + Mr. & Mrs. Robert M. Elder Dr. & Mrs. Frank A. Elliott Ernst & Young Mr. & Mrs. Charles A. Ernst, Jr. Karen A. Fahmer Dr. &, Mrs. Donald L. Felley Fidelity Bank Gary A. Fisher Mr. & Mrs. Thomas Fisher, Jr. Mr. & Mrs. Wcdter Fisher Fleming Companies, Inc. Mr. & Mrs. William G. Foulke Four Seasons Hotel Mr. & Mrs. Caleb F. Fox, 3rd Dr. & Mrs. James W. Fox, 4th William A. Frack, Jr. Mr. & Mrs. Jack M. Friedland Mr. &, Mrs. Charles A. Fritz, 3rd Mr. &, Mrs. Charles H. Gale Garden Club of Philadelphia Geddes Brecher Quails Cunningham, Architects John L. Gelbach Mr. & Mrs. Kenneth W. Gemmill Glendale Bancorporation Charles B. Grace, Jr. Mr. & Mrs. Eugene G. Grace, Jr. Nancy B. Grace Mr. &, Mrs. George R. Graham, Jr. Mr. & Mrs. Vincent L. Gregory Mr. & Mrs. W. Perry Gresh Mr. & Mrs. William R. Gustafson John & Chara Haas Mr. & Mrs. F. Otto Haas Phoebe W. Haas Charitable Trust Connie Haasis Hannah B. Hagens Trust Mr. & Mrs. Samuel M. V. Hamilton Mrs. F. Woodson Hancock, Jr. Mr. &, Mrs. William P. Hankowsky Mr. & Mrs. Henry F. Harris Robert D. Harwick Nathan & Marilyn Hayward Mr. & Mrs. Richard E. Heckert Mr. & Mrs. J. Welles Henderson Mr. & Mrs. John G. Hendrickson Lynn B. Henson Herb Society of America, Philadelphia Unit Heublein Wines, Inc. Mr. & Mrs. Robert M. Hewes, 3rd Mr. & Mrs. Larry S. Hewlett Mr. &, Mrs. William H. Heyser Jessie Hill Mrs. Charles Hodge, 4th Lee W. Hoehn Charles S. Holman, Jr. Mr. & Mrs. Joseph S. Holman Mr. & Mrs. Anthony S. Holmes Mr. &, Mrs. Harold A. Honickman Dr. & Mrs. Robert L. Honish Mr. & Mrs. Louis Hood Elizabeth S. Hooper Foundation Howe, McMahon & Associates Mr. & Mrs. William A. Humenuk IBM Corporation Independence Blue Cross Paul James Johnson & Higgins of Pa., Inc. Mr. & Mrs. Horace C. Jones Mr. & Mrs. Morgan R. Jones KPMG Peat Marwick Mr. & Mrs. James T. Kawano Mr. & Mrs. Francis X. Kearney Mrs. Frank K. Kelemen Mr. & Mrs. Charles J. Kenkelen Patricia & Philip Kind Mrs. Louis Klein Robert Kleiser John R. Klotz Mr. & Mrs. Edwin L. Knetzger; Jr. Dr. & Mrs. F. Peter Kohler Mr. & Mrs. Edward Kohnstam Mr. & Mrs. Berton E. Korman Mr. & Mrs. H. Leonard Krouse Mrs. Austin Lamont Dr. & Mrs. Thomas W. Langfitt Mr. & Mrs. William E. Leamard Mrs. P. Blair Lee Augusta Leininger Thomas A. Leonard Mrs. E. Yerger Leydon Dr. & Mrs. Paul M. Lin Mrs. R. Schuyler Lippincott Mrs. A. Basil Lyons Mr. & Mrs. David M. MacGregor Mr. & Mrs. Douglas J. MacMaster, Jr. Mrs. Crawford C. Madeira Mrs. Richard H. Mann Sheldon B. & Harriet E.G. Margolis Dr. & Mrs. Michael J. Mastrangelo Mr. &, Mrs. Robert Masucci Mr. & Mrs. John J. McAleese, 3rd Peter &, Bonnie McCausland Mr. & Mrs. A. Donald McCuUoch, Jr. Richard A. McDonald Mrs. Noel B. McLean Mr. & Mrs. William L. McLean, 3rd Mr. & Mrs. John C. McMeekin William J. & Gail A. McNaughton, Jr. Mr. &, Mrs. Robert L. McNeil, Jr. Mellon PSFS Merck Sharp & Dohme Mr. & Mrs. How^ard L. Meyers Mr. & Mrs. Francis M. Milone Mrs. Randal Morgan Morris Investment Management Co. Mr. & Mrs. I. Wistar Morris, 3rd Mrs. Craig W. Muckle Emily H. Mudd who doesn't like a moment in the sun, brightening up the city. Here, head injury ptatients from Magee Rehabilitation Center join in the City Hall planting. And did they work hard! 35 36 Kathleen Mulhem Mrs. W. Beverly Murphy Frank H. &, Janet Mustin Mr. & Mrs. Jefift^y M. Navon Mr. & Mrs. Robert E. Naylor Mr. & Mrs. Alan R. Neibauer Diana S. Noiris Carl J. Nurick PNC Financial Services Group Mrs. Richard Parry Mr. & Mrs. Robert B. Peltz The PENJERDEL Council Penn Mutu£d Life Insurance Co. Mr. & Mrs. J. Liddon Pennock, Jr. G. Willing & Jane G. Pepper C. D. L. Perkins Mr. & Mrs. Eric C. Petersen R. Anderson Pew George L. PeW; Jr. The Philadelphia Inquirer & Daily Neu^s Philadelphia Committee, Garden Club of America Philadelphia Electric Company Philadelphia Savings Fund Society Philadelphia Suburban Corporation Mr. & Mrs. Daniel Pierce Joseph F. Posillico Mr. & Mrs. Seymour S. Preston, 3rd Mr. & Mrs. A. Edw^ard Pringle, 3rd Gretchen L. Proos Mr. & Mrs. Gary A. Pulcini Mr. & Mrs. Alfi^d W. Putnam Dr. & Mrs. Peter Randall Mrs. David S. Randolph Mr. & Mrs. Ronald Ravitz Sally Reath Frank E. & Ann L. Reed Mr. & Mrs. Thomas J. Reilly, Jr. Henry A. Rentschler Mrs. Charles W. Riter Mrs. Eileen Rosenau Mr. & Mrs. Arnold Rothman Mr. & Mrs. Mark E. Rubenstein Stanley Russell Mrs. D. Alan Sampson Walter B. Satterthw^aite Saul, Ewdng, Remick & Saul Matthew Scanlan, 2nd Mr. & Mrs. Charles H. Schaefer Eric & Nina Schneider Mr. & Mrs. Robert Montgomery Scott Mrs. John Seabrook Peter A. Sears Fred & Meriel Shaffer Mr. & Mrs. Geoffi^y C. Shepard Mr. & Mrs. John J. F. Sherrerd Virginia Manix Shuster Mr. & Mrs. David Sinkler Stephen Slack Ellen H. Smith Boyd L. Spahr, Jr. Suzanne V.M. Squires Mr. & Mrs. Charles R. Stauffer, Jr. Dangerous! Handle with Care. A worker at Flower Show set-up gingerly moves into place one of the 700 cacti shipped from the Southwest for the Show's central exhibit. John StefiFel Mr. & Mrs. Geoffrey Stengel, Jr. Lawrence L. Stier Mrs. J. Tyson Stokes Keith R. Straw Marion Stroud David Suchanic Sun Company, Inc. Mr. &, Mrs. John P. Sw^an Mr. & Mrs. Samuel J. Talucci Mrs. R. Ellison Thompson Mr. &, Mrs. Archibald G. Thomson Mrs. Joseph B. Townsend Thomas Turner Dr. &, Mrs. Eugene Van Scott Dr. &, Mrs. Marvin Wachman Mr. & Mrs. Graham McKelvy Walker Mr. & Mrs. Ray S. Walker Mrs. Clarence A. Warden, Jr. Katy Moss Warner The Warwick Foundation Mr. & Mrs. Henry M. Watts, Jr. Mr. & Mrs. Myron Waxman Jane G. Pepper President Flower Show Manager J. Blaine Bonham, Jr. Executive Director, Philadelphia Green Kalyan Bhagratty Assistant Coordinator, Philadelphia Green Leslie E. Bowen ' Publicity Secretary Ramon Burgos * Clerk, Philadelphia Green Gina Burnett ' Activities Coordinator Assistant, Philadelphia Green Kim Bursic ' Book Conservator's Intern Jean Byrne Director of Publications Janet Ccirter Assistant Education Specialist, Philadelphia Green Lillian Ciarrochi Manager of Accounting Linda Davis Membership Secretary Linda Dickerson Administrative Assistant, Philadelphia Green Ann Domalevicz * Receptionist Flower Show Competitive Classes Secretary Janet Evans Librarian Dr. & Mrs. John Bentley Webber Dr. & Mrs. Louis W. Welsh Geraldine R. Wessel Dr. &, Mrs. Clifton F. West, Jr. Dr. & Mrs. Franklin H. West Dr. & Mrs. R. Smiser West Roy F. Weston, Inc. Elizabeth T. Wheelock Mrs. Otto F. Wiedemann Mr. & Mrs. Robert G. Wilder Mr. & Mrs. Thomas A. Williams Mr. & Mrs. Peter Wilmerding Patricia L. Wilson Mrs. Charles H. Woodward Mrs. Bruce R. Wright Xerox Corporation Mr. &, Mrs. D. Robert Yamall Dr. & Mrs. Heber Yeagley Mrs. John R. Young Robert & Barbara Young Zoological Society of Philadelphia J. Len van Zyl + deceased Denise Flores Administration Manager, Philadelphia Green Jonathan Frank Operations Administrator, Philadelphia Green; Shows Floor Manager Eileen Gallagher * Neighborhood Coordinator, Philadelphia Green John Gannon Administrative Assistant, Center City Green Jose Garcia * Tree Program Intern, Philadelphia Green Ellen Gittleman * Communications Assistjmt Elinor GofiF ' Library Aide * Part-time 37 38 Peggy D. Grady Assistant Librarian/ Horticulturist Lillian Greenberg * Book Conservator Michael W. Groman Site Development Manager, Philadelphia Green Ellen Gross * Receptionist Flower Show Special Activities Coordinator Betsy GuUan Membership Activities Manager Deborah Hall Philadelphia Housing Authority Projects Coordinator, Philadelphia Green Elizabeth Hauck Administrative Assistant Harvest Show Coordinator James Holahan Assistant Coordinator, Philadelphia Green Dawn Johns Secretary, Site Development, Philadelphia Green Betsy Johnson Site Development Administrator, Philadelphia Green Melinda Johnson Assistant Coordinator, Philadelphia Green Verlene Johnson Neighborhood Coordinator, Philadelphia Green Anne Letter * Flower Show Advance Ticket Sales Ed Lindemann Senior Horticulturist Flower Show Designer Carol Lindemann * Administrative Assistant Carol C. Lukens * Editorial Assistant Mindy Maslin Tree Education Specialist, Philadelphia Green Sally McCabe Education Specicdist, Philadelphia Green Elizabeth McGill Administrations Assistant/ Hospitality Coordinator, Philadelphia Green Frank McGovem Custodian Marge Meer Flower Show Competitive Classes Coordinator Eve Miller Secretary, Education, Philadelphia Green Kathleen Mills Horticulturist Thomas Mishler Community Landscape Architect, Philadelphia Green Cheryl Lee Monroe Administrations Manager Jeflrey Myers Education Specialist, Philadelphia Green Sandra K. Myers * Librciry Cataloger Flossie Narducci Activities Coordinator, Philadelphia Green Kathryn Newland Project Coordinator/ Landscape Architect, Center City Green Barbara Olejnik Manager, Center City Green Susan Burpee Phillips Tree Program Coordinator, Philadelphia Green Eva Ray Assistant to the Director, Philadelphia Green Eugene Reeves Youth Program Specialist, Philadelphia Green Joseph P. Robinson Editoricil Assistant Mtirie Rodia Receptionist Patricia Schrieber Education Manager, Philadelphia Green Peggy Siner Bookkeeper/Payroll Administrator Julia Sokol * Activities Assistant, Philadelphia Green Lisa Stephano Communications Manager Kate Swartz Coordinator: Center City Green Volunteers, and Friends of the Azalea Garden Mark Teller Lotscape Program Coordinator, Philadelphia Green Clara Troilo * Receptionist Anne Vallery Project Coordinator, Philadelphia Green Ignatius Weekes Education Specialist, Philadelphia Green Ellen P. Wheeler * Preview Dinner Coordinator Veronica Whiten Receptionist/Secretary, Philadelphia Green Delcina Wigfall Assistant Coordinator, Philadelphia Green Mary Williams Housekeeper Winfi^d Young Assistant Coordinator, Philadelphia Green Report of the Finance Committee Finance Committee J. Howard Brosius, Chair W. Thacher Brown William D. MacDoweU Bruce McConnel, 3rd Kathleen G. Putnam Robert S. Ryan Barbara H. Teaford Patricia L. Wilson We are pleased to report another successful year for the Society in which our revenues exceeded expenditures. These are set forth in the statement of our Operating Fund shown in this report. The audit report for the year ended June 30, 1992, presented by the Society's auditors, Ernst & Young, was reviewed and accepted. Excerpts shown here are included in the complete report avedl- able for inspection at the Society's office. Stratton Management, Inc. handles the investments for our Operating and Endowment Funds, exclusive of the Schaffer Trust. During the year, the committee met periodically with repre- sentatives of the Mellon Bank and the CoreStates Investment Advisers, mana- gers of the investment portfolios for the Elizabeth Schaffer Trust and the Soci- ety's Pension Plan respectively. The Society is grateful for a bequest fixjm the estate of Hannah B. Hagens. 39 STATEMENTS OF FUND BALANCES Years Ended June 30, 1991 and 1992 Operating Funds Endowment Funds Undesignated $1,442,319 Unrestricted Restricted Total Balance, June 30, 1990 $3,169,900 $83,530 $4,695,749 Excess of operating fund revenue over expenses 401,455 401,455 Interfund transfer (111,430) 111,430 Investment income — restricted 5,193 5,193 Expenditures — restricted (5,300) (5,300) Gain on sale of investments 2,092 2,092 Balance, June 30, 1991 1,732,344 3,283,422 83,423 5,099,189 Excess of of)erating fund revenue over expenses 443,199 443,199 Restricted contributions 115,000 115,000 Interfund ti-ansfer (5,000) 5,000 Investment income — restricted 3,584 3,584 Expenditures — restricted (3,500) (3,500) Gain on sale of investments 77,701 77,701 Balance, June 30, 1992 $2,170,543 $3,366,123 $198,507 $5,735,173 STATEMENTS OF OPERATING FUND INCOME Year Ended June 30 1992 1991 Operating revenue: Membership dues $ 349,732 $ 327,176 Designated contributions 13,188 4,806 Flower Show 2,881,448 2,747,936 Preview Dinner 591,170 615,114 Philadelphia Green grants, contracts, and contributions 1,946,662 1,748,046 Membership and other activities 60,016 56,599 Flower Show grant 50,000 50,000 Other income 69,344 62,091 5,961,560 5,611,768 Operating expenses: Salaries 607,136 553,723 Other employee expenses 148,137 117,118 Building maintenance and utilities 73,723 72,281 Depreciation and amortization 31,082 31,745 Administrative, supplies, and insurance 115,020 112,137 975,098 887,004 Less allocation of overhead to Flower Show ( 349,504) ( 294,215) 40 625,594 592,789 Philadelphia Green (including scilaries and other employee expenses: 1992 — $1,108,698; 1991— $1,017,628) Publications Flower Show, including eillocation of overhead Preview Dinner Library Membership and other activities Special projects (Loss) Gain from operations Nonoperating revenue: Invested funds and savings accounts Schaffer Trust Undesignated contributions Bequest Excess of revenue over expenses 2,444,398 2,533,513 209,681 219,662 2,130,723 1,873,036 255,162 236,559 34,848 31,416 183,508 163,109 53,913 54,140 5,937,827 5,704,224 23,733 ( 92,456) 343,087 310,680 38,612 44,782 $ 32,767 27,019 414,466 382,481 438,199 290,025 5,000 111,430 $ 443,199 $ 401,455 A child's imagination turns a plain yellow pumpkin into a golden carriage at th^ Harvest Show^. ' •> m&- A perfect whistle-Stop for Barbara Bush wiio set oflFa wild and warm welcome during her mid-week visit to the Philadelphia Flower Show. Primrose Junction is LeRoy LaBold's exhibit "Anticipation." Shown here are Jane Pepper Qiack to camera); Barbara Bush; Morris Cheston, Chair, Flower Show Executive Committee; and LeRoy LaBold of LeRoys Flowers &> Gifts, Inc. photo by Ron U^lliams 1993 Yearbook The Pennsylvania Horticultural Society Grow with Us \% ^' ^XiS yUkkuMnmi Horticultural Society 1993 Yearbook July 1, 1992 to June 30, 1993 Contents Message from the Chair and President . . 2 Excerpt from Looking to the Year 2000: Strategic Objectives for the Pennsylvania Horticultural Society PHS's Mission 5 Planning Ahead to 1996 7 Members' Services Activities 8 Publications 9 Libraiy 10 Headquarters and Garden 11 Volunteers 12 Shows Flower Show 14 Harvest Show 15 Junior Show 16 Communications 17 Philadelphia Green 18 We Get Together to Enjoy Ourselves ... 22 Preview Dinner 24 Awards 25 Contributions 26 Report of the Finance Committee 31 Committees 34 Staff 39 (215) 625-8250 The Pennsx^lvania Horticultural Society Independence National Historical Park 325 Walnut Street Philadelphia, PA 19106-2777 Fax (215) 625-8288 M Oleh Tretiak skiied to the Philadelphia Flower Show on March 13 from his home in the Art Museum area after the Blizzard of the Century dumped a foot of snow on the City. The Flower Show, one of the last holdouts, finally closed when the city announced no public transportation would be running that afternoon and probably not the next day. photo by Ron Williams Front cover photo taken at the 1993 Flower Show by Ira Beckoff Message from the Chair and the President hen the Long Range Planning Committee, under Patricia Wilson's leadership, complet- ed its work in November '92, it was exciting to see that the Committee's discussions had already propelled teams of staff and volunteers into action. In the final report, the Com- mittee grouped the Society's goals under three broad headings: • the Philadelphia Flower Show; • greening Philadelphia; • dissemination of hor- ticultural information. One obvious key to our future is the continued success of the Flower Show, an event that brings acclaim to our City, to our exhibitors and to the Society, not to mention revenues that enable us to pursue our goals as a provider of horticultural informa- tion and as an organization with a deep commitment to greening Phila- delphia's neighborhoods and public landscapes. One of the challenges for the Flower Show's future is to continue to produce the highest-quality Show in spite of escalating costs for both exhibitors and the Society. Planning groups are addressing these issues, as well as the requirements for a smooth transition from the Philadel- phia Civic Center to the Pennsylvania Convention Center for the '96 Show. This wonderful new centrally located facility presents a host of opportuni- ties for amenities currently not avail- The Long Range Planning Committee completes its work. able at the Civic Center, as well as the challenge of orienting exhibitors, volunteers and visitors to a new building and location. As we anticipate the 20th anni- versary of the Society's first com- munity gardening project, it is re- warding to reflect on the expanded scope of Philadelphia Green and its impact on Philadelphia's neighbor- hoods. In addition to dedicating Strawberry Mansion, our seventh Greene Countrie Towne, in the past year, we also hired a landscape archi- tect to assist community develop- ment organizations with site plan- ning, thus enabling the Society to broaden its services available to the community through Philadelphia Green. In keeping with goals set in the Society's 1985 Long Range Plan and reaffirmed in 1992, we have also seen growth in Philadelphia Green's public landscapes projects, previously called Center City Green. Last fall and this spring we made significant additions to the 26th Street Gateway landscap- ing improvements, and for the second year we were pleased to cosponsor, with the Fairmount Park Commis- sion, the planting of annuals at City Hall, thanks to funding provided by PNC Bank, the Philadelphia Flower Show's presenting sponsor. As a provider of horticultural in- formation, the Society offers a range of opportunities for both members and the broader public, from our Library to Green Scene, from the Harvest Show to the Junior Show, and an array of educational possibili- ties. The Long Range Planning Com- mittee recommended that we con- tinue to offer these services, and in an effort to improve them, we have added a coordinator in the Members department and formed a staff educa- continued PHS president Jane Pepper and chair Morris Cheston. In addition to his role as vice-chair for four years, Cheston served as Flower Show chair for the 1992 and 1993 Flower Shows. tion committee to encourage cross- fertilization of ideas and programs throughout the organization. The Long Range Planning Com- mittee also recommended centraliz- ing our fundraising functions and Council member Ann Reed agreed to chair our newly formed Resource Development Committee. The first test for this Committee arrived soon- er than we had expected when the blizzard forced us to close the Flower Show, resulting in an estimated rev- enue shortfall of $510,000. The re- sponse from our members and friends to our Blizzard Recovery Fund was speedy, generous and heartwarming. As we closed the fiscal year, on the Long Range Planning Committee's recommendation we hired a part- time development manager. This Committee also suggested that we strengthen the common iden- tity among the Society's many activi- ties. It's clear, for example, that many Flower Show visitors have no idea that the Pennsylvania Horticultural Society produces the Show, or that Show revenues are invested in Phila- delphia Green. We believe that the perception of the Society will be greatly enhanced if it is viewed as an umbrella under which many activities fall and have formed an Identity Committee to help us achieve this goal. Despite the blizzard of '93, it's been another great year for the Pennsylvania Horticultural Society. Our thanks go to our officers. Coun- cil members and all other volunteers who have made generous contribu- tions and have given so much of their time, energy and enthusiasm to the Society over the past 12 months. In particular, we wish to acknowledge with much gratitude the contribu- tions of Don Felley, who completed his term as PHS Chair in December '92. The Society greatly benefitted from his wisdom over the past four years, and we're glad he will stay involved as a member of Council. We also commend the members of the Society's staff for their enthusias- tic and effective participation in the Pennsylvania Horticultural Society's affairs, and finally thank you, our members, for your support of this great organization. V «^^r-^^A, Morris Cheston, Jr. Chair Jane G. Pepper President Long Range Planning Committee Looking to the Year 2000 Looking to the year 2000: the Pennsylvania Horticultural Society crosses generational, gender and racial lines as well as economic levels to contribute what we do best in the city and in the suburbs — we grow things and we show things; we know things, and we share that knowledge. continued Long Range Planning Committee Strategic Objectives for the Pennsx^lvania Horticultural Society Introduction ounded in 1827 to provide access to horticultural infor- mation to the residents of Pennsyl- vania, the Pennsylvania Horticultural Society continues this 166-year-old rich tradition. Today, we fulfill our mission by involving a myriad of people in many activities to improve the quality of life in the Delaware Valley and beyond. As the producer of horticultural shows, including the internationally acclaimed Philadelphia Flower Show, we bring together diverse people to celebrate the wonders of growing things. We collect and disseminate horticultural information, teach gar- dening skills, and stimulate enthusi- asm for our environment through horticulture. As a catalyst for the improvement and development of urban green space, we demonstrate stewardship of the city's "emerald framework" and motivate others to do the same. In all of these ways, PHS contributes to the economic well-being of the region by attracting thousands of tourists to the area each year and by helping to make Philadelphia a more livable city. PHS Mission and Principles (Adopted in 1985; reaffirmed in 1992) The Pennsylvania Horticultural Society seeks to inspire residents of the Delaware Valley and beyond to practice the art and science of horti- culture. Our Society is made up of members, volunteers, and an expert professional staff. The settings vary and there are many programs, but together: • We grow things — flowers, vege- tables, fruit, trees, minds. • We advise long-time horticultur- ists and provide them with a means of displaying their successes and learning from each other. • We encourage and teach first- timers who have never tended a seedling to do their own growing. • We convert horticultural disinter- est into interest, interest into en- thusiasm, enthusiasm into action. A basic part of our mission is to alter fundamentally how people in the Delaware Valley perceive their own community. We encourage them to dream, to imagine the extra- ordinary vitality of a place brimming with horticultural activity. We help them convert those dreams into re- ality, to take the "dead spaces" in the Delaware Valley and turn them into green spaces full of life. The resources and volunteers that have helped PHS flourish are drawn heavily from throughout the Dela- ware Valley. Yet the cultural core of this region is the City of Philadelphia. For this reason, PHS programs should include attention to that core, continuing to bring it to horticultural life. Planning Ahead to 1996 PHS joined the opening celebration at the Pennsylvania Convention Center in June to provide a foretaste of exhibit wizardry when the Philadelphia Flower Show moves to the Convention Center in 19%. Jamie Rothstein, whose grand arrangements have long been part of the Flower Show, pours her enthusiasm into her work at set up at the 19% site. In addition, J. Franklin Styer Nurseries, Inc. created a beautiful formal garden that included antique sculptures provided by Hobensack and Keller who supply so many of the handsome accessories used at the Flower Show. photo by Ira Beckoff A i'^ ■tiort 0 Visit the pen nsv 1996 P^ liflai inosf lvaiii3 since Conve 1829 jfyra \So oseii flo^ef Show ntion Cen^ 'Mji^' Members' Services ver the year, many of our 7,800 mem- bers participated in the Society's activities. They en- thusiastically attended lectures, field trips, workshops, and classes on horticultural topics, garden design, flower arranging, and related crafts. Highlights of the activities year IVe did it all: plant dividends; trips abroad; out-of-state visits; area gardens. On top of the world Down Under: Twenty-five PHS members spent 23 days touring 24 gardens all over Australia and New Zealand; here they visit the private Hascombe garden in the mountains of Macedon, Victoria, Australia. included the Annual Plant Dividend, spring garden visits in the Wilming- ton area, Society Hill, and the Main Line, plus four extended trips to outstanding gardens in Australia/ New Zealand, Southern Scotland/ Northern England, Connecticut, and Long Island. During the Flower Show, 300 members/volunteers staffed the Membership/Information Booth on the exhibit floor and the successful new Garden Shop in the Marketplace. Many thanks go to members who opened their splendid gardens this spring for other members to enjoy. We are grateful to the many hard- working volunteers who make pos- sible the Members' Preview at the Harvest Show, who staffed both booths at the Flower Show, and to the Members Committee for all their many hours of help and direction throughout the year. Garden Visits Wilmington Leslie and Sarah Jastak Burgess Mr. and Mrs. Bruce Kaiser Dr. and Mrs. Richard W. Lighty Mr. and Mrs. Christopher Mosely Mt. Cuba Center for the Study of Piedmont Flora Society Hill and Queen Village Mr. and Mrs. James F. Bodine Erica Flory and Michael Hauptman Jane Friedman Libby Goldstein The Hill-Physick-Keith House Gretchen Hoekenga Mr. and Mrs. John Lloyd Mr. and Mrs. Ted Newbold The Philadelphia Contributionship The Powel House The Southwark/Queen Village Garden Main Line Mr. and Mrs. Thomas E. Beach Mr. and Mrs. Connell Cannon Dr. and Mrs. Brian Murphy Mr. and Mrs. Stephen Phillips Peggy Tilghman Maxine West Mr. and Mrs. David Wilmerding Publications The Cookbook: The big news this year is that Sally Graham and Sandy Manthorpe teamed up as co-chairs to organize publication of a PHS Cookbook: Great Recipes from Great Gardeners. They commanded the yearlong project of obsessed overachievers who solicited 800 recipes; pulled together copy, photos, art; developed a marketing plan; and found a printer. The Cookbook Com- mittee accomplished the unthinkable: a 272-page book on the brink of publication at the end of the fiscal year. More on this next year. Identity: In line with the new Identity Committee, staff reviewed all publi- cations and adopted where feasible a new identity line: for example, The Pennsylvania Horticultural Society's Green Scene, or the Pennsylvania Horticultural Society's Flower Show Program. Green Scene continues to carry its horticultural message along the Mid- Atlantic; its extension to organiza- tional subscribers as far away as Texas, North Carolina and Rhode Island gives us special added pleasure boosting our circulation to between 14-15,000 copies. continued A cookbook in the making: Jill Evans (extreme right), chair of Recipe Collection and Selection, oversees a recipe testing session at PHS. As a result of committee collection, cooking, prep and testing, 495 recipes were selected from among 800 for the book, along with 250 food preparation tips. New members are welcomed at an Open House at PHS in June. Here Mary Ann Thomas (right) of the Members Committee offers refreshments to a new member during the tour. Also greeting people is committee member Melinda Moritz (dark glasses). 10 Green Scene's 20 Year Index of stories and authors distributed in September '92 siiows that approxi- mately 640 people have written for us over our first 20 years. Some of these writers, who appeared in Green Scene's pages for the first time, have gone on to write books or publish articles in national magazines and newspapers. The Philadelphia Flower Show Program suffered a chill from the blizzard, and we brought home a few more copies than we'd like. Normally we sell out, or come close to it, on the last Sunday. We were headed in that direction, but alas it was not to be. Too bad, it was a beautiful issue; if you haven't seen it, we still have some copies available. PHS News: space, space, our king- dom for more space. Well, we ended the agony of continually cutting li- brary news by adding two additional pages four times a year, devoted to book, video and slide listings as well as other library news. For reaction to our success see the Library report below. We're all smiles. Librarx; What's new? Launched as a quarterly supple- ment in the PHS News in August of 1992, Book Ends features new and noteworthy book and video tape additions to the PHS Library, plus library news and services. We know members read it because we've re- ceived over 300 loan requests from it. Total book and video circulation this year: 3,200 items. The strategy of "e pluribus unum" — one composed of many — applies not only to governments but also to Members' Services information networks. The library joined the newly formed computer consortium of the Council on Bo- tanical and Horticultural Libraries (CBHL). This consortium holds much promise in sharing resources, infor- mation, and expertise by electronical- ly "connecting" the CBHL libraries participating in the consortium and thus improving services to all con- stituents. What's ongoing? The Book Sale, an annual library event held each September, was very successful. We sold over 500 books, which brought in $4,900. The Friends of the Library evening featured Dr. Alfred E. Schuyler who spoke on plants collected on the Lewis and Clark expedition. Contri- butions to the Friends of the Library totalled $5,400. The Horticultural Hotline (215- 922-8043) provides quick answers to garden questions. Hotliners answered over 2,400 calls in 1993. Headquarters Exhibits Exhibits staged at our headquarters educate and entertain. The Wetlands Institute of Stone Harbor, New Jersey, combined ef- forts with artist Alice Cook to teach us the importance of saving our marshlands. Historic Germantown, a joint effort of Wyck, Cliveden, and Maxwell Mansion, displayed the splendor of area Victorian gardens. Woodworker Carl Dahlgren de- lighted us with his handcrafted rock- ing horses during the holiday season. In the spring, Flower Show Execu- tive Committee member Alan Slack shared another of his many talents with us in his art exhibit, Fairmount Park: Natural Reflections. The periodicals nook is only one spot in the library for browsing. A gardener's treasure trove, the Society maintains one of the largest area collections of horticultural books, and a smaller collection of slides and videotapes, for borrowing (in person or by mail) or browsing. Volunteers In the forefront and behind the scenes 12 ne year, a Compe- titive Class chair at the Flower show clipped a pedometer to her ankle; she found that she walked at least 100 miles that week. She came to work at 5:30 in the morning and went home at 6 p.m. Once home, she phoned committee people and ex- hibitors. She cheered on the successful and smoothed hurt feelings. Every bit the entrepreneur, her contribution could be equated to that of a manager of a small business. Her name: Volunteer. Multiply that volunteer by hun- dreds and you have the engine that moves the Pennsylvania Horticul- tural Society. Women and men — they fret with staff over activities and volunteer space; revenue shortfalls and ongoing investments; they invite, cajole, support and empower exhibi- tors; they address envelopes and organize hundreds of judges from across the country; they dust exhib- its, polish silver, write letters or draw up marketing plans for a project. They prune and weed; counsel staff; study proposals. They get babysitters, postpone vacations, put their clients on hold; in other words, whatever it takes, they simply show up whenever they're needed. (left to right) Dee Peck, Carol Keupper and Tarn Hartell prepare nomenclature lists at the Flower Show. Informing the public and collecting information about plants successfully forced for each Show for future exhibitors are some of the reasons the Nomenclature Committee works through the year to maintain and update the 7,900 plant names of plants exhibited at past shows. They are our heart, our eyes, our ears. Many of their names are listed in the Committee section of this book starting on page 34. We know some names may have slipped by us, and we know that without each and every volunteer, named here or not, the activities in this Yearbook would be unthinkable. jJianklm ImJ^k itiAll 'Possible New member Bill Roman signs up at Open House to volunteer to work at one of the nearly 100 slots required at the members' booth at the Flower Show. hoto by Ira Beckoff 13 Many volunteers start by working at the Flower or Harvest shows, others start at the Junior Show, in the garden, or on one of the many committees listed in the Committee section of this book. Shows Philadelphia Flower Show Philadelphia Civic Center — March 7-14, 1993 Judging and Preview — March 6, 1993 14 ooking back on Flower Show '93, there's lots to re- member — and lots to forget. Banish from your memories the blizzard of March '93 that dumped 12 inches of snow on Philadelphia and left the Show aisles vacant, thousands of potential visitors disappointed, and our cash registers silent for the final two days. Remember instead the towering delphiniums and stately digitalis; a special flower arrange- ment, an exuberant pot of daffodils; and our feature exhibits, staged by the National Trust for Scotland and Gale Nurseries, and by the Delaware Valley Chapter, American Rock Garden Society with Scottish nur- seryman Jim Jermyn. These features were not only beautiful, but also great examples of horticultural cooperation. Designs flew to and fro for three years in advance planning, and when the Scots arrived they worked side by side with their American counter- parts to produce outstanding exhibits for a magnificent Show. Besides the team from Scotland, The storm hits; exhibitors come from abroad; a survex; of show visitors; sponsors. we hosted exhibitors from Barbados, Italy and Korea as well as floral designers from Bermuda, Canada and Mexico who participated in an international day in the niche classes. We welcomed again a stellar cast of horticultural experts from the Dela- ware Valley, who along with our visiting exhibitors created a dazzling Show. In preparation for a survey at the Show, we learned from several focus groups that Show visitors want not only to be dazzled and entertained, but also to have plenty of oppor- tunities for information gathering. Adding to our existing educational opportunities, we began to work to- ward making the Show even more "user friendly" by recruiting a whole new team of information volunteers. We also augmented our volunteer crew with an effective sales force to help the Members department open a new booth in the Marketplace. Before the storm closed the Show, Marketplace sales were excellent, and we have high hopes for this new marketing endeavor next year. PNC Bank joined us once again as the Show's Presenting Sponsor, an association that's of great mutual benefit to both organizations. In addition to a generous financial con- tribution, PNC provides promotional support to the Show in many ways, and this year as a followup the Bank funded a half-hour program on WHYY Channel 12, a beautiful piece that aired in late June and that will run again before the '94 Show. We're most grateful to the follow- ing organizations who were also Show sponsors: Acme and Jergens, AT&T, Byers' Choice Ltd., CoreStates Trust and Investment Group, Drinker Biddle & Reath, B-101, Korman Suites, Meridian Bank, Philadelphia Maga- zine and Xerox Business Service. Grateful thanks also to Philadelphia Flower Show, Inc. for its continuing long-term support of the Show. During the first six days of the Show, attendance was excellent, with ticket sales running slightly above 1992, one of our best years. In early afternoon, Saturday, March 13th, as City and State officials shut mass transit systems and highways, we had to close the Show. Dawn of the last Sunday brought bright sun, but snow-covered roads were iced over and mass transit systems remained shut giving us no alternative but to keep the Show closed. In most years we have 50,000 to 60,000 visitors on the final weekend. This year we sold 1,200 tickets on Saturday and limped in with a final ticket count of 167,255 compared to 223,253 in '92 and 210,453 in '91. 1992 Harvest Show Harvest of Champions, the 1992 Harvest Show, chaired by Sandy Manthorpe, was attended by over 4,500 visitors. The design section carried the Olympic theme with class titles High Jump, Tumbling, Freestyle and Triathlon. In the preserved products section, new modular staging allowed entries to be staged together and judged in place. The new staging was success- continued Michael Kostrubiak, supervisor at Gale Nurseries, trims some of the 1,110 boxwood plants installed as part of the Central Feature at the Flower Show. The exhibit, a collaboration between PHS, Gale Nurseries and the National Trust for Scotland, presented representations of two great Scottish gardens: the great formal gardens at Pitmedden and the Crathes Castle Garden. Shows ful; people could easily find and view the products. The Autumn Games were added to the children's activities to augment the ever-popular scarecrow making, The Harvest Show introduces us all to new garden produce and flowers. pumpkin painting and seed masks. The bean put, pumpkin push and sack slalom proved to be as much fun for the spectators as for the contestants. Huey School students prepare to move their rain forest trees, made from natural materials for the Central Feature, to the Junior Show. 1993 Junior Flower Show First Bank on Third Street, May 19 & 20 "Growing Healthy," this year's theme, attracted 1,268 entries from children K through 12. Forty schools, 12 Scout Troops and 4-H clubs made 863 horticultural and 405 artistic entries. The Central Feature this year was "Recycled Rainforest," a special pro- ject done by fourth graders from Huey School, portraying their inter- est in preserving the environment. They included in the exhibit fruits, vegetables and grains grown in the rainforests — by displaying a combi- nation of replicas made from recycled material and actual products from the supermarket. Communic ore than 1,100 clip- pings from nation- al and local news- papers and magazines carried news of the 1993 Philadelphia Flower Show. In keeping with our goal this year to create public awareness of PHS's connection to the Flower Show and the Philadelphia Green program, we conducted an intensified identity ef- fort through Flower Show publicity materials as well as on the Show poster and in advertising. Initial re- sults show that many newspaper articles and television stations pick- ed up the connection between PHS and the Flower Show, and mentioned Philadelphia Green as the recipient of Show revenues. To increase exhibitor recognition, a Publicity Workshop was conducted for Flower Show major exhibitors in January. Exhibitor feedback coupled with results from PHS's local media campaign are encouraging — 44 of the Show's 50 major exhibitors were featured in multiple publications in- cluding cover stories in The Wash- ington Post, the Philadelphia Inquir- er, Historic Preservation Magazine, Applause Magazine; feature cover- age in The New York Times, The Christian Science Monitor, Organic Gardening, Home Magazine; tele- vision coverage on CBS This Morn- ing, WHYY-TV, CNN Travel and a story on National Public Radio. Jane Pepper's gardening column in the Philadelphia Inquirer has ex- panded to include Friday as well as Sunday. Jane also is the spokes- person for a series of daily garden tips on radio station BlOl.l (formerly EZ-101). A current promotion on radio sta- tion WFLN-FM, sponsored by Flower Show Presenting Sponsor PNC Bank, carries PHS's message further with commercials that encourage listeners to participate in PHS programs, membership activities and events. The commercials will continue daily through 1993. John Street, president of Philadelphia City Council, joins in honoring the neighbors at the dedication of the Strawberry Mansion Greene Countrie Towne. TV stations, radio and the print media reported on the completion of the 170 greening projects in the 200 square block area, newsworthy as a model for community gardening projects across the country. 17 Philadelphia Green Greening neighborhoods and public landscapes throughout Philadelphia 18 erched on the 8th floor on the corner >of Fourth and Chestnut streets, some of the Phila- delphia Green staff offices overlook Independence National Historical Park spread over several blocks and crowded with trees. The ravishing sight of these trees through the sea- sons continually reaffirms our longing to imprint more and more of the city in the park's likeness. So trees, trees and more trees have been one of Philadelphia Green's major development and educational focuses this year. Dubbing ourselves Tree Champi- ons, we knocked on doors to enjoin neighbors in treeless areas to commit with us to planting street trees. They lavished them with lots of water and attention as the trees made their homes along with the neighbors. A hot new group of trained volunteers, the Tree-Tenders, fanned out over the neighborhoods to reinforce the message: maintenance is all. People cooperated in new ways, organizing tool pools of lawn mowers and weed whackers to maintain their mini- parks. We went into the schools to tell the children and the teachers about the environment and trees with Environ- mental Jeopardy and Tree-mendous We're the Tree Champions. Feats games. Young people learned they can leave their signature on the landscape in positive and construc- tive ways. While adults planted the small tree parks in Ludlow, Fairhill, Norris Square and many other North Philadelphia neighborhoods, some "nurseries" were also established in area schoolyards; the students know they have a stake in the future of their communities and they are learn- ing about growth over the long term. The trees from the schoolyard nur- series will be planted in their neigh- borhoods. Philadelphia Green began a two- year program, sponsored by the Beech Corporation and funded by the William Penn Foundation, to green the George Meade School in the Cecil B. Moore neighborhood in North Philadelphia. The children grew plants from seeds under lights and won some ribbons for them at the Junior Show. Staff worked with the students, parents, teachers and neighbors to develop a plan for a teaching garden at the School, which will be used to incorporate art, his- tory, math and science lessons. We've added a community land- scape architect to our staff who has begun by managing the Meade School project and working with senior citizens living in two Guild House communities in North Phila- delphia to create their own landscape plans. A New Greene Countrie Towne Green permeates the city's land- scape: Strawberry Mansion, on a beautiful sunny fall day, was dedi- cated as the Society's Philadelphia Green program's seventh Greene Countrie Towne. The scarlet-robed Most Precious Blood Church Choir raised a welcoming song as neigh- bors. City Council President John Street and other city officials, PHS Council members and staff, funders. and friends gathered to celebrate the completion of four years of work — more than 170 greening projects dominated by bucolic murals, streets newly shaded with trees and blocks full of colorful flowers. Every leafy tendril in these blocks is entwined with a new pride of place and neigh- borly connectedness. continued The committed, well-organized work of Strawberry Mansion neighbors culminated in its rousing September dedication as Philadelphia Green's seventh Greene Countrie Towne. photo by Ira Beckoff It's everybody's garden. Council member Raul Betancourt left his Center City law office to help plant more than 6,000 flowers in the City Hall Courtyard. School children, people from all kinds of offices, gardeners from city and suburbs, even some homeless people, all grabbed a trowel and pitched in. As Mayor Rendell commented to Jane Pepper in September, "Those plants have looked great all summer." City Hall Planting 20 The second year of City Hall plant- ings brought together again a volun- teer coalition of adults and school children, the corporate community and the homeless. Volunteer planters, including Mayor Rendell and PNC Bank presi- dent Richard Smoot, lawyers, office workers and garden club members and Huey School students, got on their knees and dug in. The more than 100 volunteers planted over 6,000 flowers in the areas surrounding City Hall and its courtyard. This burst of civic green- ing expression was funded by PNC Bank, and co-sponsored by PHS, the Fairmount Park Commission and the City of Philadelphia. Clean and Green We continue to work with the Department of Licenses and Inspec- tions' Clean and Green Program, which funds vacant lot clean-up. To prevent retrashing of the cleaned lots, Philadelphia Green holds garden planning meetings in the neighbor- hoods and works with people to create a minimum of 50 new gardens a year, which the neighbors maintain. Philadelphia Green Public Landscape Projects • 26th & Penrose Intersection: Once as desolate as a moonscape, this intersection and stretch of roadway are being transformed with hedge- rows of trees, sweeps of wildflowers and clusters of perennials and shrubs. Along the railroad embankments on the northeast side of 26th Street, invasive weeds and overgrown vines are being removed, replaced with tree groves and Ribbons of Gold. A remarkable collaboration with the City's Department of Streets and Pennsylvania's Department of Trans- portation as well as corporate stake- holders Conrail and Sun Company, has made possible this multi-year project. • Interstate Land Management Corporation: In an agreement with ILMC, Philadelphia Green manages the 1-95 landscape between the Walt Whitman and Ben Franklin bridges. This year we hired Delta Group to design improvements to cover parks at Chestnut and Spruce streets that require rehabilitation. • Philadelphia Art Museum: The landscape architect firm of Wallace Roberts and Todd, with the Morris Arboretum of the University of Penn- sylvania, developed recommenda- tions for rehabilitating 25 acres around the Art Museum. PHS, in partnership with the Fair- mount Park Commission and the Art Museum, is forming a coalition of public and private supporters to transform this landscape into one worthy of its spectacular site. People from the Marconi Senior Center join students from South Philadelphia High School to share knowledge and experience and to grow trees, ethnic vegetables and herbs in the School's tree lab. 21 Wc Get Tosether Longtime community leader Florie Dotson celebrates the realization of her vision for the neighborhood. Here she's joined by John Kromer, director of the Office of Housing and Community Development, to enjoy the completion of the Strawberry Mansion Greene Countrie Towne. hen we work, we work, and when we play, we play. Our shows, our committee meet- ings, our Long Range Planning, our studies, our exhibits: sometimes we put them all behind us — slough off our passionate obsession with gar- dening, talking, planning, writing, thinking — with concern about what's next. Well, the next best thing is to have It's a Hat's On party as 350 people gather for the Azalea Garden Party behind the Art Museum. The proceeds from the Party help to pay for the maintenance of the Azalea Garden, which is supervised by the Pennsylvania Horticultural Society in cooperation with the Fairmount Park Commission and with dedicated assistance from a band of volunteer gardeners the last Saturday of each month, March through November. oy Ourselves Happy Birthday Liddon. PHS president Jane Pepper and Morris Arboretum director Paul Meyer (right) escort Liddon Pennock (center) to a surprise 80th birthday party given by the Board and Council members, as well as the staffs, of the two organizations to which Liddon has contributed so much talent, love and enthusiasm. The party was held at the Morris Arboretum. n. And we might do that with a gala the park, dressing up in fancy hats, we might don tee-shirts and jeans the Harvest Show Preview and roll around eating pretzels and pping to the beat of fiddles or injos. We get together at the Flower low Exhibitors' Party to celebrate id admire, compare and learn, or st plain relax. When we've worked ird enough, we'll find any excuse to irty. Come join us. ^ Flower Show exhibitors and staff get together for a summer party at Chanticleer in Wayne, Pa. The Flower Show Preview Dinner Welcome to the guests who joined us to celebrate and raise funds for greening projects: 2,993 friends and supporters; 2,100 for dinner and 893 for cocktails. Catherine Guest of Kippen, Scotland, has heard lots of drums and pipes, but up so close? Here the Pipe Band tunes up as it gets ready to lead people into the Flower Show's Preview Dinner after Patrons toured the Show whose central feature presented representations of two Scottish gardens. Cutting the ribbon to open the Show for Preview Dinner guests: (left to right) Richard L. Smoot, president of PNC, the Show's Presenting Sponsor; Simon Furness, National Trust for 24 Scotland; Jane G. Pepper, president; Morris Cheston, Flower Show Executive Committee chair; Frank Reed, chair. Preview Dinner Committee. Awar The Gold Medal Plant Award he Gold Medal Plant Award pro- gram continues to capture the attention of the public. This year we answered more than 700 requests for information from gardeners across the country. Press coverage included pieces in the Washington Post, American Horticulturist, Horticulture and other national publications. The committee works hard to choose outstanding plants that offer desirable qualities such as disease and pest resistance as well as multi- seasonal interest. See January Green Scene for winners' list. 1992 Pennsylvania Horticultural Society Certificate of Merit Bartram's Garden Mamie Nichols Patrick A. Nutt Ann and John Swan 1993 Collegiate Scholarship Carolyn Green Mariann Majewski Ann and John Swan received the 1992 PHS Certificate of Merit for the inspiration and enthusiasm they impart to gardeners; for their gifted garden design and collections. The citation reads in part: "Their continuing studies have resulted in a garden that reached out into new environments as paths through the Chester County Serpentine Barren, their beautifully nurtured woodland and their more recent meadow garden, shows." 25 Contributions Major Contributors Flower Show PNC Bank, Presenting Sponsor ACME & Jergens AT&T B-101 Byers' Choice Ltd. CoreStates Trust & Investment Group Drinker Biddle & Reath Korman Suites Meridian Bank Philadelphia Flower Show, Inc. Alfred M. Campbell, Jr. Vice President/Treasurer J. Liddon Pennock, Jr. President Philadelphia Green Philadelphia Electric Company Philadelphia Flower Show, Inc. The William Penn Foundation The Pew Charitable Trusts Sun Company, Inc. Corporate Program During the past year the Society has received generous donations from many sources, including a donation of at least $750 for our greening programs from each of the following corporate members: ARCO Chemical Company Bell of Pennsylvania Berwind Corporation The Boeing Company 26 CQ Consolidated Rail Corporation CoreStates Bank, N.A. Crown Cork & Seal Company, Inc. Mellon Bank, N.A. The Mutual Assurance Company The Philadelphia Contributionship The Prudential Foundation The Quaker Chemical Foundation Rohm and Haas Company Technitrol, Inc. Contributors Listed below are those contributors whose gifts of money or services were in excess of $300. Where a couple or company is listed, the gift was in excess of $600. Contributions to the Flower Show Blizzard Recovery Fund are not in- cluded. The many generous contri- butors to this Fund will be acknowl- edged in the 1994 Flower Show Program. ARA Services, Inc. ARCO Chemical Company Diane & Samuel L. Allen, 3rd Mr. & Mrs. Harris C. Aller, Jr. Mr. & Mrs. C. Ernest Allison The Hon. & Mrs. Walter H. Annenberg Frederick W. Anton, 3rd Arthur Andersen & Co. Arthur Andersen/Consulting Asplundh Foundation Christopher B. Asplundh Mr. & Mrs. Paul S. Asplundh John & Elinor Ball Ballard Spahr Andrews & Ingersoll Alexis & Martha B. Barron Mr. & Mrs. Robert A. Bartlett, Jr. Mr. & Mrs. Thomas E. Beach Mr. & Mrs. Bruce C. Beck Bell of Pennsylvania John G. Bennett, Jr. Charlotte & Raul Betancourt Betz Laboratories, Inc. Mr. & Mrs. Frank G. Binswanger, 3rd Mrs. George P. Bissell, Jr. Lennox K. Black Alan D. Bleznak Mr. & Mrs. James F. Bodine Scott Booth Mr. & Mrs. Nathaniel C. Bowditch Leslie & Christopher Branda, Jr. continued Looking forward to blue ribbons at the Harvest Show, young community gardeners unload their harvest successes for exhibit at the Show. 27 Contributions Mrs. C. Barton Brewster Mrs. Henry W. Breyer Buchanan Ingersoll Roland K. Bullard Mr. & Mrs. Orville H. Bullitt, Jr. Charles & Melinda Burton Robert J. Butera Mr. & Mrs. Robert L. Byers CIGNA Foundation Mr. & Mrs. Richard C. Caldwell Mr. & Mrs. James Tyson Carson Mr. & Mrs. Morris Cheston, Jr. Mrs. Arthur O. Choate, Jr. Dr. & Mrs. James E. Clark Mr. & Mrs. George R. Clark Mr. & Mrs. Herb Clarke Theodore Clattenburg Mrs. Walter Cline Mr. & Mrs. Tristram C. Colket, Jr. Mrs. Lammot du Pont Copeland CoreStates Financial Corp. Mrs. Richard F. Corroon Karen & Lee M. Cowperthwaite, Jr. Mr. & Mrs. C. George Currie Dr. & Mrs. Samuel L. D'Amato Mr. & Mrs. Thomas B. Darlington Nicholas & Eileen DeBenedictis Dechert Price & Rhoads Dinesh C. Dhody Mr. & Mrs. Charles D. Dickey, Jr. Mrs. John Dilks 90 Craig M. Drake Christine L. Drake Drexel University Duane, Morris & Heckscher Hon. & Mrs. Robert W. Duemling Mrs. Theodore Eckfeldt Mr. & Mrs. John W. Eckman Mrs. William J. Erdman Dr. & Mrs. Joseph L. Eremus Ernst & Young FCB Karen A. Fahrner Dr. & Mrs. Donald L. Felley First Valley Bank Mr. & Mrs. Walter Fisher Mr. & Mrs. Jack M. Friedland Mr. & Mrs. Charles H. Gale Dr. & Mrs. Eugene Garfield Gates, Wilmerding, Carper & Rawlings, Inc. Mr. «& Mrs. Kenneth W. Gemmill James B. Ginty Glendale Bancorporation Mr. & Mrs. Peter Godfrey Charles B. Grace, Jr. Mr. & Mrs. Vincent L. Gregory, Jr. Mr. & Mrs. W. Perry Gresh Mr. & Mrs. William R. Gustafson Mr. & Mrs. F. Otto Haas John & Chara Haas Phoebe W. Haas Charitable Trust Mr. & Mrs. Samuel M. V. Hamilton Mr. & Mrs. S. Matthews V. Hamilton, Jr. Mrs. F. Woodson Hancock, Jr. Mr. & Mrs. Henry F. Harris Mr. & Mrs. John S. C. Harvey, 3rd Nathan & Marilyn Hayward Mrs. Richard E. Heckert Mr. & Mrs. Wesley M. Heilman, 3rd Mr. & Mrs. John G. Hendrickson Joseph H. & Alice C. Hennessy Jessie Hill Mary E. Hirstius Charles S. Holman, Jr. Mr. & Mrs. Joseph S. Holman Mr. & Mrs. Louis Hood Mr. & Mrs. Edward R. Howe, Jr. IBM Delaware Valley Independence Blue Cross Mrs. I. Grant Irey Mr. & Mrs. John N. Irwin Paul A. James Estate of Evelyn Tyson Janney George W. Johnstone Mr. & Mrs. Horace C. Jones KPMG Peat Marwick George Kau Mrs. Frank K. Kelemen Mr. & Mrs. Morris C. Kellett Keystone Health Plan East Patricia & Philip Kind Arthur Klein photo by Kevin O Neill Ann and Frank Reed could start a millinery shop with all the hats they wear at the Society; Ann Reed serves on the Council and chairs the Resource Development Committee and the Art Museum Restoration Landscape Committee. Frank Reed, a member of the Flower Show Executive Committee, chairs the Subcommittee on Sponsorship; he also chaired the 1993 Flower Show Preview Dinner Committee. Mrs. Louis Klein John R. Klotz Mr. & Mrs. Edward Kohnstam Mr. & Mrs. Berton E. Korman Mr. & Mrs. Leonard I. Korman Mr. & Mrs. H. Leonard Krouse Mrs. Austin Lamont Dr. & Mrs. Thomas W. Langfitt Mrs. H. Vernon Lapp Mr. & Mrs. William E. Learnard Mrs. P. Blair Lee Mr. & Mrs. Mitchell Leibovitz Dr. & Mrs. Paul M. Lin Mrs. R. Schuyler Lippincott Alida & Douglas G. Lovell, Jr. Mrs. A. Basil Lyons Mr. & Mrs. Douglas J. MacMaster, Jr. J. Steven MacNeal Elizabeth Madeira Mr. «& Mrs. Seymour G. Mandell Mrs. Richard H. Mann Masterson, Braunfeld Dr. & Mrs. Michael J. Mastrangelo Mr. & Mrs. Robert Masucci Mr. & Mrs. John J. McAleese, 3rd Mr. & Mrs. Robert W. McCahan Peter & Bonnie McCausland Mr. & Mrs. Edward J. McDevitt Sheila & Paul P. McFarland Mr. & Mrs. William L. McLean, 3rd Mr. & Mrs. John C. McMeekin Ann & Donald McPhail Mellon PSFS Merck Sharp & Dohme Mr. & Mrs. Howard L. Meyers Leslie A. Miller Mrs. John C. Miller Mrs. Randal Morgan Morris Arboretum Mr. & Mrs. I. Wistar Morris, 3rd Kimball H. Morsman Mrs. Craig W. Muckle Emily H. Mudd Mr. & Mrs. Jeffrey M. Navon Mr. & Mrs. George Q. Nichols Mrs. A. Corkran Nimick Carl J. Nurick Mr. & Mrs. John G. O'Brien Mrs. Jerry Oslinker PEP Boys PNC Financial Services Group Penn Mutual Life Insurance Co. Mr. & Mrs. J. Liddon Pennock, Jr. G. Willing & Jane G. Pepper ' continued 29 Contributions 30 Mr. & Mrs. George L. Pew, Jr. R. Anderson Pew Philadelphia Chapter, Garden Club of America Philadelphia Electric Company Philadelphia National Bank Dorothy D. Plyler Mr. & Mrs. A. Edward Pringle, 3rd Mr. & Mrs. Alfred W. Putnam Mrs. David S. Randolph Mn & Mrs. Ernest L. Ransome, 3rd Sally Reath Frank E. & Ann L. Reed Col. & Mrs. Henry H. Reichner, Jr. Rockefeller Center Management Corp. Mrs. Donald P. Ross Stanley Russell Mr. & Mrs. Robert S. Ryan Mrs. D. Alan Sampson Walter B. Satterthwaite Mr. & Mrs. Ralph S. Saul Saul, Ewing, Remick & Saul Mr. & Mrs. Charles H. Schaefer Eric «& Nina Schneider Robert Montgomery Scott Peter A. Sears Fred & Meriel Shaffer Virginia Manix Shuster Mr. & Mrs. Frank P. Slattery, Jr. Kaign Smith Boyd L. Spahr, Jr. Suzanne V.M. Squires Mr. & Mrs. Charles R. Stauffer, Jr. Henry B. Stewart Mrs. James M. Stewart William Stieg & Jennifer Lin Mr. & Mrs. James Straw G. Stockton Strawbridge Mr. & Mrs. Francis R. Strawbridge, 3rd Marion Boulton Stroud Sun Company, Inc. John & Ann Swan Mr. & Mrs. Samuel J. Talucci Taylor Hospital Mrs. R. Ellison Thompson Paul Thompson, 3rd Mr. & Mrs. Archibald G. Thomson Sir John R.H. Thouron Mrs. M. Wright Tilghman Robin M. Timothy Towers Perrin Beth & John J. Turchi, Jr. Margaret Slack Tyson Dr. & Mrs. Eugene Van Scott Dr. & Mrs. Julio E. Vassalluzzo Mr. & Mrs. Graham McKelvy Walker Gardner Walling Mrs. Clarence A. Warden, Jr. The Warwick Foundation Mr. & Mrs. Henry M. Watts, Jr. Mr. & Mrs. Myron Waxman Dr. & Mrs. John Bentley Webber Mrs. William G. Weisbrod Mrs. William H. S. Wells Mrs. Geraldine R. Wessel Roy F. Weston, Inc. Phyllis G.Williams Ruth W. & A. Morris Williams, Jr. Mr. & Mrs. W. Cooper Willits Mr. & Mrs. Peter Wilmerding Mr. & Mrs. J. Lawrence Wilson Patricia L. Wilson Fred S. Winter, M.D. Peppi Wister Mr. & Mrs. J. Eustace Wolfington Mrs. Charles H. Woodward Xerox Business Service Mr. & Mrs. Charlton Yarnall Dr. & Mrs. Heber Yeagley Mrs. John R. Young Dr. & Mrs. Robert C. Young Richard D. Ziesing Zoological Society of Philadelphia Report of the Finance Committee or the past decade, preparing the re- port of the Finance Committee has been somewhat rou- tine. In most years, we've been able to report a modest excess of operat- ing revenue over operating expenses, enabling us to allocate a portion of our non-operating revenues to build- ing our endowment. Not so this year: our bottom line is almost the same as last year, but for very different reasons. The blizzard of '93 forced us to close the Flower Show for two normally, very busy days. As a result, we ended the Show with a significant shortfall in budgeted revenues, leav- ing the Society with an overall loss from operations of $460,689. Our members and friends responded most generously to our Blizzard Recovery Fund appeal and by June 30th we had raised more than $324,000 for this special purpose, which greatly improved our financial picture. Before the start of the new fiscal year, we received word that the board of The Pew Charitable Trusts had approved a $100,000 Challenge STATEMENTS OF FUND BALANCES Years Ended June 30, 1992 and 1993 Grant to match dollar for dollar new monies donated to the Blizzard Recovery Fund. Armed with this challenge, we are confident that by mid-year we will have reached our goal to raise $510,000 for the Blizzard Recovery Fund. We are also most grateful for two generous bequests, from Mary Tyson Janney and Gertrude I. Coates, for a total of $148,916, which will be placed in the Society's endowment fund. Shown here are excerpts from the audited financial statements for the year ended June 30, 1993, as reported on by the Society's auditors, Ernst & Young. A copy of the complete statement is available for inspection at the Society's office. Stratton Management, Inc. handles the investments for our operating and endowment funds, exclusive of the Schaffer Trust. In addition to meeting regularly with Stratton dur- ing the year, the Finance Committee met periodically with representatives of Mellon Bank and CoreStates Investment Advisors, managers of the investment portfolios for the Elizabeth Schaffer Trust and the Society's pension plan, respectively. 31 Operating Funds Endowment Funds 1 Undesignated $1,732,344 Unrestricted Restricted Total Balance, June 30, 1991 $3,283,422 $83,423 $5,099,189 Excess of operating fund revenue over expenses 443,199 443,199 Restricted contributions 115,000 115,000 1 Interfund transfer (5,000) 5,000 1 Investment income -— restricted 3,584 3,584 Expenditures — restricted (3,500) (3,500) Gain on sale of investments 77,701 3,366,123 77,701 Balance, June 30, 1992 2,170,543 198,507 5,735,173 Excess of operating fund revenue over expenses 392,024 392,024 Interfund transfer (148,916) 148,916 Expenditures — restricted 15,076 15,076 1 Gain on sale of investments 151,978 151,978 Balance, June 30, 1993 $2,413,651 $3,667,017 $213,583 $6,294,251 32 $ 394,296 $ 349,732 5,450 13,188 2,724,601 2,931,448 618,685 591,170 2,075,422 1,946,662 49,162 60,016 79,785 69,344 STATEMENTS OF OPERATING FUND INCOME Year Ended June 30 1993 1992 Operating revenue: Membership dues Designated contributions Flower Show Preview Dinner Philadelphia Green grants, contracts, and contributions Membership and other activities Other income Operating expenses: Salaries Other employee expenses Building maintenance and utilities Depreciation and amortization Administrative, supplies, and insurance Less allocation of overhead to Flower Show Philadelphia Green (including salaries and other employee expenses: 1993 — 5,947,401 5,961,560 661,279 607,136 163,078 148,137 70,094 73,723 50,749 31,082 120,120 115,020 1,065,320 975,098 (368,537) (349,504) 696,783 625,594 $1,081,979; 1992-$1,108,698) 2,677,904 2,444,398 Publications 217,765 209,681 Flower Show, including allocation of overhead 2,255,478 2,130,723 Preview Dinner 261,461 255,162 Library 35,405 34,848 Membership and other activities 173,878 183,508 Special projects 89,416 53,913 6,408,090 5,937,827 (Loss) Gain from operations (460,689) 23,733 Nonoperating revenue: Invested funds and savings accounts 313,221 343,087 Schaffer Trust 42,831 38,612 Undesignated contributions 22,965 32,767 Special Appeal contributions 324,780 703,797 — 414,466 243,108 438,199 Bequests 148,916 5,000 Excess of revenue over expenses $ 392,024 $ 443,199 1992-93 Fiscal Year Revenues & Expenses REVENUES LOWER SHOW 40% PREVIEW DINNER 9% 2% MEMBERSHIP 7% OTHER INCOME 1% INVESTMENT INCOME 1 SPECIAL APPEAL 5% PHILADELPHIA GREEN 31% EXPENSES FLOWER SHOW 29 33 PREVIEW DINNER 4% LIBRARY/ACTIVITIES 2% PUBLICATIONS 3% SPECIAL PROJECTS 1% BUILDING MAINT/UTILITIES 2% INFORMATION SERVICES 2% ADMIN, SUPPLIES & INSURANCE 2% SALARIES/EMPL EXP 13% PHILADELPHIA GREEN 42% (including salaries & employee expenses) Committees: M/e couldn't have done it without you 34 Officers & Council Officers Morris Cheston, Jr. Chair Patricia L. Wilson Vice-Chair Kathleen G. Putnam Treasurer Elizabeth P. McLean Secretary Jane G. Pepper President Council Diane Allen Susan Armstrong Raul Betancourt J. Howard Brosius W. Thacher Brown Richard C. Caldwell Herb Clarke Tina Colehower Anne S. Cunningham Alice Doering Rena Ennis Donald L. Felley Walter Fisher, Jr. Hayward Ford Sally Graham Betsy Gray Sallie Korman Richard W. Eighty Sylvia Lin Sandy Manthorpe, ex officio Charles N. Marshall W. Bruce McConnel, 3rd Robert W. Montgomery Martha Morris Mamie Nichols J. Liddon Pennock, Jr. Kathleen G. Putnam Lee M. Raden Ann L. Reed Frank E. Reed, ex officio Robert S. Ryan Patricia B. Sanders, ex officio Alan P. Slack, ex officio Mary Jo Strawbridge James C. Tabb Sharon Turner Executive Morris Cheston, Jr., Chair Diane Allen J. Howard Brosius Sally Graham Richard W. Eighty W. Bruce McConnel, 3rd Elizabeth P. McLean J. Liddon Pennock, Jr. Kathleen G. Putnam Ann L. Reed James C. Tabb Patricia L Wilson The Chair of Council and the President serve ex officio on all committees. Art Museum Landscape Restoration Committee Ann L. Reed, Chair * Cindy Affleck * Alexa Aldridge Ernesta D. Ballard * Raul Betancourt Alan D. Bleznak Jean Bodine DJ & Howard Brosius Lloyd Brown Lisa Carr Morris Cheston, ex-officio Ann d'Harnoncourt * Fitz Eugene Dixon James Donaghy Donald L. Felley Judy Foley Wes Francis Annette Friedland Carol Gangewere Barbara Kaplan * Sallie & Bert Korman * Carolyn Langfitt Ed Lindemann George Marcus Robert Marone Elizabeth P. McLean William E. Mifflin * Martha Morris Kitty Muckle Chris Palmer J. Liddon Pennock, Jr. Jane G. Pepper * Lila S. Rankin (Peaches) Henry H. Reichner, Jr. Robert Montgomery Scott * Darrel Sewell Walter Taylor Stanley Tuttleman Margaret Wallis Susan P. Wilmerding * * Steering Committee Awards Sally Graham, Chair Kathryn S. Andersen Martha Barron Tina Colehower Betsy Gray Richard W. Eighty Elizabeth McLean Elise Payne J. Liddon Pennock, Jr. Claire Sawyers Sandra C. Ward Azalea Garden Party Committee Honorable & Mrs. Edward Rendell, Honorary Co-Chairs Susie & Peter Wilmerding Cindy & John Affleck, Co-Chairs John Myers, Dennis P. Green, Vice Chairs Junior Committee Brinton Brosius, Elizabeth Eckert, Co-Chairs Ann «& Ty Meredith, Vice Chairs Capital Improvements Alan P. Slack, Chair Bruce Barnstead Walter Fisher, Jr. Betsy Gray Berton E. Korman Sallie Korman Ann L. Reed hanks for all your time and help. Cookbook Sally Graham, Co-Chair Sandy Manthorpe, Co-Chair Ira Beckoff Linda Butler Toni Cavanagh Walter Chandoha Tina Colehower Anne S. Cunningham Louis Cunningham Anne Donnell Elsa Efran Blanche Epps Jill Evans Wallace Evans Millie Ewell Ross Feehrer Roxie Gevjan Anne Hayes Sally Humphreys Arlene Jarett Carol Kueppers Mary Labold Joyce Langelier Barbara Lockwood Helen Lyman Betty Barr Mackey Amanda Manthorpe Gay Mason Martha Morris Terry Mushovic Thom Piecara Paul Quintavalla Joanna McQuail Reed Margo Ross Jane Ruffin Daryl Rynkiewicz Richard Scholl Sue Seltzer John Swan Anne Symes Alice Szarek Ginny Tietjens Marie Todor Sharon Turner Rosemarie Vassalluzzo Carolyn Waite Sandy Ward Hope Wood BBIMHMMjHlBBBIfc ^ W^ 1 ^^^^i^'B'^*P^^^m wBiUBmS^S^^^^ 1 l^p^ -^ ;/ ^y Q Garden historian Elizabeth McLean's research in Scotland kept us all honest when selecting the plants for Pitmedden and Crathes gardens in the 1993 Flower Show. Acknowledged at the final Show Awards ceremony, McLean momentarily enjoys a reminder of the tough search for plants that could be forced here, hold up through the week at the Show, and still reflect the Scottish landscape. 35 18th Century Garden Volunteers Wilma Crane Edward A. Doelp Helen Evelev Lilly Glazer Johanna Goedel Charles S. Holman, Jr. Helen Kaufman Kitty Lapp Jane M. Newcomer Harriett Richards Kinnie Schmidt Cynthia Taraskus Ruth Walker Finance/Pension Committee J. Howard Brosius, Chair W. Thacher Brown, Uice Chair Morris Cheston, Ex-officio Donald L. Felley William D. MacDowell W. Bruce McConnel, 3rd Kathleen G. Putnam Robert S. Ryan Barbara H. Teaford Anthony Vale Patricia L. Wilson continued Flower Show Executive Morris Cheston, Jr. Chair Diane Allen, Vice-Chair Thomas H. Bown, 2nd Robert J. Butera Richard C. Caldwell Herb Clarke G. Morris Dorrance, Jr. Donald L. Felley Walter Fisher, Jr. Charles H. Gale David Green Wesley M. Heilman, 3rd Anne Kellett William McNaughton Elise Payne J. Liddon Pennock, Jr. Robert Pfeilsticker Lee M. Raden Frank E. Reed Bruce Robertson Rodney D. Robinson Alan P. Slack Mary Jo Strawbridge John P. Swan Paul Tickle Sandra Ward Sally Graham, ex officio Flower Show Preview Dinner Frank E. Reed, Chair Rosalinda R. Madara, Vice-Chair Alan D. Bleznak Cynthia M. Cheston 36 Margo P. Eremus Bobby P. Grace Jane H. Kilduff Sallie G. Korman Charles B. Landreth Frances M. Maguire Sheila W. McDevitt Martha H. Morris Thomas B. Morris, Jr. George Q. Nichols J. Liddon Pennock, Jr. Kathleen G. Putnam Clarence Z. Wurts Robert C. Young Brinton M. Brosius & Lisey B. Good, Chairs, Associates '^ -> 1 .^ You've been hearing Diane Allen's welcome to the Flower Show these past years; now after serving as vice chair, this spring Diane stepped into the limelight as the 1994 Flower Show chair. Here she enjoys a moment with Nanci Walsh of Meadowbrook Farm at the Exhibitors' summer party. Stephen K. & Janey W. Ryan, Ui'ce- Chairs, Associates Alexander B. & Alison T. Nalle, Co-Chairs, Junior Patrons Committee Charles T. & Anne P. Wilmerding, Co- Chairs, Junior Patrons Committee Gold Medal Plant Award Evaluators Richard Hesselein, Chair Darrel Apps Tom Dilatush William H. Frederick, Jr. William Heyser Steve Hutton Richard W. Eighty Paul W. Meyer Philip Normandy Sally Reath Claire Sawyers J. Franklin Styer Charles Zafonte Judith D. Zuk Harvest Show Sandy Manthorpe, Chair Tina Colehower, Vice-Chair Sue Armstrong Doris Atkinson Martha Barron Betty Bell Ann Benzel Camille Beyer Richard Bitner Gladys Blackwell Michael Bowell Willie Mae Bullock Betsy Catlin Dixie Chapman Bob Clement Maye Clement Aldys Davis Gertrude Dyer Elsa Efran Charlotte Eisner Blanche Epps Jill Evans Millie Ewell Rachel Fairbanks Pat Feehrer Walter Fisher, Jr. Lazaro Fontanilla, Jr. Committees n Hayward Ford Charles Fritz Trude Fuchs Shelda Glover Elinor Goff Libby Goldstein Sally Graham Jane Greenleaf Nancy Greenwood Margaret Grosskurth Nancy Heckscher Marie Heyser Annie Hyman Joan Johnson Barbara Juda Barbara Kidder Frank Kieser Bob Kleiser Marina LaPinia Kitty Lapp Sue Leary Craig LeHoullier Lee Loveland Susan MacDonnell Spencer Manthorpe Lorraine McGill Elizabeth Moore Jo Muscari Terry Mushovic ■o Sylvia Myers o Elise Payne ^ Ginger Pennypacker ^ Mildred Peterkin ^ Ellen Petersen S DotPlyler o^ Ruth Rainer ^ Ruth Reller Katey Reuter Tomasita Romero Janice Rowan Evelyn Seaton Alan Slack Irene Slater Bob Smith Janet Smith Peg Smith Ann Swan John Swan Mary Ann Thomas Ginnie Tietjens Sharon Turner Sandra C. Ward Janet Welsh Hope Wood Sandy Young Ex Officio Pat Crossan Hotline Volunteers Susan Armstrong Richard Both * George Clark * Alice Doering * Elizabeth Farley Joyce Fingerut Armen Gevjan Roxie Gevjan Nancy Greenwood * Tam Hartell Louis Hood Nat Nelson * Elise Payne Dot Plyler Jen Porter * Liz Schumacher Alan Slack Irene Slater * John Swan Susan Wilmerding Mary Lou Wolfe L. Wilbur Zimmerman * * indicates 10 or more years of Hotline service Junior Flower Show Larry Stier, Chair Runa Bhattacharya Iris Brown Shirley Brown Blanche Epps JoAnn Fishburn Jean Hayden Kate Loal Carol Novak Rita O'Kedas Tina Petrone Darling & Nitza Rosario Sam Williams Hayward Ford, ex officio Library Alice M. Doering, Chair Raul Betancourt, Jr. Joan Z. Brinton George R. Clark Elizabeth B. Farley George M. Harding Kitty Lapp Jane Leake Elizabeth P. McLean Martha Morris Sandra K. Myers W. Gary Smith Elizabeth C. Walker L. Wilbur Zimmerman Long Range Planning Patricia L. Wilson, Chair Morris Cheston, Jr. Judy M. Foley Sandy Manthorpe Robert W. Montgomery Mamie Nichols Lee M. Raden Ann L. Reed Robert S. Ryan Sharon Turner Members Sylvia Lin, Chair Patricia B. Sanders, Vice-Chair Richard Bitner Fran Borie Margaret P. Bowditch DJ Brosius Tina Colehower Mary Disston continued 37 Perridene S. Duff Nancy Greenwood Louis Hood Margaret Krengel Melinda Moritz Dot Plyler Harriett S. Richards Alan P. Slack Mary Ann Thomas Phyllis Weisman Susan P. Wilmerding Nominating Robert S. Ryan, Chair W. Thacher Brown Morris Cheston, Jr. Sally Graham Richard W. Lighty Kathleen G. Putnam Henry H. Reichner, Jr. Mary Jo Strawbridge Personnel James C. Tabb, Chair Nila Betof J. Blaine Bonham, Jr. Jean Byrne Russell O. Jones Kathryn H. Levering Vernoca L. Michael Cheryl Lee Monroe William J. Murdoch, Jr. Beth Selsor Ivy Silver William H. Walker Philadelphia Green Advisory Board Hayward Ford, Chair James Alexander Rachel Bagby Clannie Berrian Gladys Blackwell Iris Brown James Brown Shirley Brown C. Charles Carmichael Roxanne Christensen Maye Clement Carmen Delgado Florie Dotson Gertrude Dyer Charlotte Eisner Rena Ennis JoAnn Fishburn Golde Fitzpatrick Trude Fuchs Acia Gay Marva Harris Annie Hyman Leonora Jackson-Evans Edna Jones James LaRosa Nanzetta Leavy Kate Loal Dorsha Mason Steve Maurer Lorraine McGill Brenda Nealy Jim Norris Rita O'Kedas Joyce Richardson Pearl Romans Tomasita Romero Linda Ross Laura Sims Georgeann Smith 38 What a beautiful show we had this year; before the snow fell it looked as though we'd break our attendance records. Our friend in the foreground says it all. Well, you all come in '94; the Island sun will melt the winter blahs away. B^l^ w 1 i^ ^■rrg /4 \^l *J Committees Alex Soroka Publications Brinton Brosius Frank Stefano Anne S. Cunningham, J. Howard Brosius Larry Stier Chair Morris Cheston, Jr. James Taylor Kathryn S. Andersen Donald L. Felley Charles Thomson Walter G. Chandoha Betsy Gullan Gloria Trower Judy Foley Elizabeth P. McLean Haroldline Trower Charles W. Heuser J. Liddon Pennock, Jr. Sharon Turner Gene Jackson Kathleen G. Putnam Vivian Van Story Anthony A. Lyle Eva Ray Marjorie Washington Robert McCracken Peck Ivy Silver Andrea Williams Mary Lou Wolfe Regina Thomas Sam Williams L. Wilbur Zimmerman Margaret Wallis Barbara Wolf Alice Woods Resource Development Lily Yeh Ann L. Reed, Chair Marc Zaharchuk Raul Betancourt J. Blaine Bonham, Jr. STAFF Jane G. Pepper Linda Davis Jose Garcia * President Membership Secretary Tree Program Intern, Flower Show Manager Linda Dickerson Philadelphia Green J. Blaine Bonham, Jr. Administrative Assistant, Ellen Gittleman * Philadelphia Green Executive Philadelphia Green Communications Assistant Director Ann Domalevicz * Elinor Goff * Jane W. Ailing Flower Show Competitive Library Aide Assistant Librarian Classes Secretary Peggy D. Grady Kalyan Bhagratty Janet Evans Membership/ Activities Assistant Coordinator, Librarian Coordinator Lotscape Program, Philadelphia Green Denise Flores Lillian Greenberg * 39 Administrations Manager, Book Conservator Ramon Burgos * Philadelphia Green Clerk, Philadelphia Green Michael W. Groman Jonathan Frank Site Development Manager, Jean Byrne Operations Administrator, Philadelphia Green Director of Publications Philadelphia Green; Shows Floor Manager Ellen Gross * Janet Carter Flower Show Special Assistant Education Eileen Gallagher * Activities Coordinator Specialist, Philadelphia Neighborhood Coordinator, Green Philadelphia Green Betsy Gullan , Lillian Ciarrochi Manager of Accounting Ann Darr * Site Development Research/ Landscape Architect, Philadelphia Green John Gannon Administrative Assistant, Public Landscapes, Philadelphia Green Manager Deborah Hall Public Housing Projects Coordinator, Philadelphia Green Elizabeth Hauck Administrations/Systems Coordinator James Holahan Assistant Coordinator, Philadelphia Green Dawn Johns Site Development Secretary, Philadelphia Green Betsy Johnson Site Development Administrator, Philadelphia Green Melinda Johnson Assistant Neighborhood Coordinator, Philadelphia Green Verlene Johnson Neighborhood Coordinator, Philadelphia Green Frank McGovern Custodian Marge Meer Flower Show Competitive Classes Coordinator Eve Miller Education Secretary, Philadelphia Green Kathleen Mills Horticulturist/Competitive Classes Manager Thomas Mishler Community Landscape Architect, Philadelphia Green Cheryl Lee Monroe * Flower Show Marketplace Coordinator Jeffrey Myers Education Specialist, Philadelphia Green Sandra K. Myers * Library Cataloger Joseph P. Robinson Editorial Assistant Marie Rodia Receptionist Patricia Schrieber Education Manager, Philadelphia Green Peggy Siner Bookkeeper/Payroll Administrator Joseph Slane Public Landscapes Project Coordinator, Philadelphia Green Julia Sokol * Activities Assistant, Philadelphia Green Lisa Stephano Communications Manager Mark Teller Lotscape Program Coordinator, Philadelphia Green 40 Anne Letter * Flower Show Advance Ticket Sales Ed Lindemann Senior Horticulturist Flower Show Designer Carol Lindemann * Administrative Assistant Carol C. Lukens * Editorial Assistant Madeline Marr * Communications Assistant Mindy Maslin Tree Education Specialist, Philadelphia Green Sally McCabe Education Specialist, Philadelphia Green Elizabeth McGill Administrations Assistant/ Hospitality Coordinator, Philadelphia Green Flossie Narducci Events and Volunteer Coordinator, Philadelphia Green Kathryn Newland Public Landscapes Project Coordinator, Philadelphia Green Barbara Olejnik Public Landscapes Manager, Philadelphia Green Susan Burpee Phillips Tree Program Coordinator, Philadelphia Green Eva Ray Assistant to the Philadelphia Green Executive Director Eugene Reeves Youth Program Specialist, Philadelphia Green Clara Troilo * Receptionist Anne Vallery Project Coordinator, Philadelphia Green Ignatius Weekes Education Specialist, Philadelphia Green Ellen P. Wheeler * Preview Dinner Coordinator Veronica Whiten Receptionist/Secretary, Philadelphia Green Mary Williams Housekeeper Winfred Young Assistant Neighborhood Coordinator, Philadelphia Green * Part-time Ty^fpharles IV) Meredith, vice-chair of the fiihior Committee of the Azalea Garden arty, confers with Flossie Narducci, PHS Special Events and Volunteer coordinator, before the party begins. Those balloons? They became hats, bouquets and guides to not-to-miss sections of the Azalea Gardens photo by Kevin O'Neill > :7^ 994 Yearbook i PENNSYLVANIA HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY *' ^ jp 'J? #^ O .-%^ A happy member carries off a bonus from the September Plant Dividend at PHS Headquarters. THE PENNSYLVANIA HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY'S 1994 YEARBOOK July 1, 1993 to July 30, 1994 Contents Message from the Chair and President 2 Looking Ahead to the Philadelphia Flower Show 6 Members' Services Activities 8 Publications 9 Library 10 Exhibits /Garden 11 Volunteers 12 Shows Flower Sliow 14 Harvest Show 15 Junior Show 15 We Celebrate Our Achievements . . . and Have Fun 16 Preview Dinner 18 Awards 19 Philadelphia Green Time Vine 20 Philadelphia Green 22 Contributors 26 Report of the Finance Committee 31 Communications 34 Committees 35 Staff 39 ilik Sims, a sixth der at Mayer iberger Middle lool, won a Blue )bon for his angement at the lior Show. ngratulations Mailik; 1 we be seeing your rk at the Flower Show 1 few years? 3to by Ira Beckoff ^^Groiv with us." The Pennsylvania Horticultural Society Independence National Historic Park 325 Walnut Street Philadelphia, Pa. 19106-2777 Phone (215) 625-8250 Fax (215) 625-8288 iMii?. ^.MESSAGE FROM THE ^^CHAIR AhID PRESIDENT Thanks to the generosity of our supporters the Society's financial results show a marked im- provement over the prior year. Last year, the Society suffered its first operating deficit in 16 years because a blizzard forced us to close the 1993 Philadelphia Flower Show two days early. This year, our greatly improved finan- cial position resulted not only from excellent Flower Show at- tendance, but also because gener- ous donations to the Blizzard Fund PHS's cheerful, hardworking chair Morris Cheston, a competitor in the Flower Show's window box section, was awarded the losers' leftovers for his summer garden. arrived after we had closed the books for the 1992-93 fiscal year. Chief among these donations was a challenge grant from The Pew Charitable Trusts that enabled us to meet our goal of replacing all revenues lost on account of the blizzard. Special thanks to Pew and to all contributors to the Blizzard Fund. With our financial equilibrium restored, progress continues at the Society. Our Library, which has provided information to our mem- bers and the public since 1827, has moved us to the cusp of the 21st century: our records are now automated and, in addition, we can receive and answer gardening questions to our Hotline by E- Mail as well as by telephone. For members who enjoy the hands-on approach, we continue to offer an array of lectures, workshops and trips as well as advice from fellow gardeners in Green Scene. 11 \\;\h I \M\ MIIIIIBHIP ilfll mnmxnm PHS President Jane Pepper on the front lines at the Harvest Show. Thanks to the generosity of our Bhzzard Fund donors, and to government-financed contracts and grants, our Philadelphia Green programs continued without in- terruption during the past year, our 20th year of community greening. In addition to the tradi- tional gardens and tree plantings that have been part of our com- munity successes for the past two decades, Philadelphia Green this year entered into new partnerships with local housing groups and res- idents to develop open space plans and also with additional city de- partments to assist in the rehabili- tation of neighborhood parks. The Society continues to attract financial support for its Public Landscape projects, such as main- taining the plantings in the Azalea Garden and along 26th Street, as well as expanding the plantings at the latter site. Further landscape studies have also been conducted for the Philadelphia Museum of Art, a collaborative project with PHS, the Museum and the Fair- mount Park Commission. And so to the future when the Society faces changes and chal- lenges as great as any we've faced in the past couple of decades. The first is the relocation of the Flower Show to the Pennsylvania Con- vention Center in 1996, and the second is an anticipated move from our headquarters at 325 Walnut Street in that same year. The first move has been well publicized and now that the Con- vention Center is complete, it's possible to appreciate the gran- And so to the future when the Society faces changes and challenges as great as any we^ve faced in the past couple of decades. The first is the relocation of the Flower Show to the Pennsylvania Convention Center in 1 996, and the second is an anticipated move from our headquar- ters at 325 Walnut Street in that same year, deur of the building and how the Show can best use the luxurious spaces it provides. The anticipated move from our headquarters may not be as well known to all members. For the past 30 years, PHS has been a for- tunate tenant of the Independence National Historic Park. In 1996, we must vacate 325 Walnut Street so the Park can install new heating, air conditioning and security sys- tems, a project that will last at least two years. As this fiscal year comes to a close, we're considering a number of options, including that of joining all departments — cur- rently split between Walnut and Chestnut Streets — so we can use our resources more effectively under one roof. We have been working on these transitions over the past two years and while details for the moves are incomplete right now, it's clear that the Society will face heavy one-time expenditures as we make the changes. In view of these antic- ipated expenses, we're especially grateful to have ended this year with an excess of revenues over expenditures that will be invested with our long-term reserves to help ease possible shortfalls in the upcoming few years. Future oper- ating expenses will also increase, so last summer in accordance with the long-range plan, we hired a development manager to help us coordinate the Society's fundrais- ing activities. In closing, grateful thanks to all volunteers; to our brilliant hard- working Flower Show exhibitors; to our generous donors and to our staff; all of whom contribute so significantly to our success. Throughout the year we receiv- ed many kind, warm and wonder- ful letters from supporters that motivate and encourage us. Per- haps they can all be summed up in a note that accompanied a dona- tion: 'THS is the best; we love everything you do." We appreciate the comments we receive from members, com- plimentary, quizzical and some- times critical. We want to hear from you. It's your Society, so be sure to keep us posted on your reactions to our progress. 'C^^^k^ Jane Pepper LOOKING AHEAD The Philadelphia Flower Show Exterior of Pennsylvania Convention Center. 1996 February 25 — March 3 We're moving to the Pennsylvania Convention Center at 12th & Arch. The Pennsylvania Convention Center offers exhibit space approximately one and a half times as large as that of the Civic Center; 36 off-street truck- loading bays will facilitate move- in and move-out. 1995 March 5-12 The Philadelphia Flower Show will be held at the Civic Center at 34th &. Civic Center Blvd. It will be our last Show there, and we will celebrate 30 years of wonderful memories. Theme: Moments in Time A Galaxy of Gardens Theme: This Land is Your Land/ Philadelphia in Flower For travel convenience: trains from all suburbs come into Market Street East, just one block from the Convention Center. Interior shot of Pennsylvania Convention Center's Grand Hall vk^here the 1996 Flower Show's Food Court will be set up to feature a variety of eateries from cart vendors to white linen' covered tables. I iMij*' MEMBERS' SERVICES PHS membership continues to increase each year, and our current 8,300 members participate in Society activities in many ways. Members attend lectures, work- shops, field trips, tours, and other members' activities; and each year thousands promote and support the Society as volunteers for PHS events such as the Philadelphia Flower Show, the Harvest Show, City Gardens Contest judging panels. Spring Garden Visits, the Annual Plant Dividend, the Junior Show, to mention just a few. Spearheading involvement in membership events is the Mem- bers Committee, overseeing pol- icy and acting as ambassadors for the Society. We are grateful for their commitment and help, and we realize how important all vol- unteers are to PHS. During the winter a small vol- unteer committee compared costs and benefits of other not-for-profit organizations before studying and updating PHS members' benefits. The result: we've restructured our membership categories and benef- its and developed The 1827 Soci- ety, beginning with the 1995 cal- endar year. An interesting new benefit for all members is partici- pation in the American Horticul- tural Society's Reciprocal Admis- sions Program, whereby PHS members can gain free admission and/or shop discounts at partici- pating organizations. Highlights of the activities year included tours of splendid gardens in Chester County, Bucks County, and on the Main Line as generous owners opened their gardens for PHS members for the annual Spring Garden Visits; a banner year at the Membership/Informa- tion Booth and The Garden Shop at the Flower Show; and three extended tours for members to Savannah/Charleston, Ireland, and Eastern Long Island. Garden Visits Main Line Ann R. Baruch Mr. &L Mrs. Russell H. Crawford Mr. &L Mrs. Elam M. Hitchener III Mr. &L Mrs. Louis Hood Jenkins Arboretum Mr. & Mrs. James W. Oram, Jr. W. A. Wyatt Chester County , Michael Bowell Mr. &L Mrs. Daniel F. Gathers Mr. &L Mrs. John W. Gross Joanna Reed Dr. &L Mrs. Fred S. Winter Bucks County Mr. & Mrs. Derek Fell Kevin Hasney Mr. & Mrs. Earl Jamison Dick van Duzer & Ted Garrison Lynn Reynolds & Carter van Dyke Publications Green Scene Green Scene continues to explore area gardening pleasures and chal- lenges with stories ranging from coping with deer to books that change the way we garden, from homesteading in the suburbs to battling the woolly adelgid. A spe- cial issue on Color in the Garden was enthusiastically received, and we are still fielding calls from edi- tors out of the area asking for permission to reprint articles or to invite Green Scene writers to write for their publications. At the April Publications Com- mittee meeting the Committee recommended increasing cover price from $2.00 to $2.75 and individual subscriptions from $9.75 to $12.95 /year beginning in January ('95). Flower Show Program This beautiful souvenir Show publication was enhanced by a major nine-page story written and photographed by John Swan about the Show's Central Feature, which included exhibits from Bermuda, Barbados, Puerto Rico as well as New Jersey's Waldor Orchids. Swan, who flew to the Islands at his own expense to interview and photograph for the Program, exem- plifies the commitment and dedi- cation of the people who write many lively and informative sto- ries for the Society's publications. Judy Foley wrote about how local nursery exhibitors force plants for the Show and Anne Cunningham sent visitors home with ideas about how to garden in containers. We sold 36,100 Programs. Members snap up treasures and bargains at the Book Sale held in conjunction 'with the Plant Dividend. The Book Sale features old and new books, periodicals, and beautiful plant prints. PHS News Thirty-four years of monthly newsletters to PHS members finds us at our computer keyboards searching for extra space with which to tell our tales of success and opportunity and to invite our members to join us at every turn and occasion. While the methods of producing the PHS News have changed mightily, the simple goal of the News has changed not at all since that first issue in March, 1960: ''to provide useful informa- tion to you." If you let us know how we can better serve you through this publication, we'll find the space to share it. Cookbook PHS's new cookbook had barely left the presses before it was snatched up by most gardener/ You can browse or do your research in the PHS library: members can take out books, videos, slide shows or periodicals for a month in person or by phone, by fax or E mail. photo by Ira Beckoff cooks within shouting distance and by quite a few more from afar. To date, more than 10,000 Cook- hooks have been sold. Book reve- nues will go to green Philadelphia neighborhoods through the Phila- delphia Green program. Our second printing made its debut at the Flower Show; be sure to consider the Cookbook as the perfect gift for family members and friends throughout the year. We tip our hats to Sandy Man- thorpe and Sally Graham, whose leadership and enthusiasm for the Cookbook has enabled PHS to pro- vide great recipes to great garden- ers everywhere. Library Our access to the Internet, that ever-growing "electronic highway" allows us to expand reference ser- vices to members by searching databases and answering questions as diverse as "how can I grow Amaryllis from seed?" to "can you find biographical information on a California landscape designer active in the 1920s?" And speak- ing of landscape designers, we've compiled the 1994/95 Landscape Design Consultant List, a booklet listing more than 80 local design consultants. This handout, as well as other informational brochures, is available to PHS members. Can you think of other libraries that loan books through the mail? Very few! The PHS library mailed nearly 800 books and videotapes to members in 1994, while 2,100 items were borrowed through vis- its to headquarters. We continue our books-by-mail service to mem- bers of the American Bonsai Soci- ety, the North American Rock Garden Society and the Hardy Plant Society /Mid- Atlantic Group. Over 330 books were lent to these plant society members. In total, 3,279 books and tapes circulated. In November, Penelope Hob- house spoke to the Friends of the Library on "Plants in Garden History." It seemed as though our 21 Hotline volunteers never stopped yakking on the Horticultural Hotline, PHS's telephone service for quick, expert answers to gar- dening questions. It was a record- breaking year — Hotliners answer- ed over 3,500 questions! Members tell us they often cannot get through to this busy line. To re- spond to this high demand, we now answer garden questions sent to us by fax: (215) 625-8288; or e-mail: JEVANS@HSLC.ORG as well as the old-fashioned tele- phone: (215) 922-8043. The Hor- ticultural Hotline telephone ser- vice is available 9:30-noon, Mon- days through Fridays, January through November. Members attend a reception and tour of Mr. & Mrs. J. Liddon Pennock's beautiful gardens in Meadowbrook, Pa. Exhibits/Garden Our Walnut Street headquar- ters changes through the year in- side and out. Inside, exhibits in- cluded a Well Designed Garden contest where members had the chance to show off their design skills in one of eight categories. During the holiday season staff members exhibited artwork, masks, needlepoint, jewelry and photography in Of Many Talents. Johanna Goodman displayed art to sit on in ]ust Chairs and the 11 paintings of Susan Detjens delight- ed visitors. In the spring Jane Golas, Genevieve Pat Holmes and Barbara Kelly exhibited paintings of Joanna Reed's garden. Outside, the garden puts on a wonderful exhibit for visitors to Walnut Street. The summer garden dazzled with the hot colors of Tithonia, Helianthus, Celosia and Kochia. The spring garden, highlighted by 'Negrita' tulips and the orange pansy Tadpardja,' delighted pas- sersby after a long, snowy winter. Volunteers, with you we blossom VOLUKITEERS You dig in and get the job done PHS volunteers plan, design, plant and cul- tivate our fields of dreams. At least 2,500 people, that's about 30% of our membership, volunteer their services to the Society's projects and programs. A bank president and a custodian, working shoulder to shoulder, discuss the advantages of one fertilizer over another; a TV personality runs a meeting, and a maintenance mechanic's container garden enthralls a group of experts. A physician creates an arrangement with tubing from an operating room and a group of teenagers get together to create a garden at the Flower Show. Your everyday dirt gardener weeds alongside the estate gardener and a homemaker shows the neurosurgeon how to spot a pest on a Harvest Show entry. From the breakfast meetings to the late- night phone calls, from talking to funders to dotting the i's and crossing the t's at the clerk's box at the Flower Show, all 2,500 people have a gleam in their eye that says "let's dig in." 13 mth you we thrive. Thank you. 14 Philadelphia Flower Show Philadelphia Civic Center — March 6-13, 1994 Judging and Preview — March 5, 1994 The Philadelphia Flower Show was a wonderful end to a miserable winter, and we enjoyed as successful a year in attendance as we've had since 1987. Islands in the Sun was the perfect antidote to weeks of icy sidewalks and power outages. When visitors descended the escalator they walked under two 30-foot archways composed of tropical foliage, fruits and flow- ers. Rainforest Rainbow was created by Marin Alto Tropicals from Patillas, Puerto Rico. The central feature was a collaboration be- tween the Garden Club of Ber- muda, the Horticultural Society of Barbados and Waldor Orchids, Linwood, New Jersey. Working with Ed Lindemann, Show design- er and PHS volunteers, represen- tatives from these organizations depicted the islands of Barbados and Bermuda with plants, archi- tecture and accessories typical to these areas. Waldor created a fan- tasy island entitled Shipwreck. The competitive classes joined the tropical theme and classes such as Suncatchers, Island Fare and Stoney Bank Nurseries won the Philadelphia Flower Show, Inc. Silver Trophy for their "Sand Castle" exhibit at the 1994 Philadelphia Flower Show. Show visitors were invited to look through the Dolphin Garden Gate and a sparkling column of water to a sand castle by the sea. Bermuda Triangle challenged our exhibitors. PNC Bank joined us once again as the Show's Presenting Sponsor and for the first year we presented the Show with joint graphics. PNC's financial contribution is of great importance to the Show, as well as their assistance with pro- motional and marketing activities. We're also grateful to the follow- ing additional sponsors: Acme and Jergens, AT&lT, Byers' Choice Ltd., CoreStates Trust and Invest- ment Group, Drinker Biddle & Reath, B-101, Korman Suites, Meridian Bank and Xerox Busi- ness Service. Grateful thanks to Philadelphia Flower Show, Inc. for another generous contribution to help us with Show decorations. Unlike last year when we had to close the Show two days early on account of a blizzard, attendance this year was a healthy 232,363 compared to 167,255 in '93 and 223,253 in '92. Congratulations and thanks to our exhibitors, volunteers and sponsors; you make a great team. 1993 Harvest Show The 1993 Show was built around the theme A Shared Harvest. The concept was for exhibitors and vis- itors to share their expertise, their heritage and their garden bounty with each other. Entries in the horticultural sections included not only normally seen and grown North American garden produce, but exotic imports from Asia, South America and the Islands. The baked goods section included a class for ethnic pastries and pies. The Show had a new layout with a revised entrance and ex- panded tenting behind the green- house complex near the reflecting pool. Despite a heavy rainfall of several inches on Sunday morn- ing, the attendance was excellent with a final count of nearly 6,000 visitors. Children's activities and games combined with festive music and good food created a relaxed atmosphere for all to enjoy. Grate- ful thanks to Sandy Manthorpe, who completed her second year as Show chair. 1994 Junior Flower Show Sun M.agic May 18 & 19, 1994 at the First Bank 1115 Total entries: 595 horticultural 15 challenge class 505 artistic 40 groups entered: schools, scout groups, pre-schools, and others. A young visitor from HMS School for Children with Cerebral Palsy shows evident delight at an exhibit in the Junior Flower Show. The children have a greenhouse at their West Philadelphia facility. 15 We Celebrate Our Achievements . . . and Have Fun Revenues from the Friends of the Azalea Garden Party contribute up to half of the Garden's yearly maintenance costs. This year's Garden Party was the best attended — more than 550 people came to enjoy an evening in the brilliantly blooming Garden. Friends of the Azalea Garden participate in monthly work days throughout the year. After we've dug in the soil, planted the bulbs and trees in the Azalea Garden; after we've judged the more than 500 City Gardens; after we've put on a Flower Show; after we've completed many of our tasks, we put down our trowels and party together. Our members and staff are creative about where to go and what to do when we get*! there. We love to dress up in finery or just dance around in jeans and shirts. We like music and the open air. We love shop talk or we might just talk about the latest event on CNN. What's important is that we're doing it all together. 16 Flower Show chair Diane Allen invited Flower Show exhibitors and volunteers to her home for a summer's evening of relaxation and fun. 1 It's hats on again for the Azalea Garden Party this past spring; it looks as though the garden lovers are starting their visits at a younger and younger age. 17 iMiv '^THE FLOWER SHOW ^PREVIEW DINNER The evening was magical as the beauti- fully coutured patrons laid aside their daily work for a gala evening at the Flower Show: in all 3,077 people strolled through the Show to the dulcet tones of a chamber group to see the exhibits at their dewy-best. Their patronage helped assure the continuation of the Society's programs including reaching out to green neighborhoods and public landscapes. This summer the Society hosted a garden party at Headquarters for past Preview Dinner chairs and their guests. Here guests listen as chair Margo Emerus discusses plans for the 1995 Preview Dinner, the last to be held at the Civic Center site. The 1996 Preview Dinner will be held at the new Pennsylvania Convention Center. photo by Ira Beckoff 1994 Preview Dinner chair Linda Madara (right) shares a moment with PHS treasurer Kathleen Putnam. Putnam was Preview Dinner chair for the 1 990 Show and currently serves on the Council. .iMij^ A ''>y^;^j>" ^^AWARDS 1993 Y^istiagui^^ed, Achievement Award Dr. Elwin R. Orton 1993 Certificate of Merit Margaret P. Bowditch Gottlieb Hampfler Dorsha Mason 1994 Collegiate Scholarship Robin Christine Boreman Tyler Keyset Jabe E. Warren photo by Ron Williams Gold Medal Plant Award The 1994 Gold Medal Award plants include these evergreens: Abies nordmanniana, Cephalotaxus harringtonia Trostrata,' and Ilex glabra 'Densa.' Cladrastis kentukea and Prunus 'Hally Jolivette,' two beautiful flowering trees, and Cle- thra alnifolia 'Hummingbird,' a small, floriferous shrub, complete the Ust. Obviously honoree Dorsha Mason's proud family came to share the celebration of her achievements at Awards ceremony where she received the 1993 PHS Certificate of Merit. (Ms. Mason not shown.) Philadelphia Green 1st City Gardens Contest PHS Starts Community Vegetable Gardening Program Francisville GOT Philadelphia C Celebrates 20 Years 1st Office of Housings Community Development Susquehanna GCT en Time Vine 22 ,,v*',<'<,'•' 'jt^'"^ COMMITTEES Officers & Council Susan Armstrong Robert W. Montgomery Raul Betancourt, Jr. Martha Morris Nila G. Betof J. Liddon Pennock, Jr. Officers W. Thacher Brown Kathleen G. Putnam Morris Cheston, Jr.** Ch/iir Richard C. Caldwell Herb Clarke Lee M. Raden Ann L. Reed y^m^ii Tina Colehower, ex officio Robert S. Ryan Patricia L. Wilson Anne S. Cunningham Patricia B. Sanders Vice-Chair Alice Doering Alan P. Slack, ex officio Kathleen G. Putnam Rena Ennis Mary Jo Strawbridge Trp/T;ijrpr Donald L. Felley James C. Tabb* X lt**OM'lt^i Walter Fisher, Jr. Gloria Trower Elizabeth P. McLean Hayward Ford Sharon Turner Secretary Sally Graham Patricia L. Wilson Jane G. Pepper** Betsy Gray Executive President Barbara J. Kaplan Sallie Korman Rosalinda R. Madara, ex Committee a Council officio Morris Cheston, Jr., Chair Sandy Manthorpe Diane Allen 2 W. Thacher Brown Cindy Affleck, ex officio Charles N. Marshall John Affleck, ex officio W. Bruce McConnel 3rd Sally Graham " Diane Allen Elizabeth P. McLean W. Bruce McConnel 3rd 9 Council member Rena Ennis (center) is on hand to welcome guests at an Open House for new members and Flower Show Volunteers in the Society's garden. Guests meet staff and some Council and Members* Committee people, visit the library, see films and enjoy wine and cheese at the reception. o c Elizabeth P. McLean J. Liddon Pennock, Jr. - Kathleen G. Putnam Ann L. Reed James C. Tabb* Patricia L. Wilson * deceased **The Chair of Council and the President serve ex officio on all committees. Art Miiseum LAXndscape Restoration Ann Reed, Co-Chair Kenneth S. Kaiserman, Co-Chair Cindy Affleck Alexa Aldridge Ernesta D. Ballard Raul Betancourt, Jr. Alan D. Bleznak Jean Bodine J. Blaine Bonham, Jr. D-J & Howard Brosius Lloyd Brown Lisa Carr Anne d'Harnoncourt Fitz Eugene Dixon James Donaghy Donald L. Felley o^ Judy Foley Wes Francis Annette Friedland Carol Gangewere Barbara Kaplan Sallie & Bert Korman Carolyn Langfitt Ed Lindemann George Marcus Elizabeth P. McLean William E. Mifflin Martha Morris Bob Morrone Kitty Muckle Kathryn Newland Barbara Olejnik Chris Palmer J. Liddon Pennock, Jr. Jane G. Pepper A crafty critter entry at the Junior Show: "Too little, too late! Use Sunblock." Lila S. Rankin Henry H. Reichner Robert Montgomery Scott Darrel Sewell Walter C. Taylor, Jr. Stanley Tuttleman Margaret Wallis Susan P. Wilmerding Awards Sally Graham, Chair Kathryn S. Andersen Martha Barron Tina Colehower Betsy Gray Richard W. Eighty Elizabeth P. McLean Elise Payne J. Liddon Pennock, Jr. Claire Sawyers Sandra C. Ward Azalea Garden Party Cindy & John Affleck, Co'Chairs Dennis P. Green & Carolyn Langfitt, Vice- Chairs Junior Committee Ann & Ty Meredith, Co-Chairs Julia E. Wood 6*. David Thayer, Vice-Chairs 18th Century Garden Volunteers Wilma Crane Edward A. Doelp Helen Evelev Lilly Glazer Johanna Goedel Charles S. Holman, Jr. Helen Kaufman Kitty Lapp Jane A. Newcomer Harriett Richards Kinnie Schmidt Cynthia L. Taraskus Ruth Walker Finance/Pension W. Thacher Brown, Chair Donald L. Felley Henry L. Good WiUiam D. MacDowell W. Bruce McConnel 3rd Kathleen G. Putnam Robert S. Ryan Barbara H. Teaford Anthony Vale Patricia L. Wilson Flower Show Executive Diane Allen, Chair Mary Jo Strawbridge, Vice-Chair Jack Blandy Thomas H. Bown II Richard C. Caldwell F. Daniel Gathers Herb Clarke G. Morris Dorrance, Jr. Walter Fisher, Jr. Sally Graham David Green Wesley M. Heilman III Anne Kellett Rosalinda Madara Mimi McGettigan Elise Payne J. Liddon Pennock, Jr. Robert Pfeilsticker, Jr. Lee M. Raden Frank E. Reed Bruce Robertson Rodney D. Robinson Alan P. Slack John P. Swan Paul Tickle Sandra Ward John Witmyer Sandy Young Flower Shoiv Preview Dinner Rosalinda R. Madara, Chair Margo P. Eremus, Vice-Chmr Alan D. Bleznak Cynthia M. Cheston Bobby P. Grace Jane H. Kilduff Sallie G. Korman Charles B. Landreth Frances M. Maguire Sheila W. McDevitt Martha H. Morris Thomas B. Morris, Jr. George Q. Nichols J. Liddon Pennock, Jr. Judy Pote Kathleen G. Putnam Frank E. Reed Joseph G. Reichner Clarence Z. Wurts Robert C. Young Janey W. & Stephen K. Ryan, Chairs, Associates Ann M. & Donald W. Kraftson, Vice-Chmrs, Associates Els & Peter S. Paine 3rd, Co'Chairs, Junior Patrons Committee Evelyn V. & John R. Fell 3rd, Co'Chairs, Junior Patrons Committee Gold Medal Plant Award Evaliiators Richard Hesselein, Chair Darrel Apps Tom Dilatush William H. Frederick, Jr. William Heyser Steve Hutton Richard W. Eighty Paul Meyer Philip Normandy Sally Reath Claire Sawyers A lesson at the Harvest Show: "a tiny bit of this pepper buurrrnnnns . . . Hot, hot." J. Franklin Styer Charles Zafonte Judith Zuk Harvest Show Tina Colehower, Chair Walter Fisher, ]r., Vice-CKair Hotline Volunteers Sue Armstrong Richard Both f George Clark f Alice Doeringf Elizabeth Farley Joyce Fingerut Armen Gevjan Roxie Gevjan Nancy Greenwood f Tarn Hartell Louis Hood Nat Nelson f Elise Payne DotPlylerf Liz Schumacher Alan Slack Irene Slater f John Swan Susan P. Wilmerding Mary Lou Wolfe L. Wilbur Zimmerman t indicates 10 or more years of 38 Hotline Service Human Resources Nila G. Betof, Chair Blaine Bonham Jean Byrne Maureen Ginty Russell O. Jones Doris Landers Kathryn H. Levering Vernoca L. Michael William J. Murdoch, Jr. Jennie K. Schumeyer Ivy Silver James C. Tabb, Chair* William L. Walker * deceased Junior Floiver Show Larry Stier, Chair Runa Bhattacharya Iris Brown Shirley Brown Blanche Epps JoAnn Fishburn Kate Loal Carol Novak Rita O'Kedas Tina Petrone Darling & Nitza Rosario Sam Williams Hayward Ford, ex officio Library Alice M. Doering, Chair Martha Morris, VicC'Chair Raul Betancourt, Jr. Joan Z. Brinton George R. Clark Elizabeth B. Farley George M. Harding Kitty Lapp Jane Leake Elizabeth P. McLean Sandra K. Myers W. Gary Smith L. Wilbur Zimmerman T^omirmting Robert S. Ryan, Chair W. Thacher Brown Sally Graham Kathleen G. Putnam Ann L. Reed Henry H. Reichner, Jr. Mary Jo Strawbridge Philadelphia Green Advisory Board Hayward Ford, Chair Rachel Bagby Clannie Berrian Runa Bhattacharya Gladys Blackwell Iris Brown James Brown Shirley Brown C. Charles Carmichael Rosanne Christensen Denise Clark Carmen Delgado Florie Dotson Gertrude Dyer Charlotte Eisner Rena Ennis Rosina Feldman JoAnn Fishburn Golde Fitzpatrick Acia Gay Beverly & Delmer Gill Marva Harris Annie Hyman Leonora Jackson-Evans Nanzetta Leavy Kate Loal Leslie Lopez Dorsha Mason Steve Maurer Lorraine McGill Patsy McLaughlin Darin Moletta Brenda Nealy Jim Norris Rita O'Kedas Eugene Parker, Jr. Wyn Postell Joyce Richardson Pearl Romans Tomasita Romero Linda Ross Laura Sims Georgeann Smith Alex Soroka Frank Stefano Larry Stier James Taylor Charles Thomson Marjorie Thornton Gloria Trower Haroldline Trower Sharon Turner Vivian Van Story Marjorie Washington Andrea Williams Sam Williams Barbara Wolf Lily Yeh Marc Z^harchuk Publications Anne S. Cunningham, Chair Kathryn S. Andersen Walter G. Chandoha Judy Foley Charles W. Heuser Gene Jackson Anthony A. Lyle Robert McCracken Peck Mary Lou Wolfe L. Wilbur Zimmerman Resource Development Ann L. Reed, Chair Raul Betancourt, Jr. Brinton Brosius J. Howard Brosius Herb Clarke Donald L. Felley Elizabeth P. McLean J. Liddon Pennock, Jr. Kathleen G. Putnam Ivy Silver Regina Thomas Margaret Wallis STAFF Jane 0. Pepper President Georgia Ashby Communications Assistant Jane W. Ailing Assistant Librarian Suzanne W. Betts Development Manager Kalyan Bhagratty Assistant Coordinator Duane Binkley Horticultural Intern Lunch break at a relaxed staff day retreat away from the office to plan for next year's activities. Staff now numbers 75. 39 J. Blaine Bonham, Jr. Executive Director, Philadelphia Green Ramon Burgos Clerk Jean Byrne Director of Publications Janet Carter Assistant Education Specialist Lillian Ciarrochi Accounting Manager Linda Davis Membership Secretary Linda Dickerson Administrative Assistant Anna E. Don\alevicz Administrative Secretary Elsa Efran Administrative Assistant Janet Evans Librarian Denise Flores Administrations Manager Jonathan Frank Field Services Coordinator Eileen Gallagher Horticulturist John Gannon Administrative Assistant Jose Garcia Tree Program Assistant Coordinator Ellen Gittleman Communications Assistant Elinor I. Goff Library Aide Keith Green Community Services Intern Lillian Greenberg Membership Activities Coordinator Michael W. Groman Site Development Department Manager Ellen Gross Marketplace and Special Activities Coordinator Betsy GuUan Membership Manager Deborah Hall * ^ Jl Community Services Coordinator 40 Elizabeth Hauck Systems Coordinator Sara Hedstrom Public Landscapes Intern James Holahan Assistant Coordinator Dawn Johns Administrative Assistant Betsy Johnson Administrative Services Coordinator Melinda Johnson Assistant Coordinator Verlene Johnson Community Services Coordinator Doris Landers Human Resources Manager Anne Letter Advance Ticket Sales Coordinator Carol Lindemann Executive Assistant to the President Edward L. Lindemann Senior Horticulturist/Show Designer Carol C. Lukens Editorial Assistant Madeline Marr Communications Assistant Mindy Maslin Education Specialist Sally McCabe Education Specialist Elizabeth McGill Administrations Assistant/ Hospitality Coordinator Frank McGovern Custodian Marge Meet Competitive Classes Coordinator Kathleen Mills Staff Horticulturist Thomas Mishler Project Manager Jeffrey Myers Senior Education Specialist Sandra K. Myers Cataloger Flossie Narducci Events and Volunteer Coordinator Kathryn Newland Landscape Architect Barbara Olejnik Public Landscapes Program Manager Susan Burpee Phillips Project Manager Eva Ray Program Services Manager Jackie Reardon Assistant Activities Coordinator, Philadelphia Green Eugene Reeves Youth Program Specialist Joseph P. Robinson Publications Associate Marie Rodia Receptionist Maitreyi B. Roy Project Manager Patricia Schrieber Education Department Manager NaTeinya K. (Gigi) Sheppard Secretary Peggy Siner Bookkeeper/Payroll Administrator Joseph Slane Project Coordinator Julie Snell Book Conservator Julia Sokol Activities Assistant Lisa Stephano Communications Manager Mark Teller Project Manager Clara Troilo *»■ ,^~^ Receptionist ^5r Anne Vallery Creative Services Coordinator Ellen P. Wheeler Preview Dinner Coordinator Veronica Whiten Receptionist Mary Williams Housekeeper Winfred Young Assistant Coordinator A view of Daniel G. Kepich and Associates' 1994 Philadelphia Flow Sh^w exhihit "Woodland Retreat."! Kepich's nursery in Holicong, Pa., ;V# won Best Achievement Award^ln t^i^- Landscape category for the B^^^ ' ji- ^"^Woo<^and exhibit. .;;^ii:/ :- i " '^hot;<^by^;Adatn LaipSon f ^^f- .. -m /^. ■■■•-. 'IsC m *^-^B.^ . >^ y .,*.■* ,•*£; y^-^^ -^*. ' . -ii jM #1*^1' 1^^ ::iJl^'-4m PENNSYLVANIA HORTICULTURAL SOCIETy 1995 YEARBOOK TOW with us. 4 Bread, eggplant and artichokes made up a portion of a Roman emperor's feast in Evantine Design's Reflections of Timeless Beauty, one of five stellar central feature exhibits capturing Moments in Time, a Galaxy of Gardens at the 1995 Philadelphia Flower Show. The Philadelphia Flower Show moves to the Pennsylvania Convention Center in 1996, ending a 30-year run at the Civic Center. _^, The Pennsylvania Horticultural Society 1995 Yearbook July 1, 1994 to June 30, 1995 CONTENTS Pennsylvania Horticultural Society Mission 3 Message from the Chair and President 4 Members' Services Garden Visits 7 Publications 9 Library 10 18th Century Garden 10 Exhibits 11 Volunteers 12 Shows Flower Show 14 Shows (continued) Harvest Show Junior Show Preview Dinner We Work and Have Fun Awards Philadelphia Green Contributors Report of the Finance Committee Public Relations & Marketing Committees Staff 16 16 17 18 20 22 28 35 38 39 43 The Pennsylvania Horticultural Society seeks to inspire residents of the Greater Philadelphia Region and beyond to practice the art and science of horticulture. Front Cover The azaleas, the weather, the yummy food, the musicians, the clowns, the dress-up garden garb and the exuberance of the young people all contribute to a glorious Azalea Garden Party celebrated adjacent to the Philadelphia Museum of Art in spring. Front cover photo by Ira Beckoflf ''Grow with us. " The Pennsylvania Horticultural Society Independence National Historic Park 325 Walnut Street Philadelphia, PA 19106-2777 Phone (215) 625-8250 Fax (215) 625-8288 Franklin Shores takes time at the PHS Harvest Show to smell the roses. Shores gardens on 600 sq. ft. of a roof in the Italian Market area of the City, and he has carved out a spot for a vegetable garden in a new community garden on South Street. Shores exemplifies the Society's The Pennsylvania Horticultural Society 's Mission The Pennsylvania Horticultural Society seeks to inspire residents of the Greater Philadelphia Region and beyond to praaice the art and science of horticulture. Our Society is made up of members, volunteers, and an expert professional staff. The settings vary and there are many programs, but together: • We grow things — flowers, vegetables, fruit, trees, minds. • We advise long-time horticulturists and provide them with a means of displaying their successes and learning from each other. • We encourage and teach first-timers who have never tended a seedling to do their own growing. • We convert horticultural disinterest into interest, interest into enthusiasm, enthusiasm into aaion. A basic part of our mission is to alter fundamentally how people in the Greater Philadelphia Region perceive their own community. We encourage them to dream, to imagine the extraordinary vitality of a place brimming with horticultural activity. We help them convert those dreams into reality, to take the "dead spaces" around them and turn them into green spaces fijU of life. The resources and volunteers that have helped PHS flourish are drawn heavily from throughout the region. Yet the cultural core of this region is the City of Philadelphia. For this reason, PHS programs should include attention to that core, continuing to bring it to horticultural life. MESSAGE FROM THE CHAIR AND PRESIDENT The seemingly calm discussion of our activities in the following pages gives little indication of the flurry of planning, meetings and tasks that has pressed staff and volunteers throughout the year. During the past 15 years your Society has moved along, sometimes trotting, sometimes galloping, but always heading down a well-defined path. These days, with two large-scale moves ahead of us in one year, the path is no longer so well-defined and life has become infinitely more interesting and exciting. Take for example the Flower Show, which has operated like a well-oiled machine at the Philadelphia Civic Center for 30 years, thanks to the fine-tuning of staff and volunteers. The Show's new home, the Pennsylvania Convention Center, not only has 40% more exhibit space, but it's in a totally different part of town, so all those habits and patterns we have developed over three decades must be changed, not to mention another major change: the Show will run from February 25 to March 3, 1996, one week earlier than usual. Throughout the year, the Show team has been creating what we know will become another well-oiled machine, but right now it's a question of making new parts and piecing them together. As we developed these new Show components, we worked and I # t •■^ i reworked budgets. When we figured out the costs we knew it was time to visit a few ft-iends in search of help to make sure not only that we would cover the expense of the new Show, but also that we would be able to provide an uninterrupted flow of revenue to continue the Society's community greening and public landscape programs and other outreach activities. Those visits were heart-warming; our donors clearly understood the need, enthusiastically endorsed our plans and made generous contributions, totalling $1.05 million as we go to press. Special thanks to Pam Copeland, Dodo Hamilton, The Pew Charitable Trusts and a couple who wish to remain anonymous. Your contributions will cover new staging and portions of the Show's central feature, and help us publicize the Show's new location PHS chair Morris Cheston and president Jane Pepper are leading the Society into the 21st century with a new Show site and new headquarters. and Flower Show Week. This celebration, designed to attract Show visitors who will also stay in Philadelphia's hotels and enjoy its cultural attractions, restaurants and shops, has behind it a remarkable coalition of people, including the Mayor and organizations which have become enthusiastic supporters of the Show at the new site. Another major activity during the past year has been our search for a new headquarters. More than two years ago, our landlord of more than 30 years. Independence National Historical Park, alerted us that we would have to vacate the building at 325 Walnut Street for at least two years so major repairs could be made. After much discussion, we decided it was time to look for a location where we could combine our headquarters operations and our satellite facility, currently at 325 Chestnut Street. We have entered into a lease for 29,000 sq. ft. at 315 Chestnut Street where we will, starting in the summer of '96, become a co- occupant with the Chemical Heritage Foundation, the building's new owner. With so much change on the horizon, we are especially grateful for all the help we have received during the past year from our members, our volunteers, our funders and our staff. Your enthusiasm is behind everything we do, and we look forward to having your support as we face the exciting times ahead. Morris Cheston, Jr. jGo^^ K:pj^ Jane G. Pepper October 17, 1995 A segment of Robertson of Chestnut Hill's five -part Central Feature exhibit at the 1995 Philadelphia Flower Show showed "moving out" from the Civic Center after 30 years of great Shows there. Next year's Show will be held at the Pennsylvania Convention Center at 1 2th & Arch Street from February 25 to March 3- [&»«««*? ^ H-IS MEMBERS' SERVICES PHS membership has edged toward 9,000 members this year with a healthy renewal rate of 85%. During the year we revamped the list of members' benefits for all categories with interesting results. The 1827 Society, a new membership category, attraaed a gratifying 102 charter members, each of whom generously contributed a minimum of $1,000 in this first year. These and other membership contributions are so important to the Society because they provide unrestricted funds to complement the program funding we receive from other sources. In the category of family memberships, numbers zoomed, now representing more than 50% of the PHS family. Members are involved in the Society in many ways: as participants in PHS educational lectures, workshops, field trips, and tours; as volunteers for PHS events like the Philadelphia Flower Show, the Harvest Show, City Gardens Contest judging panels, Spring Garden Visits, Annual Plant Dividend, and much more. At the heart of volunteer participation in PHS events is the Members' Committee, overseeing policy and serving as ambassadors for the Society. We are grateful to them for all they do and to all PHS volunteers, who give so much to our organization. PHS recently purchased a new computer software system that will allow us to know and better serve our members, and eventually link various constituencies within the Society. Highlights of the activities year included tours of outstanding gardens as part of the Spring Garden Visits, a flower arranging demonstration at the Philadelphia Museum of Art by world-renowned designer Kenneth Turner; a successful year at the Membership/ Information Booth and The Garden Shop at the Philadelphia Flower Show; three extended tours for members to Charlottesville, Virginia; to England for the Gala Preview at the Chelsea Flower Show plus gardens in Kent, Gloucestershire, and Wiltshire; and to the French Riviera and Provence. Garden Visits, Spring 1995 Media, Swarthmore, Newtotvn Square Dr. and Mrs. Arthur G. Baker, Jr. Mr. and Mrs. Morris Berd Dr. and Mrs. Armen Gevjan Mr. and Mrs. Wirt Thompson, Jr. Dr. and Mrs. Michael Yow W^^^' I- JD o t, m:^i^_ -^.:^^ "wr^^mm^ Members visit LaCaseia, a garden on the PHS tour of Private Gardens of Provence and the Riviera scheduled from May 30 to June 12, 1995. Northwoods, Abington, Rydal, BrynAthyn Reverend and Mrs. Kurt Asplundh Mr. and Mrs. Robert Asplundh Mr. and Mrs. J. Howard Brosius Mr. and Mrs. George Haines Mr. and Mrs. Brian Keim Mrs. B. F. Roland Bryn Athyn Cathedral and Cloister Gardens at Glen Cairn Main Line Mr. and Mrs. Robert F. Greenwood Mr. and Mrs. Samuel M.V. Hamilton Mr. and Mrs. Robert Hauptfuhrer Mr. and Mrs. Richard Kasher Dr. and Mrs. J. Brien Murphy Dr. Lee Osterman and Elissa Topol Publications Green Scene Throughout the year, area gardeners told their stories and shared their solutions to gardening challenges: they gave practical hands-on gardening advice about how to adjust gardening chores as we age; information about new perennials from two major conferences; discussed software for landscape designing; told how to find, steal, give and use time in the garden; how to feed the hungry with gardening surpluses. Green Scene featured articles about some of the best plants to grow and how to grow them written by several winners of top awards at the Flower and Harvest shows. Authors inspired us with results rooted in time, work and reflection: a story from Joanna Reed about 50 years of gardening at Longview Farm and a story by first- time contributor Douglas Alderfer about the art nouveau trellises that he likes to create. Flower Show Program A fitting memento of 30 successftil years at the Civic Center, the 104- page Program took a nostalgic look at the Show's growth there from modest beginnings in the Civic Center's basement to a Show of international importance. The Program also featured the Society's step into the future with a photo layout of our new Show home at the Pennsylvania Convention Center. In addition to being a keepsake *S for the visitors to the Show, the ^ Program acknowledges the valuable g role sponsors, exhibitors, volunteers ^ and staff play in producing the Show. 2 Almost 36,000 copies were sold, -g PHSNews We added two pages per issue to provide more information about the Society's trips, activities and special events. Bookends, published quarterly as part of the News, and devoted to new books and other Library information, generated 500 requests for library materials. SbinvUme Showtime, a two-page daily newsletter distributed at the Flower Show to the Show family, debuted this year with 10 issues. More than 500 copies were printed each day for distribution to exhibitors, volunteers, PHS and Civic Center staffs, program sellers, security and traffic police. Why a newsletter now? Because the Philadelphia Flower Show has changed and grown and next year Olivia Lehman, one of the 47 authors who wrote for Green Scene last year, checks details on slides for an upcoming issue of Green Scene. 10 we'll grow even bigger. The best thing we've all had working at the Show over the last three decades is our sense of family, the joy of participation, as well as the stimulus of competition. Showtime tells us how exhibitors are doing in the daily judging; how all our jobs fit together. We hope it will make our work at the Show easier and continue to give us a sense of being part of a large and wonderful event. The most popular part of Showtime w^s the gossip column "Flower Show Dirt." PHS Library Books were checked out and returned to the Library at a smart clip this year: a 16% increase in circulation from the past year, with 3,887 books and videotapes on loan. Of these, 3,619 items were loaned to PHS members; 212 items were sent to members of the North American Rock Garden Society and to the Hardy Plant Society/Mid-Atlantic Group; and 56 items to other libraries. Reference inquiries also increased: 1,918 queries via visit, telephone, or letter, a 23% increase over the previous year. Inquiries come from around the comer, e.g. a plant I.d. for the Independence National Historical Park staff, and from a distance, when we supplied National Gallery of Art curators with the history of Philadelphia's Washington Square. Heavier library use reflects members' greater awareness of the Library's programs and services. This awareness comes from the popular Book Ends; News From the PHS Library, a quarterly supplement to the PHS News; and from Library handouts such as the "Members' Guide to the PHS Library." Other revised Library handouts include a list of speakers on horticultural and related topics and the Library's video list. The annual Book Sale, held in September in conjunction with the Plant Dividend, is a wonderful way to stock your gardening library with carefully selected book offered at reasonable prices. This year's sale was no exception, with over 500 books sold. The Friends of the Library Evening in November featured book collector David Andrews, who spoke on "Collecting Botanical and Horticultural Literature." While our books help gardeners increase their horticultural knowledge, there is no substitute for thoughtful, expert, friendly gardening advice from the Horticultural Hotline, PHS's telephone service of quick answers to gardening dilemmas. It is staffed by 20 expert volunteers who answer anything from "how do I prune raspberries?" to "how do I get rid of poison ivy?" The Hotline is available 9:30-noon, Mondays through Fridays, January through November. To contact the Hotline, call (215) 922-8043; fax (215) 625-8288; or e-mail toJEVANS@HSLC.ORG 18th Century Garden The colorftjl gardens at the Society lure passersby in spring, summer and fall, especially on Wednesdays when the volunteer gardeners plant, maintain and weed. The summer garden of '94 had a tropical feel as white caladiums erupted, encircled by rose campion (Lychnis coronaria); salvia, nicotiana and heliotrope drew the eye with The Library fills up with book borrowers during the day; volunteers seeking information for Flower Show exhibits; researchers checking archives . . . and sometimes just a member relaxing between meetings. their passionate intensity. The spring of '95 was welcomed with pastel bulbs blooming in the 18th Century Garden — Tulips: 'Esther,' 'Shirley,' and 'Dreaming Maid,' were interplanted with the Narcissus 'Golden Dukat' and 'White Lion.' Pansies 'Beaconfield' and 'Majestic White" underplanted this soft, shaded display. The gardening year's highlight was the construaion by Independence National Historical Park of a new gazebo in the garden. Exhibits Jamie Perkins's Agri-sculpture, fashioned from ordinary tools and farm machinery parts into whimsical animals and shapes, captivated visitors with their imagination and whimsy at a three-month exhibit at the Society, indoors and out. So enchanting, the exhibit encored at the Harvest Show. Rockwood Museum of Wilmington, Delaware, festooned PHS's lobby with the pageantry of "A Victorian Christmas." Visitors were drawn to the painting exhibitions throughout the year: Margaret Thompson's "Treasure & Care for the Earth," Signe Hall's "Portraits and Passages," and Maureen Hannifin's "Romance in Bloom." 11 Volunteers You are everywhere and you do everything — from mentoring to weeding; from experimenting with hard-to-grow plants to distributing them at a plant giveaway; from staffing the Hotline to selling books at our Library's book sale. You come from executive suites and kitchens; from hospitals and law firms; from the beautifril estate and the neighborhood struggling to reclaim itself, and everywhere in between. You arrive first thing in the morning or stop by after work. Sometimes you help train staff in computer lore, and you oversee our investments. More than 2,000 of you have participated at each of our recent Flower Shows, some with responsibilities equivalent to running a moderate-sized business. You have joined with staff to plan the Flower Show move to its new site in 1996, and through the year have guided us to secure our new headquarters for our move in the summer of 1996. And we're counting on more of you than ever in this next year. When you say "I gave at the office," you're not just whistling Dixie; you give and give and give. Thank you. 13 s^ You are the wind beneath our wings Without you we could not fly SHOWS 14 PHILADELPHIA FLOWER SHOW Philadelphia Civic Center March 5-12, 1995 Judging and Preview March 4, 1995 For the last time visitors enjoyed a Show at the Philadelphia Civic Center. From Canada to California, from Center City Philadelphia to Chester County, they came to enjoy the exhibits, participate in programs and learn about growing and gardening. For our swan song we gave them a touch of the past and a taste of the future. From the past a Roman Banquet setting and Shakespearean garden; looking to the future, they encountered a spaceship garden and an earthly garden where mortals would, through the benefits of genetic engineering, grow plants from different climatic zones, such as pines and palms in one garden. International representation remains strong in the Philadelphia Flower Show and among our 57 major exhibitors one exhibitor of long Jack Blandy of Stoney Bank Nurseries works at set-up on his trend-setting Central Feature design at the Flower Show which forecasted technological changes in gardening. Blandy is a member of the Flower Show Executive Committee. standing came from Korea, another from Italy, and new exhibitors from England and Peru. Once again we say many, many thanks to our exhibitors and volunteers who did an outstanding job and also to all our sponsors and especially to presenting sponsor PNC Bank. Planning the '96 Sb(nv After honing our presentation for 30 years at the Philadelphia Civic Center, we looked at the '95 Show from a new perspective as we tried to anticipate all the changes we must make for a successful opening at the Pennsylvania Convention Center next February. Throughout the year, we had run tours for exhibitors, volunteers and members at the Pennsylvania Convention Center. During Show Week we hosted visits at the Civic Center from Pennsylvania Convention Center management staff, from ARAMARK studying food service operations and from other operational groups ranging from electrical contractors to traffic consultants. '96 Flower Sh(tw Week Local hotels, restaurants and cultural attractions also visited to hear more about our goals for a Flower Show Week Celebration, planned not only for area residents, but also to entice those who visit the Show from beyond the immediate area to increase the duration of thefr stay. From surveys at the '95 and prior shows, we know that approximately 30% of our audience comes from beyond Pennsylvania, New Jersey and Delaware; we want these visitors to stay overnight in Philadelphia, to eat in our restaurants and to enjoy our cultural attractions. Representatives from the Pennsylvania Convention Center and the Philadelphia Convention and Visitors Bureau are our partners in this venture, under the leadership of Mayor Rendell. Attendance was 214,721 compared to 232,363 in '94 and 167,255 in '93, the year of the deadly blizzard. A young and future gardener checks out a pepper Bounty Basket at the 1994 Harvest Show. 15 Future judges in the making? 16 THE HARVEST SHOW The Horticulture Center Fairmount Park September 17 & 18 "Children Celebrate the Harvest," especially evident in the design section of the Harvest Show, featured class titles related to children's games and activities: Jacks; Computer Games; Grandmother's Attic; and Penny Candy. The Youth Seaion of the Show added new classes that brought in more and wonderfully original entries. Design classes in the Youth Section explored the nature of children of yesterday, today and tomorrow with a tea party, recycling and a trip into the space age with a futuristic arrangement. Almost 600 classes, including floral and vegetable bounty baskets, 1 10 preserved product classes, ornamentals and container-grown vegetables, among others, gave both individual and community gardeners a chance to compete good-naturedly and to learn from their fellow gardeners. Tents added to the Show's layout of prior years accommodated an expanded marketplace and larger food service area featuring grilled fare with seating around the reflecting pool and fountain. Approximately 6,000 people attended the Harvest Show. The festivities were concluded with an informal Awards presentation just before closing on Sunday afternoon. 1995 JUNIOR FLOWER SHOW The Bourse between 4th & 5th streets & Market & Chestnut streets May 17-18, 1995 Make a Wish — Happy Birthday In Celebration of the 20th Anniversary of the Show 1260 Total entries 840 horticultural 420 artistic 10 challenge class 40 groups entered — schools, scout groups, 4-H groups, pre-schools and others. PREVIEW DINNER Margo Eremus, our talented and energetic chair, and the Preview Dinner Committee welcomed more than 3,000 guests at this year's gala. Guests enjoyed cocktails, hors d'oeuvres, music, jugglers, and a chance to view the Show at a leisurely pace before opening to the public on Sunday. More than 2,000 of our guests remained for a seated dinner in the Civic Center's Convention Hall, which was decorated to resemble a series of medieval tents. Festooned with fabrics and flowers in rich, jewel tones, the colors symbolized the Society's outreach: the pink of the Azalea Garden, our Ribbon of Gold and all the activities of Philadelphia Green. Here, guests dined in the company of 24 of the past 29 Preview Dinner chairs, who, over the years, have helped to raise more than $4 million. We're grateful to all our guests for their contributions to the Society through the Preview Dinner. PNC Bank as the 1995 Flower Show's Presenting Sponsor for the fourth year hosted a lunch at the Pennsylvania Convention Center for the Preview Dinner Committee. PNC Bank president and CEO Richard L. Smoot at the podium and Linda Madara, a past Preview Dinner chair in the foreground. 17 V '*?i-- 4 «*'X- iVl^ i«j^ it" 'iP'ltj ' AKUtjutg lluHg5 lui|)()eK al We Work and Have Far left: A garden reception for new members and Flower Show volunteers at Society headquarters. Top right: Diane Allen, 1995 Philadelphia Flower Show chair, chats with Mary Jo Strawbridge, 1996 chair, and her husband Frank (right) at the Show party, which was held at Chanticleer in Wayne, Pa. (Left) William Mills, member of the Flower Show Executive Committee. Bottom right: And the winner is . . . Carolyn Langfttt reads off the name of the winner of a pair of fi-ee tickets to the Azalea Garden Party at a kick-off reception for the committee at the Omni Hotel. Langfitt and Dennis Green are committee co-chairs. 19 AWARDS PENNSYLVANIA HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY AWARDS 1994 Distinguished Achievement Award — Francis H. Cabot 1994 Certificate of Merit — Florie Dotson, Friends Hospital, Charlotte and Alan Slack 1994 Collegiate Scholarship — Christopher Drossner Patzke 1995 PHILADELPHIA FLOWER SHOW AWARDS Best in Show Landscape: Gale Nurseries, Inc. Florist: LeRoy's Flowers & Gifts, Inc. Academic Educational: Williamson Free School of Mechanical Trades Nonacademic Educational: Organic Gardening Magazine/The Rodale Institute Research Center Nonprofit Display: North American Rock Garden Society, Delaware Valley Chapter photo by Ira BeckoflF J0 I At the 1994 Harvest Show awards presentation two generations of exhibitors sported Bronze Medals-. Grandmother Leanora Williams for the Ren Parks Community Garden exhibit: Container- grown vegetables, fruits, annuals and Shannon Summers ( Leanora's granddaughter ) for the Pastorius Ecology Club's Ornamental plants grown in a container in the Youth Section. Competitive Class Sweepstakes Horticultural Sweepstakes (Individual): Mr. &Mrs. Samuel M. V. Hamilton Runner-up: Sylvia Lin Horticultural Sweepstakes (Organization): Old York Road Garden Club Runner-up: South fersey Organic Gardening Club Artistic Sweepstakes (Individual): W. Eugene Burkhart, Jr. Runner-up: Rosemarie Vassalluzzo Artistic Sweepstakes (Organization): Wissahickon Garden Club Runner-up: Garden Club of Philadelphia Competitive Classes Sweepstakes (Club): Garden Club of Wilmington Runner-up: Old York Road Garden Club Grand Sweepstakes (Individual): Art Wolk Runner-up: Rosemarie Vassalluzzo THE PARADIGM AWARD The Greater Philadelphia Chamber of Commerce Paradigm Award is presented annually to one woman in business whose outstanding personal and professional accomplishments serve as a model for success: to Jane G. Pepper, President, Pennsylvania Horticultural Society. THE ARTHUR HOYT SCOTT GARDEN & HORTICULTURE AWARD Since its inception in 1930, this award has been made from time to time to recognize individuals who have made outstanding national contributions to the science and art of gardening. For the second time in the history of the award, it was granted to an organization rather than an individual: The Peimsylvaiiia Horticultural Society received the award and $2,000 "in recognition of work in creating and developing a wider interest in gardening." THE UNIVERSITY OF DELAWARE ALUMNI WALL OF FAME Jane G. Pepper in recognition of her outstanding professional accomplishments. 1995 GOLD MEDAL PLANT AWARD Four woody plants chosen for their outstanding ornamental and cultural characteristics were given the 1995 Gold Medal Plant Award by the Committee. The trees Aesculus pavia and Halesia diptera magniflora provide maximum bloom with minimum maintenance. Heptacodium miconioides adds interest to the autumn landscape with flower and fruit, and Ilex verticillata 'Winter Red' dazzles in the garden through winter. 21 Jane G. Pqjper receives Mayor Rendell's congratulations as recipient of the Greater Philadelphia Chamber of Commerce's prestigious Paradigm Award. To the left is GPCC president Charles Pizzi. photo by Raymond H. Holman PHILADELPHIA GREEN 22 Does the gentle art of horticulture have anything to say to the harsh economic realities of joblessness and declining American cities? Can a tree nursery help fight poverty in North Philadelphia? Why should a homeless man who lost his job in the latest of many factory closings care about an herb garden? Like most aging cities in the Northeast, Philadelphia has lost jobs and people — 500,000 of them since World War II. As a result, large and small parcels of land, former factory and housing sites, now lie abandoned. By the latest count, the city has 15,000 vacant lots — commonly called "brownfields," the scourge of industrial cities in a post- industrial age. Collecting only weeds and trash and providing no revenue, this urban vacant land multiplies as swiftly as the most invasive mugwort. Declining city budgets, snarling bureaucracy, and an outdated mindset that views land as nothing more than a tax rateable without thought for other amenities has elevated the problem of derelict land to seemingly hopeless proportions. Counter-balancing that bleak picture is a new movement powered by community-based organizations in which city residents are taking control of their own destinies. In 1994, Philadelphia Green with its community greening partnerships forged over 20 years, commissioned an exhaustive study of urban vacant land and its potential uses. Seeking out innovative approaches to coping with increasing rates of vacancy and abandonment in 14 cities, including Philadelphia Green's own dramatic local successes in urban open space planning, development and preservation, the report puts the problem on the table. It provides vital information to infuse an ongoing national debate with hope — hope that the "problem" of urban vacant land can become an "opportunity" to revitalize America s cities. Urban Vacant Land: Issues and Recommendations offers a plan for neighborhood open space management and a vision of the 1 Community volunteers worked at planning st^es with the PHS Park Program staff to create a garden at the Marion Anderson Recreation Center at 1 7th & Fitzwater Streets. Here passersby talk with Brad Coons, a community resident and volunteer, about the garden's progress. urban landscape that is not a toxic and litter-scattered symbol of decay and despair, but an asset to be seized by urban dwellers who want to revitalize their neighborhoods. It is fitting that such a repon should come out of Philadelphia, which leads the country in the scope of its community greening efforts. Philadelphia Green has been at the forefront of these efforts. ( Copies of the Executive Summary are available on request. ) A Tree Farm Grows in North Philadelphia On a 90° day in July, Philip Stewart is tending 257 potted trees scattered over a formerly vacant lot at 15th and Cecil B. Moore Avenue in North Philadelphia. The trees — white oak. river birch, dogwood, weeping cherry, Kentucky coffee tree, zelkova, ironwood — and Stewart himself are part of a Philadelphia Green partnership with the local community organization. Sea Change, and with the Beech Corporation, and Temple University's Landscape Training Program to develop a "green" industry in this neglected part of the city. With training from Sea Change and continuing assistance from Temple and Philadelphia Green, Stewart was able to start his own landscaping business. "I hope when I'm established, I can employ a couple of kids from the neighborhood." On an adjacent lot at the same site, teenagers are planting herbs and vegetables. Watching them. Sea Change president Rosalind Johnson 23 24 talks about business incubators, housing initiatives, and environmental education. She talks about teaching the teens who are part of a summer work program funded by the Private Industry Council: "how important trees are; how important flowers are; and how we can develop businesses to help us actually live off the land." The fledgling tree farm and herb/ vegetable garden are part of a larger economic development plan for North Philadelphia that Johnson says, "will help us beautify our community and sustain ourselves financially." With training from Sea Change and continuing assistance from Temple and Philadelphia Green, Stewart was able to start his own landscaping business. "I hope when I'm established, I can employ a couple of kids from^ the neighborhood. " A few blocks from the tree farm, an outdoor classroom garden at Meade Elementary School begins early to teach kids who grow up on concrete about burly beeches and Jersey pines. Local residents received salaries to build the garden. These projects are among Philadelphia Green initiatives to provide alternative uses for land that can generate jobs for residents and draw dollars into economically depressed neighborhoods. Community development organizations, which have traditionally built and rehabilitated housing, conducted job training, and provided other social services such as drug counselling, are beginning to value greening as an economic tool in a battle to save their neighborhoods. Increasingly, Philadelphia Green provides technical assistance for these projects. With the Women's Community Revitalization Project, Philadelphia Green's Garden Tender workshops helped residents brighten their newly rehabilitated housing in sections of West Philadelphia and North Philadelphia with flowers and shrubs. In western North Philadelphia, Philadelphia Green developed a neighborhood open space plan for Advocate Community l3evelopment Corporation near the Church of the Advocate, and after drug dealers firebombed the office of Community United Against Drugs (CUNAD) east of Broad Street in North Philadelphia, Philadelphia Green helped CUNAD plant trees on five blocks as symbols that someone cared and would not be driven away by intimidation. Toward Livable Cities of the 21st Century "Digging in" takes on new meaning in economically distressed urban communities where planting street trees can send a strong and clear message: "This is our neighborhood. We care about it. Here we stand." Philadelphia Green's Tree Tenders, a program that teaches basic care of street trees, enlarged its scope to seven neighborhoods in 1994, to motivate people to improve their neighborhood lives — and attract the funds to do something about it. Tree Tender groups Mindy Maslin, PHS Outigpach coor' new Tree Tender demonstrat^^d^ hundred Tree Tenders receiveanrne-«.ww then fanned out through 40 communities*: Philadelphtato become stewards of trees, a pi resource,^il'theirstre^*"-^^^^ ^j^ 26 independently raised nearly $80,000 to line their blocks with trees. Public green spaces also enhance life in the city, and Philadelphia Green continued to maintain and provide oversight for the 26th Street meadows on the approach from the airport and at Ribbons of Gold tended by volunteers at Eastern State Penitentiary, the Spring Garden median strip, and along the North Broad Greenway. Near the Delaware River, Philadelphia Green oversees the maintenance and rehabilitation of the parks that cover 1-95 between the Walt Whitman and Ben Franklin bridges, under contract from the Interstate Land Management Corporation. And plans move ahead to refurbish the grounds around the Philadelphia Museum of Art. Recreational areas — another important contribution to the quality of neighborhood life in the city — also received a boost from Philadelphia Green with continuing restoration of Germantown's Vernon Park; Wharton Square and the Marion Anderson Recreational Center in Southwest Philadelphia; and Norris Square in North Philadelphia, east of Broad Street. Here, too, neighborhood groups pitched in where declining city budgets left off, and Philadelphia Green is helping to develop self-sustaining, community- based groups to serve as park stewards. Urban Vacant Land: Issues and Recommendations offers several guiding principles for a new approach to vacant land. Among them is the recommendation that urban vacant land must be viewed in a comprehensive, regional context "to engage in region-wide planning efforts that transcend jurisdictional boundaries. State and federal policy makers should take steps to reform programs and policies that discourage brownfield development and encourage suburban growth — to the detriment of urban areas." Involvement of inner city residents is key to the long-term viability of cities, the report says. With technical assistance from organizations such as the Pennsylvania Horticultural Society's Philadelphia Green, and by forging new public and private frinding parmerships, new urban land use patterns can be created. "It would be naive to suggest that any but the most draconian policy initiatives could reverse the effects of -r^c^ 5^/ ;- ^ ■ / ■ ..r/ Part of PHS's region-wide vision for restoring public landscapes to their former states is this meadow, part of the 26th Street Gateway Project at the edge of the Sun Oil Refinery. The Society coordinates the landscapes with Sun Co. Inc., the City, CONRAIL, PennDOT, and Philadelphia Outdoor. urban decentralization and restore abandoned neighborhoods and industrial zones to their former states," says the report, but adds this hopeful note: "Vacant land can The challenge, then, is for urban dwellers and urban governments to make cities a better place to live by learning how to deal effectively with vacant land. become an urban amenity. It can be converted into parks, community gardens, recreation areas, private yards, commons' for new housing developments, managed fields, off- street parking, and other public open space. "Vacant land can be incorporated into the fabric of neighborhoods, allowing city residents to enjoy the lower-density lifestyles sought by migrants to the suburbs. "The challenge, then, is for urban dwellers and urban governments to make cities a better place to live by learning how to deal effectively with vacant land." In its 21st year, forging partnerships to create lively neighborhoods that will, in turn, contribute to a more livable city, continues as a Philadelphia Green priority. 27 CONTRIBUTORS 28 MAJOR CONTRIBUTORS PNC Bank, Presenting Sponsor, Flower Show ACME & Jergens AT&T B-101.1 Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, Department of Commerce CONRAIL Mrs. Lammot duPont Copeland CoreStates Trust & Investment Group Drinker Biddle & Reath The Hamilton Family Foundation Meridian Bank The William Penn Foundation The Pew Charitable Trusts Philadelphia Flower Show, Inc. Alfred M. Campbell, Jr. Vice President/Treasurer J. Liddon Pennock, Jr. President Sun Company, Inc. THE 1827 SOCIETY Cynthia H. Affleck Mr. & Mrs. Samuel L Allen, III Mr. & Mrs. Harris C. Aller, Jr. The Annenberg Foundation Anonymous (3) Emesta D. Ballard Beatrice W. & Robert L. Bast Charlotte & Raul Betancourt Mrs. George P. Bissell, Jr. Mr. & Mrs. James F. Bodine Mr. & Mrs. Thomas H. Bown, II Hildegarde S. Boylan D-J & Howard Brosius Mr. & Mrs. John A Brown Mr. & Mrs. W. Thacher Brown Mr. & Mrs. Robert Byers Mr. & Mrs. Francis H. Cabot Mr. & Mrs. Richard C Caldwell Mr. & Mrs. Morris Cheston, Jr. Eloise W. Choate Mrs. Gamett Y. Clark, Jr. George R. Clark Mr. & Mrs. Herb Clarke Mrs. Lammot duPont Copeland Mr. & Mrs. Stephen S. Cunningham Maude deSchauensee Mr. & Mrs. Henry Disston Mr. & Mrs. F. Eugene Dixon, Jr. Donald L. & June P. Felley Dr. John P. Fernandez Mr. & Mrs. Walt Flowers Mr. & Mrs. David B. Ford Mr. & Mrs. William H. Frederick, Jr. Wendy Fritz Mr. & Mrs. Stephen Gansz Mrs. Edward J. Garra Dr. & Mrs. James H. Gault Mr. & Mrs. Kenneth W. Gemmill Mr. & Mrs. Eugene G. Grace Mr. & Mrs. George R. Graham, Jr. Mr. & Mrs. Robert L. Gray, III Mr. & Mrs. Frederick C. Haab Mrs. F. Otto Haas Mr. & Mrs. Samuel M. Hamilton, V Mr. & Mrs. Richard A. Hansen Beatrice Mcllvain Harkins Dr. & Mrs. Francis F. Hart Katharine T. Haupt Mrs. Robert A. Hauslohner Mr. & (Mrs.+) Richard E. Heckert Mr. & Mrs. Wesley M. Heilman, III Mrs. Robert M. Hewes, III Mr. & Mrs. William Heyser Harry Edward Hill Charles S. Holman, Jr. Mrs. Adrian S. Hooper Mr. & Mrs. Thomas Hyndman Mr. & Mrs. Robert F. Irwin, IV Eugene W. Jackson Mr. & Mrs. Charles J. Kenkelen Kenneth C. King Josephine Klein Dr. & Mrs. John K. Knorr, III Mr. & Mrs. Berton E. Korman Mrs. H. Vernon Lapp Dr. & Mrs. Paul M. Un Mrs. R. Schuyler Lippincott Mr. & Mrs. William D. MacDowell Mrs. Thomas Marshall Mr. & Mrs. Alfred S. Martin Mr. & Mrs. Gerald J. McConomy Judge & Mrs. John G. McDevitt, III McFarland Landscape Service, Inc. Mr. & Mrs. Donald G. McLean Mr. & Mrs. William L McLean, III Leslie Miller & Richard Worley Mr. & Mrs. I. Wistar Morris, III Mr. & Mrs. Bertram O'Neill Mrs. Joseph S. Pendleton, Jr. J. Liddon Pennock, Jr. Jane G. & G. Willing Pepper Mr. & Mrs. James I. Plyler Mr. & Mrs. Alfred W. Putnam, Jr. Ann & Frank Reed Pat & Scott Sanders Mr. & Mrs. John J.F. Sherrerd Mr. & Mrs. Charles R. Stauffer, Jr. Joly & Jim Stewart (Mr.+) & Mrs. F. Joseph Stokes Mr. & Mrs. Francis R. Strawbridge, III +Deceased Members come to the Annual Plant Dividend armed with lists from the PHSNews to seek out special treasures. Members supply the plants and others offer cultivation tips to one another as they make their selections. John & Ann Swan Mrs. Henry M. Thornton, Sr. Margaret B. & Robert C. Wallis Mr. & Mrs. Charles G. Ward, III Mrs. W. Beaumont Whitney Mrs. John G. Williams Mrs. John C. Wister Dr. & Mrs. Heber E. Yeagley Barbara & Bob Young Mrs. John R. Young Cameras help make visits to the Flower Show a memorable experience. CONTRIBUTORS Listed below are those contributors whose gifts of money or services were in excess of $300. Where a couple or company is listed, the gift was in excess of $600. Advanta Foundation Mr. & Mrs. John A. Affleck Diane & Samuel L Allen 3rd Mr. & Mrs. Harris C. Aller, Jr. Gisela & Dennis Alter American Re Corporation American Water Works Co., Inc. Andersen Consulting Frederick W. Anton 3rd Mr. & Mrs. Louis J. Appel, Jr. ARAMARK The Arcadia Foundation ARCO Chemical Company Mr. & Mrs. Richard M. Armstrong, Jr. Mr. & Mrs. Thomas N. Armstrong 3rd Arthur Andersen LLP Mr. & Mrs. John L. Asher Asplundh Foundation Christopher B. Asplundh Mr. & Mrs. Paul S. Asplundh Carol Ann Atterbury Mr. & Mrs. Thomas J. Auchter William J. Avery Mrs. A. L Baldock Mrs. C. Wanton Balis, Jr. John K. Ball Ballard Spahr Andrews & Ingersoll Mr. & Mrs. James M. Ballengee The Barra Foundation, Inc. Martha B. & Alexis Barron Mr. & Mrs. John R. Bartholdson Mr. & Mrs. Robert A. Bartlett Richard F. Baruch Bell Atlantic-Pennsylvania Berwind, Inc. Betz Laboratories, Inc. 5_ BHC Securities, Inc. 1 Mr. & Mrs. John K. Binswanger £. Mrs. George P. Bissell, Jr. ?. Bloomingdale's ^ Mr. & Mrs. James F. Bodine The Body Shops of Ardmore & King Crown Cork & Seal Company, Inc. of Prussia Mr. & Mrs. Edward M. D'Alba The Boeing Company, Defense &. Mr. & Mrs. Nicholas DeBenediais Space Group Dechert Price & Rhoads Dr. & Mrs. Dennis Bonner Patricia Desmond Mr. & Mrs. Nathaniel R. Bowditch Mr. & Mrs. F. Eugene Dixon, Jr. Mr. & Mrs. Thomas H. Bown 2nd Mr. & Mrs. Albert L Doering 3rd Hildegarde S. Boyian Mr. & Mrs. Thomas Dolan 4th Mr. & Mrs. Joseph P. Breslin Christine L. Drake John C. Breyer Estate of Jane G. Dreher Sally & Dick Brickman Drexel University Garrison Brinton Lee & Phoebe Driscoll J. Howard & D-J Brosius Duane, Morris & Heckscher Frederick H. Brown The Hon. & Mrs. Pienre S. duPont Mr. & Mrs. W. Thacher Brown Dominic J. & Patricia M. Durinzi MedfordJ. Brown 3rd Mrs. Theodore E. Eckfeldt Roland K. Bullard 2nd Mary Eiseman Mr. & Mrs. Orville H. Bullitt Mr. & Mrs. Robert M. Elder Mr. & Mrs. Charles A Burton Mr. & Mrs. Michael J. Emmi Mr. & Mrs. Robert L Byers Dr. & Mrs. Joseph L Eremus Mr. & Mrs. Richard C Caldwell Ernst & Young LLP Ron Calibraro Estate of Leonora L. Estler Anthony Canicke Dr. & Mrs. Andrew T. Fanelli Mr. & Mrs. James T. Carson Dr. & Mrs. Donald L. Felley Sr. Clare Carty, OSF Allen Fisher Edward Lee Cave Mr. & Mrs. Walter Fisher, Jr. Mr. & Mrs. Daniel L. Cheney Mrs. Thomas Fisher, Jr. Mr. & Mrs. Morris Cheston, Jr. Mrs. William I. Forbes Chevrolet/GEO Leonard Franckowiak Eloise W. Choate James N. Freid Dr. & Mrs. William L Chollak Mr. & Mrs. Jack M. Friedland CIGNA Foundation Friends Hospital 31 Theodore Clattenburg Stev^^rt Furlong Mr. & Mrs. George Y. Clement Mr. & Mrs. Charles H. Gale, Sr. Mrs. William F. Clements Susanna A. Gardner Mr. & Mrs. William S. Colehower Dr. & Mrs. James H. Gault Michael & Ellen Colibraro Helen & Kenneth W. Gemmill Mr. & Mrs. Tristram C Colket, Jr. General Accident Group Mr. & Mrs. Thomas M. Collins William W.Gibb Ian M. Comisky James B. Ginty Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, Mr. & Mrs. Henry L Good Council on the Arts Charles B. Grace, Jr. The Connelly Foundation Mr. & Mrs. Eugene G. Grace, Jr. CoreStates Bank, N A David Green Dr. & Mrs. Joseph V. Conroy Mr. & Mrs. Richard Greenawalt Mr. & Mrs. James R. Cox Mr. & Mrs. W. Peny Gresh Frank & Jocelyn Craparo Mr. & Mrs. Frederick C. Haab Credit Suisse John & Chara Haas 32 Mrs. F. Otto Haas Leonard & Nancy Haas Phoebe W. Haas Charitable Trust Mr. & Mrs. Richard Hamilton Mr. & Mrs. Samuel M. V. Hamilton Mr. & Mrs. William P. Hankowsky Mr. & Mrs. Richard A. Hansen Mr. & Mrs. Henry F. Harris Emily Wallace & Gregory Harvey Robert D. Harwick Mr. & Mrs. John V. Hastings Elizabeth Hayes Gail & Peter Heam Mary Ellen C. Hearst Nancy B. Heckscher Mr. & Mrs. Wesley M. Heilman 3rd Mr. & Mrs. John G. Hendrickson Joseph H. & Alice Hennessy Mr. & Mrs. Harry E. Hill 3rd Mr. & Mrs. Roger S. Hillas Mr. & Mrs. Joseph S. Holman Mr. & Mrs. Harold A. Honickman Mr. & Mrs. Louis Hood Mr. & Mrs. Adrian S. Hooper Mr. & Mrs. Bruce S. Hooper Elizabeth S. Hooper Foundation Quita W. Horan Mr. & Mrs. Samuel Morse Huffer Mr. & Mrs. William A. Humenuk Independence Blue Cross Independence Foundation Mrs. I. Grant Irey, Jr. Mr. & Mrs. Eugene Jackson Paul James Mr. & Mrs. James W. Jennings Johnson & Higgins of Pa., Inc. Mr. & Mrs. Horace C. Jones Bobette Jones Barbara Juda Kaiserman Management Co. Dr. & Mrs. Herbert Kaufmann Larry Keller Marjorie A. Kellmer Mr. & Mrs. Charles J. Kenkelen Keystone Health Plan East Kenneth C. King Arthur Klein Josephine Klein Kling-Lindquist Partnership KMR Management, Inc. Dr. & Mrs. F. Peter Kohler Mr. & Mrs. Edward R. Kohnstam Mr. & Mrs. Berton E. Korman KPMG Peat Marwick Christine Bancheri & John E. Krampft Norman M. & Hermie Kranzdorf Mr. & Mrs. Daniel M. Kristol Mr. & Mrs. Leonard H. Krouse Mrs. A. Bodine Lamont Mr. & Mrs. Thomas W. Langfitt Jean Lauer Mr. & Mrs. Edward B. Leisenring, Jr. Linda Levitt Mr. & Mrs. John L Lewis Paula Librett Dr. & Mrs. Paul M. Un Joel T. Loeb Mrs. Edward F. Logan Sigimundus W. W. Lubsen Estate of Brenda Cameron Lyons Mrs. Lawrence MacElree Mr. & Mrs. Douglas J. MacMaster, Jr. Mr. & Mrs. W. Jack MacNeish Elizabeth Madeira Harry R. Madeira Mr. & Mrs. James J. Maguire Jane Nicholson Mangrum Mr. & Mrs. Sheldon B. Margolis Mrs. Robert C. McAdoo Jennifer A. McAleese Peter & Bonnie McCausland Mr. & Mrs. A Donald McCulloch Ann McDevitt Sheila & Paul P. McFarland Mr. & Mrs. Mike McGrath Mr. & Mrs. William L McLean 3rd Marian F. McLean Mr. & Mrs. John C McMeekin Ann & Donald McPhail Mr. & Mrs. James M. Mead Mellon PSFS Merck &. Co., Inc. Paul W. Meyer Mr. & Mrs. Howard L Meyers Shirley Milgrim Mr. & Mrs. John E. Miller Mr. & Mrs. John F. Miller Richard B. Worley & Leslie A. Miller Walter J. Miller Foundation Mr. & Mrs. Edward A, Montgomery Carol P. Morgan Mr. & Mrs. Walter L Morgan Mr. & Mrs. I. Wistar Morris 3rd Morris Arboretum of the University^ of Pennsylvania Mr. & Mrs. Stephen R. Moynahan KatherineJ. Muckle Dr. &. Mrs. J. Brien Murphy Frank H. & Janet Mustin Dr. & Mrs. David Naide Mr. & Mrs. Robert E. Naylor Mrs. Harry R. Neilson, Jr. Mr. & Mrs. John J. Nesbitt 3rd Mr. & Mrs. George Q. Nichols Mr. & Mrs. Robert E. O'Connor Mrs. Eugene Ormandy PECO Energy Company PNC Bank PNC Financial Services Group M. J. Palmer Mrs. Richard Parry The Perm Mutual Life Insurance Co. Mr. & Mrs. J. Liddon Pennock, Jr. Penntech Transfer Corporation G. Willing & Jane G. Pepper LeRoy Perper Mr. & Mrs. R. Anderson Pew The Philadelphia Contributionship A young visitor to the Junior Show enjoys a blue ribbon exhibit of daisies and mums in the sh^je of a 16 for a "Sweet 16" party. Philadelphia Fountain Society Philadelphia Outdoor Mr. & Mrs. Walter M. Phillips, Jr. Lawrence L Plummer Mr. & Mrs. Seymour S. Preston 3rd Mr. & Mrs. A. Edward Pringle 3rd Bruce T. Prolow Dr. & Mrs. Peter Randall Mrs. David S. Randolph Sally Reath Frank E. & Ann L Reed Mark A. Ricigliano Mrs. Charles W. Riter RMS Technologies, Inc. Mr. & Mrs. Robert G. Rogers, Jr. Rohm and Haas Company Mrs. B. F. Roland Mr. & Mrs. Harry C. Rosenberg Mrs. Donald P. Ross Sherrill Rowland Gen. & Mrs. William C. Roxby, Jr. Stanley Russell Mr. & Mrs. Robert S. Ryan Saira, Inc. Saul Ewing Remick & Saul The Lawrence Saunders Fund Matthew Scanlan 2nd L Landon Scarlett Eric & Nina Schneider Mr. & Mrs. Donald A. Scott Robert Montgomery Scott ^ Mr. & Mrs. Peter A Sears Evelyn K. Seaton Fred & Meriel Shaffer Dr. & Mrs. Hass Shafia Mr. & Mrs. John F. Sherrerd Allen J. Simpson J. Peter Skirkanich Mr. & Mrs. Frank P. Slattery, Jr. Mrs. Charles T. Smith Susan Smith Marc J. Sonnenfeld Boyd L. Spahr, Jr. Suzanne V. M. Squires Mr. & Mrs. Charles R. Stauffer, Jr. Elizabeth Fahrion Steele Fred Stein Mr. & Mrs. Geofifrey Stengel, Jr. Mr. & Mrs. Robert L Stevens Mr. & Mrs. James B. Straw Mr. & Mrs. Francis R. Strawbridge 3rd Strawbridge & Clothier Marion Boulton Stroud Sun Company, Inc. John & Ann Swan Swarthmore College Mr. & Mrs. Samuel J. Talucci Tasty Baking Co. Taylor Hospital Mr. & Mrs. Stephen Teaford Technitrol, Inc. David B. Thayer Mr. & Mrs. Joseph Thomas Mr. & Mrs. Archibald G. Thomson Sir John R. H. Thouron Mr. & Mrs. Brian P. Tiemey Towers Perrin Mr. & Mrs. John C. Tuten, Jr. Dr. & Mrs. Eugene J. Van Scott Steven & Stephanie VoUa WCAU-TV Channel 10 Wallace, Roberts & Todd Mr. & Mrs. Ray S. Walker Mary Waltrich The Warwick Foundation Mr. & Mrs. Myron Waxman AdelleAWebb Sandra W. Weckesser George C. Werner 3rd Geraldine R. Wessel Dr. & Mrs. Clifton F. West, Jr. Wes Westley Roy F. Weston, Inc. The White Dog Cafe Phyllis G. Williams Ruth W. & A Morris Williams Patricia B. Willis David Wilmerding Penelope P. Wilson Diana S. Wister Xerox Corporation Dr. & Mrs. Heber E. Yeagley Robert C. & Barbara M. Young Mr. & Mrs. Robert R. Young L. Wilbur Zimmerman Zoological Society of Philadelphia REPORT OF THE FINANCE COMMITTEE We are pleased to report a successful year in which revenues exceeded expenses by $725,154. Again the excellent Flower Show attendance was responsible for much of the success. The major factor causing the decrease in nonoperating revenue was the completion in the last fiscal year (1994) of the special Flower Show Blizzard Recovery Fund. We are most grateful for the bequests from Jane Dreher, Leonara Ester, Mary Janney and Brenda Lyons during this fiscal year. Shown here are excerpts from the Society's financial statements for the years ended June 30, 1995 and 1994. These financial statements are subject to audit by Ernst & Young LLP, the Society's auditors. A complete financial statement is available for inspection at the Society's office. STATEMENTS OF FUND BALANCES Years Ended June 30, 1994 and 1995 35 Operating Fund Endowment Funds Unrestricted Restricted Total Balance, June 30, 1993 Excess of revenue over expenses Interflind transfer Investment income — restricted Gain on sales of investments »2,4 13,651 758,749 (970,346) 83,667,017 970,346 208,527 8213,583 48,851 86,294,251 758,749 48,851 208,527 Balance, June 30, 1994 Excess of revenue over expenses Investment income — restricted Gain on sale of investments 2,202,054 725,154 4,845,890 513,470 262,434 44,032 7,310,378 725,154 44,032 513,470 Balance, June 30, 1995 $2,927,208 15,359,360 8306,466 88,593,034 STATEMENTS OF OPERATING FUND INCOME 36 Year Ended June 30 1995 1994 perating revenue: Flower Show $3,807,566 $3,400,862 Philadelphia Green grants, contracts, and contributions 2,544,039 2,693,066 Preview Dinner 736,595 658,605 Membership dues 487,726 403,589 Other income 92,606 106,545 Membership and other activities 78,616 56,309 Other designated contributions 15,069 5,113 7,762,217 7,324,089 3,228,709 3,205,376 2,670,989 2,401,304 426,430 404,438 399,261 - 378,774 440,842 376,050 328,090 320,621 108,282 101,252 7,602,603 7,187,815 Operating expenses: Philadelphia Green Flower Show Membership and other activities Publications, Library, and Information Services Community Projects Preview Dinner Special Projects Gain from operations 159,614 136,274 Nonoperating revenue: Invested funds and savings accounts Schaffer Trust Undesignated contributions Special A}:)peal contributions Bequests Excess of revenue over expenses 395,995 44,032 39,103 325,404 42,879 57,949 189,876 479,130 638,744 86,410 $ 725,154 616,108 752,382 6,367 $ 758,749 1994-95 Fiscal Year Revenues & Expenses REVENUES INVESTMENT INCOME & BEQUESTS MEMBERSHIP DUES & ACTIVITIES PHILADELPHIA — GREEN 31% PREVIEW DINNER 9% FLOWER SHOW 45% CONTRIBUTIONS & OTHER INCOME EXPENSES PREVIEW DINNER 4% COMMUNITY PROJECTS 6% ACTIVITIES 6% FLOWER SHOW 35% 37 EDUCATIONAL SERVICES 5% SPECIAL PROJECTS 1% PHILADELPHIA GREEN 43% 38 PUBUC RELATIONS & MARKETING New roses, gargantuan pots and a 1942 Victory Garden dominated the media coverage of the 1995 Philadelphia Flower Show. CBS This Morning shot live from the Show for the fourth consecutive year, and Jeff Ball of NBC's Today Show interviewed major exhibitors about hot topics in gardening as television coverage for the Show hit an all-time high: 11 national broadcasts and more than 50 local newscasts. Newspapers around the country told the story of the Show's last year in the Civic Center and publicized the move to the new Convention Center in 1996. More than 1,700 news clippings were generated about the 1995 Show. Increasingly, the Flower Show produces spin-off coverage for the Society after the Show. Paula Zahn of CBS This Morning interviewed Jane Pepper in April about spring planting tips and reporters from USA Today and NBC Today Show planned follow-up stories on Philadelphia Green. The Public Relations & Marketing team grew this year with the addition of two part-time assistants and one full-time coordinator. This group will provide necessary support as we go forward through the next year of moving the Show to the Pennsylvania Convention Center and the Society to new headquarters. COMMITTEES Officers & Council OFFICERS Morris Cheston, Jr.* Chair J. Liddon Pennock, Jr. Vice-Chair Ann L Reed Vice-Chair Kathleen G. Putnam Treasurer Sallie Korman Secretary Jane G. Pepper President* COUNCIL Diane Alien Susan Armstrong Raul Betancourt Nila G. Betof Thomas H. Bown II Iris Brown W. Thacher Brown Richard C. Caldwell Herb Clarke Tina Colehower, ex officio Anne S. Cunningham Rena Ennis Margo Eremus, ex officio Donald L Felley Walter Fisher, Jr. Hayward Ford Sally Graham Dennis Green, ex officio Barbara J. Kaplan Anne Kellett, ex officio Sallie Korman Carolyn Langfitt, ex officio Sandy Manthorpe Charles N. Marshall Elizabeth P. McLean Robert W. Montgomery Martha Morris Kathleen G. Putnam Lee M. Raden Ann L Reed Robert S. Ryan Patricia B. Sanders Alan P. Slack Mary Jo Strawbridge Barbara H. Teaford Gloria Trower Sharon Turner Patricia L. Wilson Mary Lou Wolfe, ex officio Robert C. Young, M.D. Marc M. Zaharchuk EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE Morris Cheston, Jr., Chair Diane Allen W. Thacher Brown Sally Graham Sallie Korman Charles N. Marshall Elizabeth P. McLean J. Liddon Pennock, Jr. Kathleen G. Pumam Ann L Reed Mary Jo Strawbridge Patricia L. Wilson * The Chair of Council and the President serve ex officio on all committees. ART MUSEUM LANDSCAPE RESTORATION Kenneth S. Kaiserman, Co-Chair Ann Reed, Co Chair Cindy Affleck Steven Ashbridge Emesta Ballard Steve Bartlett Raul Betancourt Alan D. Bleznak Jean Bodine D-J & J. Howiard Brosius Lloyd Brown LisaCarr Morris Cheston, Jr. Ruth Colket Daniel W. Dietrich, II Anne d'Hamoncourt Fitz Eugene Dixon James Donaghy Jack Eckenrode Donald L. Felley Judy Foley Wes Francis 39 Annette Friedland Carol Gangwere Tim Gill Mikon Ginsburg Dodo Hamilton Barbara Kaplan Tom Kennedy James Kise Tom Kline Sallie & Bert Korman Carolyn Langfitt David Lipson Sandy Manthorpe Dorsha Mason Elizabeth McLean William E. Mifflin 40 Martha Morris Bob Morrone Kitty Muckle Chris Palmer J. Liddon Pennock, Jr. H. Theodore Proudford, III Henry H. Reichner, Jr. Robert Montgomery Scott Darrel Sewell Kathy Sherrerd Peter Simone Stanley P. Tuttleman Margaret Wallis Susie P. Wilmerding Ken Woodson Marc M. Zaharchuk AWARDS Sally Graham, Chair Kathryn S. Andersen Susan Armstrong Martha Barron Tina Colehower Betsy Gray Richard W. Ughty Elizabeth P. McLean J. Liddon Pennock, Jr. Claire Sawyers Sandra C. Ward AZALEA GARDEN PARTY Dennis P. Green, Co-Chair Carolyn Langfitt, Co-Chair Bob & Gail Irwin, Vice-Chairs Junior Committee David Thayer, Co-Chair Julia E. Wood, Co-Chair Ira Baeringer, Vice-Chair Lisa Timon, Vice-Chair FINANCE/PENSION W. Thacher Brown, Chair Donald L Felley Henry L Good William D. MacDowell W. Bruce McConnel 3rd Kathleen G. Pumam Robert S. Ryan Barbara H. Teaford Anthony Vale Patricia L Wilson FLOWER SHOW Executive Mary Jo Strawbridge, Chair Walter Fisher, Jr. Vice-Chair Diane Allen Anna Marie Amey Jack Blandy Thomas H. Bown II Richard C Caldwell F. Daniel Cathers Herb Clarke G. Morris Dorrance, Jr. Margo Eremus Sally Graham, ex officio Betsy Gray David Green Hany E. Hill Mimi McGettigan Kehan Anne Kellett J. William Mills George Q. Nichols J. Liddon Pennock, Jr. Audrey Pfeilsticker Lee M. Raden Frank E. Reed Bruce Robertson Rodney D. Robinson Alan P. Slack James B. Straw John P. Swan Paul Tickle Sandra Ward John Witmyer Thomas E. Wood Robert C. Young Sandra Young Preview Dinner Margo P. Eremus, Chair George Q. Nichols, Vice-Chair Cynthia M. Cheston Roy M. Fairman Bobby P. Grace Dee Hillas Janet Jones Jane H. Kilduff Sallie G. Korman Charles B. Landreth Rosalinda R. Madara Frances M. Maguire Bonnie McCausland Sheila W. McDevitt Martha H. Morris J. Brien Murphy J. Liddon Pennock, Jr. Judy Pote Kathleen G. Putnam Frank E. Reed Mollie Slattery Robert C. Wallis Robert C. Young Ann M. & Donald W. Kraftson, Chairs, Associates Cynthia W. & Benjamin R. Pierce, Vice-Chairs, Associates Els & Peter S. Paine, 3rd, Co- Chairs, funior Patrons Ann & Richard E. Miller, Co- Chairs, funior Patrons GARDEN VOLUNTEERS Wilma Crane Edward A Doelp Lilly Glazer Johanna Goedel Charles S. Holman, Jr. Helen Kaufman Kitty Lapp Jane A. Newcomer Harriett Richards Kinnie Schmidt Ruth Walker GOLD MEDAL PLANT AWARD EVALUATORS Richard Hesselein, Chair Darrel Apps Tom Dilatush William H.Frederick, Jr. Sheila Gmeiner William Heyser Steve Hutton Richard W. Lighty Paul Meyer Philip Normandy Claire Sawyers J. Franklin Styer Charles Zafonte Judith Zuk HOTLINE VOLUNTEERS Susan Armstrong Richard Both** George Clark** Alice Doering** Elizabeth Farley Joyce Fingerut Armen Gevjan Roxie Gevjan Nancy Greenwood** Tarn Harteir* Louis Hood Nat Nelson** Elise Payne Dot Plyler** Liz Schumacher Alan Slack** Irene Slater** John Swan Susan Wilmerding Mary Lou Wolfe L. Wilbur Zimmerman** ** indicates 10+ years of Hotline service The newly formed 1827 Society boasts 102 Charter Members; Herb Clarke (white shirt) chaired the formation of the new Membership category. At a celebration of the successful launch at Charter Members' Ann and John Swan's garden in West Chester, Jane Pepper (standing behind Herb) said "We're thrilled with the warm response from this group in its first year." 41 HARVEST SHOW Tina Colehower, Chair Walter Fisher, Jr., Vice-Chair HUMAN RESOURCES Nila G. Betof, Chair Maureen Gint/ Russell O. Jones Kathryn H. Levering William J. Murdoch, Jr. Jennie K. Schumeyer Ivy Silver William L Walker JUNIOR FLOWER SHOW Larry Stier, Chair Lenora Ali Runa Bhattacharya Iris Brown Shirley Brown Jean Edwards JoAnn Fishburn Kate Loal Ingrid Montgomery Maureen O'Hara Rita O'Kedas Tina Petrone Nitza Rosario Sam Williams Hayward Ford, ex officio 42 LIBRARY Martha Morris, Chair Raul Betancourt, Jr. Joan Z. Brinton George R. Clark Alice M. Doering Elizabeth B. Farley George M. Harding Kitty Lapp Jane Leake Elizabeth P. McLean Sandra K. Myers W. Gary Smith L Wilbur Zimmerman MEMBERS Patricia B. Sanders, Chair Richard Bitner Fran Borie Margaret P. Bowditch D-J Brosius Tina Colehower Mary Disston Perridene S. Duff Nancy Greenwood Louis Hood Margaret Krengel Sylvia Lin Melinda Moritz Dot Plyler Harriett S. Richards Alan P. Slack Mary Ann Thomas Phyllis Weisman NOMINATING Robert S. Ryan, Chair W. Thacher Brown Sally Graham Martha Morris Kathleen G. Putnam Ann L. Reed Mary Jo Strawbridge Barbara H. Teaford PHILADELPHIA GREEN ADVISORY BOARD Hayward Ford, Chair Lenora Ali Clannie Berrian Runa Bhattacharya Gladys Blackwell Iris Brown James Brown Shirley Brown C. Charles Carmichael Denise Clark Carmen Delgado Florie Dotson Gertrude Dyer Charlotte Eisner Rena Ennis Rosina Feldman JoAnn Fishbum Golde Fitzpatrick Acia Gay Beverly Gill Delmer Gill Annie Hyman Leonora Jackson- Evans Jim LaRosa Nanzetta Leavy Tom Lederer Kate Loal Dorene Martin Steve Maurer Patsy McLaughlin Darrin Moletta Ingrid Montgomery Brenda Nealy Rita O'Kedas Eugene Parker, Jr. Wyn Postell Martha "Janie" Garra, a landscape designer and a PHS member since 1935, shares her horticultural expertise with Art Wolk, as he selects references for his collection at the Library's Book Sale. Wolk, a member since 1979, was the Grand Sweepstakes winner in the Competitive Classes at the 1995 Flower Show. Joyce Richardson Alice Robinson Pearl Romans Tomasita Romero Alex Soroka Larry Stier James Taylor Marjorie Thornton Gloria Trower Sharon Turner Vivian Van Story Marjorie Washington Sam Williams Barbara Wolf Beverly Woods LilyYeh Marc Zaharchuk PUBLICATIONS Anne S. Cunningham, Chair Kathryn S. Andersen Walter G. Chandoha Judy Foley Charles Heuser Eugene Jackson Anthony A. Lyle Robert McCracken Peck Mary Lou Wolfe L Wilbur Zimmerman RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT Ann L. Reed Susan Armstrong Raul Betancourt, Jr. Brinton Brosius J. Howard Brosius Morris Cheston, Jr. Herb Clarke Donald L. Felley Sally Graham Elizabeth P. McLean J. Liddon Pennock, Jr. PCathleen G. Putnam Ivy Silver Regina Thomas Margaret Wallis Clarence Z. Wurts STAFF Jane G. Pepper Janet Carter Eileen Gallagher President Assistant Education Specialist, Horticulturist, Philadelphia Philadelphia Green Green Jane W, Ailing Assistant Librarian Sonia Castro John Gannon Secretary, Philadelphia Green Executive Assistant, Georgia Ashby Philadelphia Green Communications Assistant Lillian Ciarrochi Accounting Manager Jose Garcia 43 Suzanne W. Betts Assistant Coordinator, Development Manager Linda Davis Membership Secretary Philadelphia Green Kalyan Bhagratty Elinor L Goff Assistant Coordinator, Linda Dickerson Library Aide Philadelphia Green Assistant Coordinator, Philadelphia Green Keith Green Duane E. Binkley Intern, Philadelphia Green Horticultural Intern Ann Domalevicz Administrative Secretary Michael W. Groman Christine Blair Site Development Manager, Administrative Assistant, Elsa Efran Philadelphia Green Philadelphia Green Administrative Assistant Ellen Gross J. Blaine Bonham, Jr. Janet Evans Marketplace and Special Executive Direaor, Librarian Artivities Coordinator Philadelphia Green Denise Flores Betsy Gullan Ramon Burgos Administrations Manager, Membership Manager Clerk, Philadelphia Green Philadelphia Green Deborah Hall Jean Byrne Jonathan Frank Community Services Director of Publications Field Services Coordinator, Coordinator, Philadelphia Philadelphia Green Green 44 Elizabeth Hauck Adminisirations and Systems Coordinator Sara Hedstrom Intern, Philadelphia Green James Holahan Assistant Coordinator, Philadelphia Green Paula Holland Administrative Assistant Christine Howse Intern, Philadelphia Green Mary Anne Hunter Intern, Philadelphia Green Dawn Johns Administrative Assistant, Philadelphia Green Verlene Johnson Community Services Coordinator, Philadelphia Green Betsy Johnson Administrative Services Coordinator, Philadelphia Green Scott Kerber Communications Coordinator Sally S. Kutyla Members Activities Coordinator Doris Landers Human Resources Manager Anne Letter Flower Show Advance Ticket Sales Coordinator Carol Lindemann Executive Assistant to the President Ed Lindemann Shows Designer and Director Carol C. Lukens Communications Assistant Madeline Man- Communications Assistant Mindy Maslin Education Specialist, Philadelphia Green Sally McCabe Education Specialist, Philadelphia Green Elizabeth McGill Assistant Office Coordinator, Philadelphia Green Frank McGovern Custodian Marge Meer Competitive Classes Coordinator Kathleen Mills Staff Horticulturist Thomas Mishler Project Manager, Philadelphia Green Connie Motto Clerical Assistant Jeffrey Myers Senior Education Specialist, Philadelphia Green Sandra K. Myers Library Cataloger Flossie Narducci Special EventsA'olunteer Coordinator, Philadelphia Green Kathryn Newland Public Landscapes Manager, Philadelphia Green Susan Burpee Phillips Project Manager, Philadelphia Green Eva Ray Program Services Manager, Philadelphia Green Jackie Reardon Assistant Special Events/ Volunteer Coordinator Joseph P. Robinson Publications Associate Marie Rodia Receptionist Maitreyi B. Roy Project Manager, Philadelphia Green Patricia Schrieber Education Manager, Philadelphia Green Dana C. Scipio Secretary Na'Teinya (Gigi) Sheppard Education Secretary, Philadelphia Green Peggy Siner Bookkeeper/Payroll Administrator Joseph Slane Project Coordinator, Philadelphia Green Julie Snell Book Conservator Julia Sokol Activities Assistant, Philadelphia Green Lisa Stephano Communications Manager Mark Teller Projea Manager, Philadelphia Green Clara Troilo Receptionist Anne Vallery Creative Services Coordinator, Philadelphia Green Ellen P. Wheeler Preview Dinner Coordinator Veronica Whiten Receptionist, Philadelphia Green Mary Williams Housekeeper Winfred Young Assistant Neighborhood Coordinator, Philadelphia Green ^,. 1 unidentified visitor to the Flower low came prepared to scout new easures for her gardening inventory. ;t she'll be a blue ribbon winner in St a few years. \ ^m Dona ValentumRios, a membe the community garden at 41 3 Berks Street, savors their second place award in the midsize gar^ category in the 1994 City Gardp Contest. She shares her momd of pleasure with an unidenttfil nina whom we thinl^j|trill sure! grow up to be a gard^er with sucfi affectionate mentQ photo by Ira Beckon .«;?*«,. 1996 Yearbook Tf/E PENNSYLVANIA HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY ¥ -'^r, — -r-r .i"''^* ■;? ,^%.' Our New Headquarters The Pennsylvania Horticultural Society 1996 Yearbook Grow taith Us July 1, 1995 to June 30, 1996 Contents Message from the Chair and the President 2 Program Departments Membership 5 Publications 7 Library 8 Program Services Special Events 9 Outreach 10 Philadelphia Green Community Greening 12 Public Landscapes 13 Shows Flower Show 15 Harvest Show 17 Junior Show 17 Moving ... We Did It! 18 Volunteers 20 Public Relations & Marketing 22 18th Century Garden 23 Preview Dinner 24 Exhibits 25 We Work Hard and We Play Hard 26 Awards 28 Contributions 30 Report of the Finance Committee 36 Committees 38 Staff 43 The Pennsylvania Horticultural Society seeks to inspire residents of the Greater Philadelphia Region and beyond to practice the art and science of horticulture The Pennsylvania Horticultural Society 100 N. 20th Street (20th & Arch) Philadelphia, PA 19103-1495 Phone: 215-988-8800 Fax: 215-988-8810 Front cover photo: PHS's new headquarters at 100 N. 20th Street (20th & Arch St.). The library and members' offices are on the first floor; all others, including the administrative, are on the fifth floor. Inside front cover: Jack Blandy of Stoney Bank Nurseries wades in during set-up for his Flower Show exhibit aptly entitled "Walk in the Water." The exhibit won "Best in Show" in the Landscape category. "Close to perfection," wrote the judges. "Scale flawless. Use of water and structure brilliant . . . Internal composition strong. Color use masterful! Texture and color great." Photo by David Swansea essage from the Chair and the President To the Members As we entered fiscal 1996 we had many sleepless nights — yet the year turned out to be one of the most successful in the Society's history. After holding the Flower Show in the same location since 1966 and having our principal offices in the same building for more than 30 years, we could hardly believe that we faced the prospect of moving both operations in the same year. Now that it's all over, we couldn't be happier. The Pennsylvania Convention Center is the perfect stage for the sophisticated and elegant creations of our Show's exhibitors. With a 40% increase in attendance over the prior year, it is clear that our visitors appreciated the increased space and amenities, the easier access to the 1996 Show, as well as the continued horticultural excellence. After all the years of planning, it was a thrilling experience to see the Show come together so smoothly. For that we thank all the exhibitors, volunteers and staff members who took on the challenge with such enthusiasm. We are also grateful to our sponsors, especially our presenting sponsor, PNC Bank, whose commitment to the Show in its new venue was crucial to its success. The planning for our headquarters relocation was as thorough and well organized as it was for the Flower Show move. We were shocked when in mid-December 1995, the organization with which we had just signed a long-term lease for new space asked if we would agree to a termination. After negotiating a favorable financial settlement, we went in search of a new home, ultimately selecting one and one-half floors in a building at 100 North 20th Street. Fortunately, this facility is vastly superior to both our old quarters and the space to which we had expected to move. After only a few weeks in our new offices, it was evident that this move is another positive development for the Society. With all staff members together under one roof, and technology such as new phone and computer systems at our fingertips, we are already discovering new synergies and efficiencies. High praise goes to the staff team that led the move effort and also to the technology committee composed of staff and volunteers that had us all functioning on in-house E-mail the day after the moving trucks left. This committee's work has just begun and you will hear in upcoming months of new developments in this area, so key to our future success. In anticipation of our headquarters move, we also made significant organizational changes during the past year, starting with the formation of an executive team to work with the president on all aspects of managing the Society. Blaine Bonham, vice president, Programs; Ed Lindemann, Shows designer and director; Mike MoUoy, director of Finance; and Claudia Rayer, Human Resources manager, are the members. In addition to managing the Society day-to-day, this team has responsibility for recommending strategic directions to the Executive Committee and Council. We also made organizational changes in our Program departments to better serve our current constituencies and to attract new ones, combining all Program activities, except shows, under Blaine Bonham, with the new title of vice president. Programs. In the financial report on pages 36-37, you will find reference to the acquisition by the Society of Philadelphia Flower Show, Incorporated. This merits explanation. In 1927, a group of nurserymen formed a Pennsylvania non-profit corporation known as Philadelphia Flower Show, Incorporated. This organization ran the Philadelphia Flower Show through 1964, when The Pennsylvania Horticultural Society took over the production of the Show. The funds remaining after the close of the 1964 Philadelphia Flower Show were retained and invested by Philadelphia Flower Show, Incorporated and thereafter the net income has been used from time to time to support the Philadelphia Flower Show, various other programs of the Society and certain other institutions. J. Liddon Pennock, Jr., a member of the Flower Show family for almost half a century as well as a member of PHS chair Morris Cheston and president Jane Pepper in PHS's McLean Library, funded through a generous donation from the McLean Contributionship. The staff executive management team, formed this year to oversee the Society's activities, lends a hand at the Harvest Show. Left to right: Ed Lindemann, Shows director and designer; J. Blaine Bonham, Jr., vice president, Programs; Mike Malloy, Finance director; Claudia Rayer, Human Resources manager; Jane Pepper, president. the Council, decided as the sole- surviving member of Philadelphia Flower Show, Incorporated, that the Corporation's assets, consisting of approximately $3-45 million in cash and securities, should be used for the purpose of supporting the Philadelphia Flower Show. This decision was implemented in May 1996 when the Society became the sole member of Philadelphia Flower Show, Incorporated. We are most grateful to Liddon for making these arrangements. What's in the future for PHS? This fall we will embark on the development of a new strategic plan. The prospect is exciting. When we completed our last strategic plan we faced many unknowns: how would the Flower Show work aesthetically in its new location? How much would our expenses increase with the expanded Show? Could we attract enough visitors to cover these expenses and still raise significant revenues for our community projects? And, to which part of Philadelphia would we move our headquarters? With at least some of those questions answered and a strong balance sheet behind us, the time is ripe to develop a plan that includes some of the dreams we have put off as we worked our way through the important decisions of the past couple of years. We look forward to the involvement of our members and supporters in helping us chart the future of a Society that through its shows, information resources and programs has the capacity to offer so much to gardeners and others in our community and beyond. We welcome your thoughts on the Society's future and thank you all for your ideas, encouragement and support, both financial and otherwise, during the past year. Morris Cheston, Jr. Jane G. Pepper October 17, 1996 rogram Departments Moving Ahead in Double Time In gardening, as in dancing, timing is everything — when the weather gets too hot, the lettuce bolts; when spring rains are too heavy, peonies' faces get smashed in the mud; when the August sun is wilting the impatiens, a gardener risks disaster delaying watering tasks even a few hours. At the Pennsylvania Horticultural Society, which has 8,100 members and many more constituents at its more than 2,000 landscaping, gardening and educational sites, timing is everything. Keeping up means stepping smartly. EDUCATIONAL SERVICES The past year in the newly formed Educational Services department everyone did just that — took giant steps in new directions and deliberate steps to move long- standing projects forward. Often staff members did something akin to the Mummers' "two-step" — one step inside to learn to work in new ways with new teams of people, and the second step outside to keep up with a burgeoning list of projects. The Educational Services team's efforts are directed toward coordinating Membership Activities, Publications, Library Services, Outreach and Special Events. The team's purpose is to discover ways to present and make more accessible the Society's resources to a diverse constituency, which includes not only members, but also those whose connection to the Society is as tenuous as the tourist who enjoys the plantings at City Hall or the Flower Show visitor who may not know the Society exists. Council member Alan Slack was on hand (white shirt) to greet visitors in the Library (Walnut Street) during a reception for new members and Flower Show volunteers in early June. Internal reorganization is usually not worth reporting, but the results of what can happen when all elements of the educational resources of the Society come together is exciting, indeed. A first small step in this direction was the publication of "Grow With Us," a Flower Show brochure that listed the many ways Flower Show visitors can connect with the Society's resources — membership, the library, Green Scene, the Horticultural Hotline, the PHS Home Page on the World Wide Web, the City Gardens Contest, Philadelphia Green, the Harvest Show, Tree Tenders, the Junior Flower Show, and the City Gardens Contest. Fulfilling the promise of membership, communicating, inspiring and encouraging a love of gardening are among the Society's most important tasks, and Membership Services, Publications, Library Services, Volunteers, and Special Events are key to our organization. Members' Activities Smart-Stepping Members Smooth the Move The generosity and support of Pennsylvania Horticultural Society members has been a stabilizing factor in a dizzying year. Thousands of volunteers not only helped smooth the Flower Show move to the Convention Center, they helped with setup and sales in the Membership Booth and the Garden Shop, staffed the Phone Banks and satellite information booths, and carried out a multitude of tasks that needed to be done in the Year of the Moves. At the Society's new headquarters, the first floor membership suite offers comfortable and welcoming space, while staff offices on the fifth floor have a larger auditorium with planned state-of-the-art projection capabilities, and additional meeting rooms. New computer software and voice mail systems are up and running to help the Society better serve its members. Throughout the year the Society offered a wide range of programs for members from field trips to lectures and workshops, with topics to appeal to all interest levels, and a well- attended Plant Dividend. We were successful in bringing to the region internationally recognized speakers with the latest information on gardening and arranging trends such as Peter Del Tredici, Christopher Lloyd, Paula Pryke, and J.C. Raulston, A member ponders the many choices at Plant Dividend. the as well as Penelope Hobhouse and Ron Morgan, both of whom presented sold-out special members' programs at the Flower Show. Extended trips for members included four days of visiting private and public gardens in Richmond, Virginia, in May. In spring, thanks to the generosity of garden owners and the hard work of the Members Committee, more than 1,000 members spent three leisurely Sunday afternoons visiting splendid private gardens in our region: on the Main Line and around the Glenmoore area. Spring Garden Visits Mainline Mr. and Mrs. Charles L. Andes Mrs. W. Blakely Chandlee Mary Jane and Garnett Clark Mr. and Mrs. Donald D. Fitts Mr. and Mrs. John C. Haas The Henry Foundation Dr. and Mrs. F. Thomas Hopkins Mr. and Mrs. Arthur S. Karafin Dr. and Mrs. John K. Knorr III Mr. and Mrs. William L McLean III Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Paquette Dr. and Mrs. H. Ralph Schumacher Dr. and Mrs. Stephen H. Sinclair Mrs. John G.Williams Leslie Miller and Richard Worley Glenmoore Mrs. Charles S. Amidon Mrs. P. Franklin Bell Mrs.JohnJ. Hill III Mr. and Mrs. George R. James, Jr. Mr. Samuel F. Kenworthy Mr. and Mrs. Ray F. Welcomer Publications Green Scene proudly featured 54 stories by 41 regional gardeners including one by Sara Stein, award- winning author of the books My Weeds, a Gardener's Botany and Noah's Garden: Restoring the Ecology of Our Own Backyard. A vital component of the Society's educational endeavors. Green Scene is distributed to the Society's membership as well as to the members of seven other horticultural organizations, including those as far away as the San Antonio Botanical Gardens and Blithewold Mansions and Gardens in Bristol, Rhode Island, and to approximately 1,600 individual subscribers. Each January Green Scene publishes the year's PHS Gold Medal Plant Awards, and this year published as well stories about two Harvest Show Bronze medal winners, and a story about John Collins, winner of the PHS Distinguished Achievement Award. In the May issue we introduced the Country/Side, a column by Richard Bimer. The special July single subject issue about Water Features in the Garden was the largest issue we've ever published — 48 pages [our normal issue runs 36 pages] . Flower Show Program: The unprecedented attendance at the Show's new site, the Pennsylvania Convention Center, depleted the Inaugural Souvenir Edition of the Program's AQ,QQQ copies by noon on Saturday, the day before the Show closed. We quickly printed a handout of the Floor Plan & Marketplace, which was distributed free of charge. PHS News: A new editor came aboard in January. In addition to preparing the monthly editions of 7 Janet Evans, librarian (right) and assistant librarian Jane Ailing, check new compact shelving in the McLean Library at the new headquarters. This moveable shelving saves space because it is on tracks; the shelves will accommodate the library's storage needs through the first decade of the 21st century. the News, the editor, under the guidance of the Educational Services team, produced a special edition — PHS on the Move — which featured a drawing of our new headquarters at 20th & Arch Streets, a map of cultural organizations and parking facilities in the area, as well as descriptions of the new offices and information about the Society. The 20,000 piece special edition was mailed to members and will be distributed throughout the year to 12,000 additional people who have ties to the Society. The News continues to publish information about Members' Activities; Bookends, a quarterly insert about the newest books, periodicals and videos in the Library; Books-by-Mail; and a new column. News Briefs, which updates members about Society news. Showtime-, about 900 copies of this two-page daily newsletter were distributed at the Flower Show to the Show family, which includes exhibitors, volunteers, PHS and Pennsylvania Convention Center staffs among others. Showtime included stories about daily awards, who was visiting the Show, challenges, kudos and concerns, gossip, and the happy news about daily attendance. The Library Steps into Larger, Lighter Space In virtually every part of the city and its suburbs, PHS is at work, and now it's worldwide, too. In 1995, the Society added a Home Page on the World Wide Web. By calling up http://www.libertynet.org/-phs anyone with a computer and a modem can access gardening tips, cookbook recipes, and maps to the Flower Show. For those who prefer the more traditional "hard copy," the PHS Library is now more accessible than ever on the first floor of the Society's new headquarters. Named in honor of William L McLean, Jr., PHS treasurer from 1949 to 1951, the much-expanded (over 2,800 square feet) Library has a new contemporary setting of glass walls, both within and without. Special thanks to the McLean Contributionship for funding the furnishings, shelving and technology. Included among our new treasures are: a beautiful circulation desk given in memory of the late Raul Betancourt, a member of the Council and a strong Library advocate; more seating for our visitors including adequate electrical outlets for those who bring their own laptop computers, and better lighting. The rare book room, which houses our special collections and archives, has its own temperature and humidity controls, and a conservation room gives us a place to repair books and make enclosures for our historical material. In addition, the Library has room to grow with shelving that allows all the material to be on one floor for convenient browsing, with not only the circulating book collection, but also bound periodical volumes at your fingertips. While planning for this move took much of our time, we also: • answered almost 1,900 reference queries by phone, fax, mail and library visits; • circulated 2,887 books and videotapes to our members, members of the North American Rock Garden Society, the MidAtlantic region of the Hardy Plant Society, and to other libraries; and • addressed over 2,500 questions on the Horticultural Hodine (215-988- 8777), which is operated by 20 top- notch volunteer gardeners from 9:30 to noon, Monday through Friday, January through November. The Friends of the Ubrary Evening was held in November and historian Alan Fusonie spoke about "Our Horticultural Heritage." Special Events Doin' the City Gardens Stomp An event that brings everything together in a well-choreographed summer celebration is The City Gardens Contest. Almost 400 judges from all over the Delaware Valley — city dwellers and suburbanites, amateurs and professionals — scour the city in driving rain and scorching sun to visit 500 gardens of every size City Gardens Contest contestant Madeline Williams from Salford and Arch Streets area makes sure the judges won't overlook her giant sunflowers. tm City Hall in Bloom The planting of <= ' flowers around City Hall «•«!. is troject of ^/•(^Fairmq The Per»*- ielphia Commission lorticultural Society On a spring morning hundreds of volunteers from schools, offices hospitals and homes show up to plant 6,000 flowers around City Hall, a joint project of the Fairmount Park Commission, the Pennsylvania Horticultviral Society and PNC Bank. and shape from huge community gardens to rooftop gardens, from children's gardens to container gardens with all sizes of vegetables and flowers in between. In October, over 900 guests gathered to cheer as 150 smiling winners were honored at the Pennsylvania Convention Center at an Awards Ceremony. The 1995 awards included a new category — Shady Lane — to reward sidewalk soldiers who care fr^r trees. Outreach Reaching Out with Hands-On Help In mailings, workshops, and teaching events, the Outreach Department does just that — touching those who need help to start their own gardens or care for their street trees, and teaching children about their environment. Staff members provide information by phone, letter and with tours for visitors from other cities who are interested in replicating the Philadelphia Green experience in their areas. The Philadelphia Green Newsletter gives news of community greening projects and provides gardening information and announcements of upcoming events such as the Garden Sale where community groups can buy plants, and the Harvest Show where community gardeners can show off their best efforts. In an environmental awareness program, young people benefited from more than 200 Environmental Jeopardy assemblies and classroom presentations, 12 school tree labs, 55 field trips, and 20 Arbor Day festivities. In neighborhood summer youth programs and at eight recreational centers, Youth Tree Corps materials were used to help young people identify trees and learn about them. At the Junior Flower Show — which also moved 10 Top: Small trees are planted by children in the Norris Square area on their tree farm. The children will water and nurture the trees until they are ready to be taken from there and planted in the Norris Square Greene Countrie Towne. Bottom: Garden Tenders work day: people from several communities get together to learn to plant, prepare soil, divide perennials and other basic gardening skills. this year from the Second Bank to Memorial Hall in Fairmount Park — these young gardeners experienced the thrill of joining their peers to compete for prizes. The Garden Tenders program was created to begin to address more than 2,300 requests from community groups and neighborhood organizations in the city who fall outside the specially targeted and funded Philadelphia Green garden projects. Set up as a three-session "classroom training" series, staff members help the groups plan and design their projects and provides basic materials to get the projects off the ground. Two classes of 25 neighborhood teams, each representing requests from the same area of the city, "graduated" this year, and they are encouraged to work with each other to form local support networks. The three-year-old program. Tree Tenders, is a classic example of how deep into neighborhoods the Society's programs reach. In 1995, a Spanish Tree Tenders was added. Honored by City Council during Arbor Month, Tree Tenders — 300 of them citywide — have planted 1,000 trees and tended over 6,000 others. Kensington South Tree Tenders teamed with Moflfett Elementary School on a school tree lab and neighborhood tree planting. Spruce Hill Tree Tenders visited the Wilson Elementary School to encourage participation in the job of community rebuilding. PHILADELPHIA GREEN Community Greening Stepping into Urban Land Management The Pennsylvania Horticultural Society's Philadelphia Green program reaches out to all areas of the City. Neighborhood programs are carried out with organized community groups on blocks in low and moderate income neighborhoods who plan and implement greening projects; downtown areas and gateway open spaces are landscaped and maintained in parmership with public and private organizations. Published by the Society last year, Urban Vacant Land: Issues and Recommendations is a national and local survey of the critical problem and potential solutions to this growing crisis in American cities. The Society developed the study to complement and support recommendations by the City Planning Commission to address the issue in Philadelphia. As part of the study, the Society proposed a Neighborhood Open Space Management model to enable communities to develop and manage gardens and green areas effectively. The New Kensington Open Space Management project, funded by the City's Office of Housing and Community Development, grew out of that study. Located in the Kensington/Fishtown section of Philadelphia along the Delaware River, this former industrial neighborhood is now plagued with large vacant tracts of derelict land. The goal in working with the local community development corporation is to develop and implement a greening and From vacant lot to envirorunental classroom: Kensington High School students join with neighbors, New Kensington Community Development Corporation and PHS to change the growing number of brown lots to green ones. As part of the open space management program, students will learn horticultural skills that will enable them to plant, maintain and enjoy their open green spaces. 12 management plan that's integral to the community's efforts to revitalize itself In the first year, the working team formed an Open Space Committee, completed a vacant land survey, planted trees and a few gardens and launched a pilot Sideyard Program in cooperation with the City. The Sideyard Program, under the guidance of the Neighborhood Gardens Association through a contract with the Society, is the vehicle by which neighbors in New Kensington can eventually own the abandoned land next to their houses and turn it into additional yard space. Larger parcels in New Kensington area will be planted with cover crops or transformed into recreational areas such as ball fields. New Kensington is an example of the growing role of community greening as it moves toward neighborhood-based open space management. The Society's experience with community greening positions it well to enlist residents in the larger vision for the revitalization of their communities. In this process Philadelphia Green steps from the role of creator and installer of green spaces into that of planner/consultant/manager of ever- larger projects. A Sprint to the Finish Line on Community Greening Projects A good track record and long- standing relationships make such complicated coordination easier. In 1995, with funding from The Pew Charitable Trusts, Philadelphia Green completed three years of planning, organizing, greening and training, working with three very different community development corporations. *In Nonh Philadelphia's 18th & Diamond Streets neighborhood, with interactive neighborhood planning sessions and a three-dimensional landscape and building model, Philadelphia Green helped Advocate Community Development Corporation develop an open space plan. * Friends Rehabilitation Program's Sarah Allen Homes in West Philadelphia added a new children's garden and a playlot for neighborhood kids. * Handsome murals completed the development of community gardens for resident women and their children at the Women's Community Revitalization Project's Villanueva I & II sites in upper North Philadelphia. Gaining Ground in Parks Another set of three-year projects completed during the last year was the restoration of three parks: Wharton Square in Southwest Philadelphia; Germantown's Vernon Park; and Norris Square in North Philadelphia, east of Broad Street, where installation of new pathways and a pergola aids senior citizens' access to the park. As each of these restoration projects is completed, funded by the William Perm Foundation, Philadelphia Green creates management plans, maps, and resource listings to leave with each group so local residents can maintain their newly restored park spaces. Public Landscapes Stepping Out in Public from River to River River to River, Art Museum to City Hall, with lots of Ribbons of Gold in between, the Society covers the 13 waterfront — literally. Here's a brief overview of the projects currently underway for the Public Landscapes department. The Public Landscapes department serves as technical advisor and manager of a multi-year plan to rehabilitate the landscape at Penn's Landing. An initial planting at the Plaza in front of the Independence Seaport Museum gave visitors a foretaste of what's to come: vibrant native trees and shrubs, perennials and annuals displayed the rich, four-season approach. As landscape manager for Interstate Land Management Corporation, Public Landcapes cares for 39 acres that include the cover parks over 1-95 at Chestnut, Dock and Spruce Streets. Along Front Street between Pine Street and Pemberton, new plantings of perennials, ornamental grasses and shade trees are almost completed. On the Schuylkill River side of the city, bids have been opened for relandscaping the East Forecourt of the Philadelphia Museum of Art and for a newly configured main entrance at Kelly Drive. This is a joint project of the Society, the Fairmount Park Commission and the Philadelphia Museum of Art, with funding for this initial phase from the City of Philadelphia. The Azalea Garden below the Museum has a new signed walking tour, and a master plan for perennials and annuals is underway. Volunteers helped plant 6,000 annuals and five red maples in Dilworth Plaza in honor of the fifth anniversary of City Hall in Bloom, a project of the Society in cooperation with PNC Bank. Volunteers also keep Ribbons of Gold blooming on medial strips on Spring Garden Street and at Eastern State Penitentiary. Sun Company and CONRAIL fijnded further capital improvements to the 26th Street Gateway including the addition of 800 perennials and native grass plugs. For the project Andropogon Associates were awarded an American Institute of Architects award for Design Excellence, the only such award made for public landscapes in this region. As part of PHS's public landscapes programs, signs were installed at the Azalea Garden to help the visitor understand the plantings and structure of the garden on their walk through. The project was funded through the McLean Contributionship. THE PHILADELPHIA FLOWER SHOW Pennsylvania Convention Center Febmary 25 to March 3, 1996 Judging and Previev^ February 24 This year's Show was a triumph of careful planning, excellent cooperation from many friends in and around the city, good weather and the exuberant support of our exhibitors and volunteers. The proof was in the ticket sales with a 40% increase over the prior year. Liddon Pennock, who has been involved with the Show since the '40s and Ed Rendell, Philadelphia's Mayor, kept telling us that '96 would be a huge success, but our apprehensions with the new facility and its location made it hard for the rest of us to enjoy their confidence. We knew we wanted more space than we had at the Civic Center, but did we want 10 acres? How would exhibitors, volunteers and visitors find their way to the new facility? Would Flower Show traffic create downtown gridlock? The years of planning were exhilarating and one by one, as we sorted our way through what seemed insurmountable obstacles, Pennock and Rendell's confidence seemed more realistic. Almost as soon as the floor plan had been distributed to potential major exhibitors, we were out of space; marketplace exhibitors were clamoring at our doors; generous donors and sponsors were lining up to help, and with a few brochures and mailings we easily achieved our goal of adding one third more volunteers, for a total of 3,000. For our first Show in the downtown location, we chose "This Land is Your l^and — Philadelphia in 15 Flower" as our theme; central feature exhibits celebrated Philadelphia's horticultural attractions from the Morris Arboretum to Fairmount Park and John Bartram's House and Garden. With a theatrical production, performers and lighting specialists have the opportunity to experiment in rehearsals. With a flower show, the first show is the rehearsal, followed by increasingly fine-tuned performances in future years. We were proud of our first rehearsal and invite members to return in future years to enjoy improvements, especially in crowd orientation and exhibit lighting. Beyond the Convention Center, thanks to the hard work of members of the Philadelphia Police Department and the Center City District, both auto and pedestrian traffic flowed so smoothly that media Renny (left) of Renny, the Perennial Farm, makes adjustments to his Philadelphia Flower Show exhibit. His entry, The Classicist's Garden, won the Albert M. Campbell Memorial Trophy awarded for the most successful use of a variety of plants. traffic reports never had to talk about tie-ups or gridlock near the Convention Center, as they did for past Shows. After the Show, we were gratified to learn that more than 85,000 people took mass transit to the Show. One of our goals for '96 was the successful initiation of Flower Show Week, designed to encourage Show visitors to enjoy Philadelphia's cultural attractions, stores, restaurants f and hotels. Data collected by the o Philadelphia Convention and Visitors t. Bureau and from surveys of Show ^ attendees indicated that more than S. 115,000 Show visitors came from ^ beyond the Tri-State area and more than 6,000 hotel packages were sold in connection with Flower Show Week. Merchants in the Gallery at Market East and the Reading Terminal were delighted with business that week and they plan to extend their business hours next year to better accommodate Show attendees. 16 Top: Harvest Show visitors take notes on vegetable varieties worth planting for the next growing season. Bottom: Enchanted budding botanists at the Junior Show. 1995 HARVEST SHOW The Horticulture Center Fairmount Park September 16-17, 1995 "Carnival Thyme," PHS's harvest festivities, occupied the greenhouse complex of the Horticulture Center, as well as a variety of tents, set up to house the Youth Section, an outdoor cafe and a portion of the Market- place. Despite an extremely hot and dry growing season, we had more than 1,700 horticultural entries out of 2,367 total entries, and the quality was excellent. Toe-tapping music was provided throughout the weekend by a lively steel band. The band also joined in the daily parade of children complete with colorful, sparkling face masks. Parade members tossed carnival beads and confetti to the cheering onlookers. The design classes incorporated class titles to emphasize the themes: Fun House, Mardi Gras, Tightrope and Popcorn enticed the creativity of the exhibitors. The weather was excellent and visitors enjoyed the activities and children's games that took place on the lawns surrounding the greenhouses. A full-size elephant and calf made out of grapevine proved to be the most popular backdrop for photos taken at the Show. Many of the visitors walked the short distance to the Japanese House where the Ikebana and Bonsai were displayed. Nearly 6,000 visitors attended and a short fun-fiUed awards presentation ceremony brought the event to a close on Sunday afternoon. lyyojUlVlOR FLOWEk miOW Memorial Hall (held in conjunction with The Philadelphia County Fair) June 4-6 Theme: "Philadelphia in Flower," highlighting Philadelphia's major attractions. Entries: 30 Challenge Class entries 820 Horticultural entries 400 Artistic entries 1250 Total entries Participants: 39 Groups (schools, 4-H clubs. Scouts, preschool program) 26 Individuals 17 Movmg. We Did It f a After four Purge Days, it seemed we could easily have filled a whole city block with our 30 years' accumulation of discarded furniture, paper and other materials. We shared a lot with sister organizations, carted some to our trash to be recycled, and went on our merry way to begin the now pared-down packing. Even the boxes were recycled and sent back to the movers. Before we moved we visited the new site under construction; the staff was wary. When we finally moved in, the place was transformed: no more hanging wires, exposed flooring or 2x4s. We loved it. In advance, our moving consultant marked out spaces in red and green zones and evety closet, every office, every filing cabinet had a number, so every box, every desk, every pencil ended up at the right location. And just before we moved a small team of staff landscapers went to the site to plant some container gardens. Don't let the Tylenol in the final photo fool you. That was just to combat paint fumes on the first day. It's great to be all together in the new building; the time gain has been used to figure out our voice mail, e-mail, and the new computer network. Move over Star Trek; PHS is ready for the millenium. You Did It! If ever we unofficially observed a Year of the Volunteer at the Pennsylvania Horticultural Society, this v^^as it. At the Philadelphia Flower Show alone we counted approximately 3,000 committed people offering their time, incalculable professional skills, tireless energy, good will and good humor. Many volunteers served on the indispensable planning committees set up two years in advance to ease our move to the Pennsylvania Convention Center for the 1996 Philadelphia Flower Show and the Society's headquarters move this past summer. We worked with volunteers who helped to negotiate real estate leases; who, with staff, designed information systems to ensure ease of movement for Show visitors; people who arranged for the production and placement of more than 700 signs; who planned for Show awards, which includes everything from enlisting judges from all over the country to ordering ribbons and silver and placing them at the Show's exhibits; and people who judged more than 500 gardens for the City Gardens' Contest on hot, muggy July and August days. Lawyers, physicians, experienced retailers, office workers, retirees and homemakers, these and others all temporarily abandoned their domains to assist with the hundreds of old and new jobs required for both moves. Your knowledge, persistence, generosity and indomitable energy are golden and treasured by the staff, members and Show exhibitors alike. Thank you. Sallie and Bert Korman have long been enthusiastic volunteers. Here they write personal notes on Azalea Garden Party invitations. ■HHrl {'^■■■ri niHv Shows designer and director Ed Lindemann confers with Sandy Young, 1996 Flower Show Competitive Class chair and Anne Kellett, member of the Council and Flower Show Executive Committee. Hotline volunteer Joyce Fingerut also pitched in to label library materials for the move. Tom and Bonnie Bown, also join the letter writing party to invite people to the Azalea Garden Party benefit to support maintenance at that site throughout the year. Council member Tom Bown also supplied invaluable negotiating skills during lease arrangements for the new PHS headquarters. Photo by Ira BeckoflF ublic Relations and Marketing Marketing the Flower Show took on new meaning this year with expanded sponsorship activities and also with the development of Flower Show Week. PNC Bank, presenting Show sponsor, joined with us again and welcomed Show visitors with 200 banners throughout the Pennsylvania Convention Center area. The new PNC Park on the main Show floor provided a comfortable oasis for weary lost persons; PNC branches throughout Pennsylvania and New Jersey sold 17,000 advance Flower Show tickets; and Aramark served more than 3,000 Bank customers who visited the PNC Hospitality Suite during Show week. Mayor Rendell, sporting his floral necktie, jump-started the first annual Flower Show Week celebration with a rousing inaugural press conference at the Convention Center. By all accounts. Flower Show Week was a rousing success with 34 restaurants, hotels and attraaions providing tie-in activities with the Show. Center City District personnel handed out bright purple Flower Show Week Passports with coupons and information to visitors about Citywide activities. Everywhere throughout the downtown area, windows were christened with the festive Flower Show posters and floral interpretations of spring. Media crews descended on the Show with questions: did you have trouble getting in today; what do you think of the wider aisles; how does the Show compare to past years. From the Atlanta Constitution to the Washington Post; ABC to NBC, the Flower Show became the first breath of spring for gardeners throughout the nation. More than 3,500 clippings carried stories on many aspects of the Show with the most prominent headline reading "Flower Show Move a Success." Judging by Show survey statistics, the Show's success was evident because more than 60% of our visitors said they definitely plan to attend in 1997. 22 Century Garden Kitty Lapp, an 18th Century Garden volunteer for 20 years, showed up regularly during the seasons to prune, plant and divide; neither rain, frost nor 99 degree weather would deter Kitty or the other gardeners from their volunteer duties. The garden at PHS headquarters has always displayed the passion and exuberance of the volunteers who have tended it. Dedicated by Mrs. Lyndon B.Johnson on June 10, 1966, many of the volunteers in attendance that day continued to work in the garden until the Society moved to its new headquarters in 1996. This garden was as much about forming lasting friendships as plants or gardening. Each year spectators anxiously waited to see what type of dazzling bulb display PHS had in store for them. Before the last bulb faded they'd discuss what the color scheme for the summer planting would be. The summer garden of 1995 displayed a soft yellow, lavender and white palette featuring Dahlia 'Lemon Tart,' and 'All Triumph'; Browallia 'Blue Troll' and B. 'White Troll.' Pansies heralded spring in 1996 followed by Narcissus 'Cheerfulness' and Tulipa 'Blue Aimable' and 'Scotch Lassie.' As we said farewell to 325 Walnut, the garden brimmed with the bright tones of Catharanthus, Gomphrena, Salvia coccinea, Caladium and Nicotiana, and it is our pleasure to say thank you to all the volunteers who have worked in the garden for the past 30 years. 23 review Dinner The Preview Dinner Committee, chaired by George Nichols, anticipated the challenge of moving the Show to the Pennsylvania Convention Center in 1996. Their planning paid off. The Cocktail Party was held on Saturday evening in the beautiful exhibit hall at the Show's new home at the Pennsylvania Convention Cneter. The increased space allowed for an easy passage through the Show as the 3,200 elegantly bedecked subscribers viewed the Show before it opened to the public on Sunday morning. The Dinner was fully subscribed and 2,200 guests enjoyed a delicious dinner prepared on the premises and served in the lovely upstairs Ballroom. During dinner. Mayor Ed Rendell surprised PHS president Jane Pepper when he presented her with the City's Philadelphia Bowl in recognition of the Society's contributions to the City through the Flower Show and Philadelphia Green. The Preview Dinner welcomed the Cadillac SuperNetwork as a sponsor for the first time. Through their contribution, and those of our guests, the Preview Dinner continues to support the Society's programs throughout Philadelphia. Mayor Ed Rendell, one of the biggest supporters of the Philadelphia Flower Show's move to the Pennsylvania Convention Center, made an impromptu presentation of the City's Philadelphia Bowl to PHS president Jane G. Pepper at the Show's Preview Dinner. -i xhibits The changing themes of PHS exhibits have delighted visitors and staff over the years. From the whimsical to the beautiful, our exhibits have provided a look at horticulture from every perspective. During the summer of 1995, Earth's Renewal filled the lobby with Sybille Zeldin's ceramic creations. Alice McEnemey Cook and John T. Meehan's Pennsylvania Landscapes greeted autumn visitors. In December PHS staff members Duane Binkley and Elsa Efran decorated for winter in Celebrating the Solstice. Linda Gist - LUustrations kicked off 1996 and Carol Woodin, the last to exhibit at PHS, delighted us with her breathtaking botanical illustrations in Orchid Odyssey . . . From Here to the Tropics. 25 e Work Hard and We Linda Davis, Members Services coordinator pins a gift corsage on Mary Williams, PHS housekeeper, who retired this past spring after three decades of service. Many friends showed up for a rousing send off. vA/VV; A(\A/\/v clockwise from top: New members and Flower Show volunteers spent a June evening at PHS's Walnut Street headquarters meeting each other and exploring the Society's resources. Staflf gathered at lunchtime just before the move to reminisce about the "good old days," say goodbye to their home and pin their hopes and dreams for the new site to a ribbon that was carried for a ribbon cutting to the doors of our new headquarters. The Philadelphia Flower Show family party was held at the beautiful Chanticleer Garden in Wayne. The 1996 Azalea Garden Party Play Hard! Below: The Azalea Garden Party draws young and old, the elegant and the individualistic style mavens. The delicious buffet table is spread and we have a blast with bands and clowns and good spirits all in a good cause: the Garden's maintenance throughout the year. wards PHS Awards 1995 Distinguished Achievement Award John F. Collins 1995 Certificate of Merit Alta Felton Frank N. Kieser Philadelphia Committee of the Garden Club of America 1996 Collegiate Scholarship Carrie Preston John J. Rimmer Amanda Miller 1996 Flower Show Best in Show: Landscape: Stoney Bank Nurseries Floral Design: American Institute oj Floral Design Academic Educational: Delaware Valley College Nonacademic Educational: Organic Gardening Magazine/The Rodale Institute Research Center Nonprofit Display: Michael W. Bowell, Alvin Rothenberger, William Wilson, M.D. Hutchie Cummin took a bronze ribbon (Best of Blues) in the container-grown ornamental section at the 1995 Harvest Show for her Serrisa foetida "Variegata' topiary. She intertwined the stems into that heart shape nine years ago. Competitive Class Sweepstakes Horticultural Sweepstakes (Individual): Mr. & Mrs. Samuel M. V. Hamilton Runner-up: Sylvia Lin Horticultural Sweepstakes (Organization): Old York Road Garden Club Runner-up: Garden Club oj Wilmington Artistic Sweepstakes (Individual): W. Eugene Burkhart, Jr. Runner-up: Jane Godshalk Artistic Sweepstakes (Club): Wissahickon Garden Club Runner-up: Norristown Garden Club Competitive Classes Sweepstakes (Club): Wissahickon Garden Club Runner-up: Old York Road Garden Club Grand Sweepstakes (Individual): Art Wolk Runner-up: Rosemarie Vassalluzzo 1996 PHS Gold Medal Plant Award Four woody plants were commended for their outstanding ornamental and cukural characteristics by the 1996 Gold Medal Award Committee. Acer trijlorum and Syringa reticulata 'Ivory Silk' are trees that fit into the landscape with ease. The maple was chosen for its reliable, vibrant fall color. The tree lilac dots a green summer landscape with large, strongly perfumed blossoms. Two shrubs round out the list: Ilex verticillata 'Scarlett O'Hara,' a compact deciduous holly whose red berries will extend your garden's interest into winter. Ilex x meservae 'Mesid' Blue Maid^" is the best of the blue hollies, exhibiting abundant fruit set and better heat tolerance than its cousins. ontributions MAJOR CONTRIBUTORS PNC Bank, Presenting Sponsor, Flower Show ACME & Jergens Andersen Consulting LIP BlOl.l Cadillac Supemetwork Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, Department of Commerce CONKAIL, Inc. The Connelly Foundation CoreStates Trust & Investment Group Drinker Biddle & Reath Mrs. Samuel M.V. Hamilton Elizabeth P. McLean Meridian Bank Organic Gardening The William Penn Foundation The Pew Charitable Trusts Sun Company, Inc. These contributors provided generous donations to the development of the Society's new headquarters Mr. & Mrs. Harris C. Aller, Jr. Anonymous Mrs. Henry W. Breyer Donald L & June P. Felley Loma U. Hauslohner The Independence Foundation The McLean Contributionship Martha Hamilton Morris Ann & Frank Reed Mary L Smith Margaret B. Wallis The Stanley Smith Horticultural Trust THE 1827 SOCIETY Listed below are donors who generously joined this membership category with a minimum gift of $1,000. Mr. & Mrs. John A. Affleck Mr. & Mrs. Harris C Aller, Jr. The Hon. & Mrs. Walter L. Annenberg Anonymous Emesta D. Ballard Mr. & Mrs. Robert L Bast Mrs. George P. Bissell, Jr. Mr. & Mrs. James F. Bodine Mr. & Mrs. Thomas H. Bown II Hildegarde S. Boylan Mr. & Mrs. Howard Brosius Mr. & Mrs. Bruce M. Brown Mrs. John A. Brown Mr. & Mrs. W. Thacher Brown Mr. & Mrs. Robert L Byers Mr. & Mrs. Francis H. Cabot Mr. & Mrs. Richard C. Caldwell Mr. & Mrs. Morris Cheston, Jr. Mr. & Mrs. Gamett Y. Clark, Jr. George R. Clark Mr. & Mrs. Herb S. Clarke Maude de Schauensee Mr. & Mrs. G. Morris Dorrance, Jr. Donald L & June P. Felley John P. Fernandez Joan & Walt Flowers Mr. & Mrs. David B. Ford Mr. & Mrs. William H. Frederick, Jr. Wendy A. Fritz Stephen Gansz & Sharon Hippenstiel-Gansz Mrs. Edward J. Garra Mr. & Mrs. Kenneth W. Gemmill Mr. & Mrs. George R. Graham, Jr. Mr. & Mrs. Robert L Gray III Mr. & Mrs. Frederick C. Haab Carole F. Haas Mr. & Mrs. Samuel M.V. Hamilton Mr. & Mrs. Richard A. Hansen Beatrice Mcllvain Harkins Katharine T. Haupt Loma U. Hauslohner Richard E. Heckert Mr. & Mrs. Wesley M. Heilman III Mrs. Robert M. Hewes III Mr. & Mrs. Harry Edward Hill III Jessie Hill Charles S. Holman, Jr. Mr. & Mrs. Thomas M. Hyndman 30 Miles Gallas, a true flower child, photographed during the City Gardens Contest judging rounds. Mrs. I. Grant Irey, Jr. Gail D. Invin Mr. & Mrs. Eugene W. Jackson Diane Scott Kalter Mr. & Mrs. Charles J. Kenkelen Kenneth C. King Josephine Klein Dr. & Mrs. John K. Knon- III Mr. & Mrs. Berton E. Korman Mrs. H. Vernon Lapp Mr. & Mrs. Daniel M. Layman Dr. & Mrs. Paul M. Un Mrs. R. S. Lippincott Mrs. Thomas F. Marshall III Mr. & Mrs. Alfred S. Martin Mr. & Mrs. Peter McCausland Gerald & Carol McConomy Paul McFarland Mr. & Mrs. Donald G. McLean Mr. & Mrs. William L McLean III Leslie Miller & Richard Worley Mr. & Mrs. Walter L Morgan Mr. & Mrs. I. Wistar Monis III Mr. & Mrs. Bertram L O'Neill Mary V. Pendleton J. Liddon Pennock, Jr. Jane G. & G. Willing Pepper Mr. & Mrs. James I. Plyler Judy Pote Mr. & Mrs. Alfred W. Pumamjr. Ann & Frank Reed Mr. & Mrs. Bayard H. Robert Patricia & Scott Sanders Eric & Nina Schneider Mr. & Mrs. John J. Sherrerd Mr. & Mrs. Charles R. Stauffer, Jr. Mr. & Mrs. James M. Stewart Mrs. F. J. Stokes, Jr. Mr. & Mrs. Francis R. Strawbridge III Mrs. George Strawbridge Mr. & Mrs. John P. Swan Robert C & Margaret B. Wallis Mr. & Mrs. Charles G. Ward III Mrs. W. Beaumont Whimey II Mr. & Mrs. A Morris Williams, Jr. Mrs. John G. Williams Dr. & Mrs. Heber F. Yeagley Mrs. John R. Young Robert & Barbara Young 31 Many hands make light work at the City Hall planting. Often passersby or even the Mayor have been known to join in this annual event to beautify City Hall. CONTRIBUTORS Listed below are those contributors whose gifts of money or services were in excess of $400. Where a couple or company is listed, the gift was in excess of $600. ARAMARK ARCO Chemical Co. AT&T Carlton S. Adams Janet Adams Advanta Foundation Alexander & Alexander American Manufacturing Company American Water Works Co., Inc. Mr. & Mrs. Stanley M.P. Amey Mr. & Mrs. Ronald C. Anderson Frederick W. Anton III Anonymous (3) Susan Armstrong Thomas N. Armstrong Mr. & Mrs. John L. Asher, Jr. Mr. & Mrs. Paul S. Asplundh Mr. & Mrs. Thomas J. Auchter BHC Securities, Inc. Karen S. Ball Ballinger Company Mr. & Mrs. Alexis B. Barron Richard F. Baruch Mr. & Mrs. Thomas E. Beach Bell Atlantic - Pennsylvania Bellevue Hotel Charles L Benjamin Linda Berman Mr. & Mrs. C. G. Benvind Betz Laboratories, Inc. Mrs. Charles J. Bloom The Body Shops of Ardmore/King of Prussia Boeing Company, Defense & Space Group Nancy T. Bosold Mr. & fvlrs. Nathaniel R. Bowditch Leslie L Branda MA Bruder & Sons, Inc. Mr. & Mrs. Charles A Burton Byers' Choice, Ltd. CIGNA Foundation Mr. & Mrs. Donald R. Caldwell Susan M. Cargill Mrs. Hans L Carstensen, Jr. Chevrolet/GEO Environmental Theodore Clattenburg, Jr. Betsy Cohen Mrs. Tristram C. Colket, Jr. Mrs. Lammot duPont Copeland CoreStates Bank, NA 32 Stephen Crane Frank Craparo Albert J. Crawford, Jr. Gerald F. Crumlish Karen G. Cunningham Dr. & Mrs. Samuel L D'Amato Frank A D'Lauro,Jr. Dr. & Mrs. Lawrence W. Davis Evelyn S. Day Dechert Price & Rhoads Mrs. Raymond K. Denworth Mrs. Philip S. Detjens Edward V. Dillon Mr. & Mrs. Henry Disston Gov. & Mrs. Pierre S. du Pont Duane, Morris & Heckscher Elizabeth Earle Mrs. Theodore E. Eckfeldt L H. Edmunds, Jr. Ernst & Young LLP Mr. & Mrs. Charles Augustus Ernst, Jr. Estate of George D. Fairbaim Mr. & Mrs. Thomas A. Femley III Mr. & Mrs. Graham S. Finney First Union Bank First Valley Bank Mr. & Mrs. Walter Fisher, Jr. Fox Philadelphia — WTXF James W. Fox IV James N. Freid Mr. & Mrs. Jack M. Friedland Friends Hospital Stewart Furlong Mr. & Mrs. Charles H. Gale Julie Geer General Accident Mrs. G.S.B. Gilbert James B. Ginty Dr. & Mrs. John W. Goppelt Charles B. Grace, Jr. W.P. Gresh Mrs. Jay Gress II Janet O. Haas Mrs. John C Haas Phoebe W. Haas Charitable Trust "B" Harry R. Halloran Mr. & Mrs. Richard Hamilton Harleysville Insurance Companies Mr. & Mrs. Gregory Harvey Robert D. Hanvick Mr. & Mrs. Nathan Hayward III Conrad Heckman Mr. & Mrs. William H. Heyser Mr. & Mrs. Roger S. Hillas Jean S. Holman William F. Holsten Mr. & Mrs. Louis Hood Mr. & Mrs. Bruce S. Hooper Quita Woodward Horan Mrs. Alonzo R. Horsey Henry W. Hudson Mr. & Mrs. David W. Huggins Mr. & Mrs. William A. Humenuk Steve Hutton Independence Blue Cross Sarah Jackson Paul Allan James James W. & Helen L. Jennings Mr. & Mrs. Horace C. Jones II Morgan R. Jones Mrs. Arthur Judson II Janet Kardon Ed Kehan Mr. & Mrs. Morris C. Kellett Tom Kelly D.M. Kessler Keystone Health Plan East Mr. & Mrs. James N. Kise Arthur Klein Kling-Lindquist Parmership John R. Klotz Dr. & Mrs. Peter Kohler Mr. & Mrs. Edward R. Kohnstam Korman Suites Mr. & Mrs. Leonard I. Korman John E. Krampft Jane N. Kreclanan Mrs. Thomas W. Langfitt Jerry Lee Frances H. Leidy Mrs. Robert L Leininger Mrs. E.B. Leisenring, Jr. 33 Mr. & Mrs. Charles H. Lindrooth Mr. & Mrs. Philip E. Lippincott David H. Lipson Mrs. John E. Littleton Joel T. Loeb Estate of Brenda C. Lyons Mr. & Mrs. David B. MacGregor Elizabeth Madeira Jane Nicholson Mangrum Mr. & Mrs. Charles N. Marshall Dan Matthias Mrs. Robert C. McAdoo Jennifer A. McAleese Mrs. Robert W. McCahan AD. McCulloch Mr. & Mrs. Edward J. McDevitt, Jr. Judge & Mrs. John J. McDevitt Ellice McDonald David & Gina McEvoy Joyce McGill Elizabeth Ray McLean Mrs. Marian F. McLean John C. McMeekin Jim Meek Mellon PSFS Merck & Co., Inc. Marguerite A. Mertz Mr. & Mrs. William E. Mifflin Craig J. Millard Mr. & Mrs. John E. Miller Walter E. Miller Foundation Elizabeth L Mills JPMorgan Morgan, Lewis & Bockius Morris Arboretum of the University of Pennsylvania Mr. & Mrs. Roland Morris Peter Morse Mrs. Craig W. Muckle Mrs. AM. Mulroney Frank H. Mustin NBC 10, WCAU Philadelphia Mr. & Mrs. Richard J. Nagle Mrs. Robert E. Naylor, Jr. Mrs. Harry R. Neilson, Jr. NovaFlora, Inc. Carl J. Nurick PECO Energy Company Joe Palimeno works with crew to set up a reflecting pool at the Philadelphia Flower Show. The Ledden Palimeno Design Build Landscape Company's exhibit won the Best Achievement award for Strong Landscape Architectural Design and the American Horticultural Society Citation for horticultural excellence. PNC Bank, NA Mr. & Mrs. Peter Paine, Sr. Jerry J. Palmer Penn Mutual Life Insurance Co. Penntech Transfer Corporation Philadelphia Committee of the Garden Club of America The Philadelphia Contributionship Philadelphia Suburban Water Co. Mr. & Mrs. Samuel Andrews Plum Lawrence L Plummer Michael Policano Mr. & Mrs. Richardson Pratt, Jr. Mrs. Seymour S. Preston III Primary Health Systems, LP. Prudential Securities, Inc. R.M. Shoemaker Co. Eugene G. Rail Mr. & Mrs. Neil C Randall Dr. & Mrs. Peter Randall Mrs. David S. Randolph Mark A Ricigliano Martha P. Riley Rebecca W. Rimel Mrs. Charles W. Riter Rittenhouse Financial Services, Inc. Andrew B. Roberts Rohm & Haas Edward C Rorer Rodman S. Rothermel 34 Jamie Rothstein Ronald Rubin Richard Rueda Mr. & Mrs. Robert S. Ryan Laurence Saunders Fund Mrs. James Sax Matthew Scanlan II Landon Scarlett Mr. & Mrs. Charles H. Schaefer Terri L Schmitt Robert Montgomery Scott Mrs. Peter A. Sears Bayard Sharp Mr. & Mrs. Robert E. Sheridan, Jr. Mrs. Harold R. Smartt, Jr. Mary Jane Smedley Mrs. Charles T. Smith Boyd L. Spahr, Jr. Suzanne V.M. Squires Mrs. Edward F. Stainton Edward Starr III Fred Stein William B. Stephenson Mrs. J. Tyson Stokes Francis W. Stork Mr. & Mrs. James B. Straw Strawbridge & Clothier Marion Boulton Stroud Emily R. Sumption Mrs. James F. Swartz, Jr. Taylor Hospital R.C. Taylor Technitrol, Inc. Regina O. Thomas Mr. & Mrs. Archibald G. Thomson Sir John R. Thouron Mr. & Mrs. William T. Tobin UM Philanthropic Foundation United Way of Southeastern Pennsylvania Urban Engineers, Inc. Dr. & Mrs. Eugene J. Van Scott Steve & Stephanie VoUa Robert E. Wagner Ray S. Walker The Warwick Foundation Mrs. Henry M. Watts William Woys Weaver George C Werner III Roy F. Weston, Inc. Judy Wicks D.RA Wierdsma Robert M. Wilkins Mr. & Mrs. David R. Wilmerding, Jr. Patricia L. Wilson Penelope P. Wilson Walter Witoshkin Xerox Corporation Zoological Society of Phila. Mr. & Mrs. Harry C Zug Mr. & Mrs. Joseph Zuritsky 35 eport of the Finance Committee The following consolidated statements of net assets, which replace the prior statements of fund balances, reflect the adjustments made to comply with the requirements of the Financial Accounting Standards 116, 117 and 124. These statements also reflect the acquisition of Philadelphia Flower Show, Incorporated, which has been accounted for at historical carrying amounts. All of the above adjustments have been retroactively applied to fiscal 1995. The following consolidated statements of operating revenues and expenses are shown on a modified cash basis and are not prepared in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles. These are the same statements that are used for internal management reporting and are consistent with those of previous years. The primary financial statements of The Pennsylvania Horticultural Society are prepared in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles and are audited by the accounting firm of Ernst & Young, LLP. All tax returns and governmental reporting are based upon these statements. Complete, audited financial statements are available for inspection at the Society's office. We are pleased to report that the Society had a successful fiscal year due to the outstanding success of the 1996 Philadelphia Flower Show. The results from this year will enable the Society to continue to support our greening and public landscapes programs and to add to the Society's endowment. We are most grateful for the bequests from Jane G. Dreher, George D. Fairbom, and Brenda C. Lyons during this fiscal year. 36 CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF NET ASSETS Years Ended June 30, Restated 1996 1995 Net Assets Unrestricted Council-Designated Endowment Fund For use in future operations Total Unrestricted Temporarily Restricted Permanently Restricted Total Net Assets $ 9,740,481 6,887.903 16,628,384 $ 6,194,830 6,598,815 12,793,645 2,026,066 2,969,055 1,370,097 1,187,894 $20,024,547 $16,950,594 CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATING REVENUES AND EXPENSES Years Ended June 30, Restated 1996 1995 Operating Revenue: Flower/Harvest Shows Community Greening Preview Dinner Public Landscapes Educational Services Contributions/Bequests Operating Expenses: Flower/Harvest Shows Community Greening Preview Dinner Public Landscapes Educational Services Special Projects Excess of Revenue over Expenses $ 6,696,007 $3,816,849 1,722,010 1,856,129 900,836 736,595 338,292 412,911 485,902 434,400 124,897 140,583 $10,267,944 $7,397,467 $4,181,392 $3,126,920 1,795,213 1,844,174 374,171 321,093 490,297 552,266 1,504,917 1,317,468 100,543 71,593 $ 8,446,533 $7,233,514 $ 1,821,411 $ 163,953 37 ommittees OFFICERS & COUNCIL Officers Morris Cheston, Jr. Chair* J. Liddon Pennock, Jr. Vice-Chair Ann L Reed Vice-Chair Herb Clarke Vice-Chair Kathleen G. Putnam Treasurer Sallie Korman Secretary Jane G. Pepper President* CouncU Diane Allen Susan Armstrong Raul Betancourt t Nila G. Betof Jack Blandy Thomas H. Bown II Iris Brown W. Thacher Brown Rena Ennis Donald L Felley A children's parade at the Harvest Show. The children's tent houses their Show entries and hosts a steady stream of ardent pumpkin painters, seed mask makers, apple bobbers and is contiguous to fields where the children run and play through a series of organized horticultural games. Walter Fisher, Jr. Hayward Ford Sally Graham, ex officio Gail Irwin, ex officio Barbara J. Kaplan Anne Kellett Sandy Manthorpe Charles N. Marshall Elizabeth P. McLean J. William Mills III Robert W. Montgomery Martha Morris George Q. Nichols, ex officio Kathleen G. Putnam Ann L Reed Patricia B. Sanders Alan P. Slack Mary Jo Strawbridge Barbara H. Teaford Gloria Trower Sharon Turner Margaret Wallis Patricia L Wilson Mary Lou Wolfe, ex officio Robert C. Young, M.D. Sandy Young, ex officio Marc M. Zaharchuk *The Chair of Council and the President serve ex officio on all committees. EXECUTIVE COMMflTEE Morris Cheston, Jr., Chair W. Thacher Brown Walter Fisher, Jr. Sally Graham Sallie Korman Charles N. Marshall Elizabeth P. McLean J. Liddon Pennock, Jr. Kathleen G. Pumam Ann L. Reed Mary Jo Strawbridge Patricia L Wilson ART MUSEUM LANDSCAPE RESTORATION COMMTTTEE Kenneth S. Kaiserman, Co-Chair Ann L. Reed, Co-Chair Cindy Affleck Steven Ashbridge Emesta D. Ballard Steve Bartlett Alan D. Bleznak Jean Bodine D-J & Howard J. Brosius Lloyd Brown Lisa Carr Ruth Colket Anne d'Hamoncourt Daniel W. Dietrich II Fitz Eugene Dixon James Donaghy Stephanie Craighead Donald L. Felley Judy Foley West Francis Annette Friedland Carol Gangewere Tim Gill Milton Ginsburg Dorrance Hamilton tdeceased Barbara J. Kaplan Tom Kennedy James Kise Tom Kline Sallie & Ben Korman Carolyn Langfitt David H. Lipson Sandy Manthorpe Elizabeth P. McLean William E. Mifflin Martha Morris Bob Morrone Kitty Muckle Chris Palmer J. Liddon Pennock, Jr. H. Theodore Proudford III Henry H. Reichner, Jr. Robert Montgomery Scott Darrel Sewell Kathy Sherrerd Peter Simone Stanley Tuttleman Margaret Wallis Susan P. Wilmerding Kenneth Woodson Marc M. Zaharchuk AWARDS Sally Graham, Chair Kathryn S. Andersen Susan Armstrong Martha Barron Tina Colehower Patricia F. Feehrer Betsy Gray Richard W. Lighty Elizabeth P. McLean J. Liddon Pennock, Jr. Claire Sawyers Sandra C. Ward AZALEA GARDEN PARTY Gail D. Irwin & J. Liddon Pennock, Jr., Co-Chairs Dick & Georgia Doyle, Vice-Chairs Junior Chairs Ira Baeringer & Lisa Timon, Co-Chairs Kristine Coughlan & William T. Seed, Jr., Vice-Chairs GARDEN VOLUNTEERS Wilma Crane Edward A. Doelp Lilly Glazer Johanna Goedel Charles S. Holman, Jr. Helen Kaufman Kitty Lapp Jane A. Newcomer Harriett Richards Kinnie Schmidt FINANCE/PENSLON W. Thacher Brown, Chair Donald L Felley Henry L Good William D. MacDowell W. Bruce McConnel 3rd J. William Mills Kathleen G. Pumam Ann L Reed Robert S. Ryan Barbara H. Teaford Anthony Vale Patricia L Wilson FLOWER SHOW Executive Committee Mary Jo Strawbridge, Chair Walter Fisher, Jr., Vice-Chair Diane Allen Jack Blandy Thomas H. Bown II Richard C. Caldwell F. Daniel Gathers Herb Clarke G. Morris Dorrance, Jr. Margo P. Eremus Betsy Gray David Green Hany E. Hill Mimi McGettigan Kehan Anne Kellett J. Liddon Pennock, Jr. Audrey Pfeilsticker Lee M. Raden Frank E. Reed Bruce Robertson Rodney D. Robinson Alan Slack James B. Straw John P. Swan Paul Tickle Sandra Ward John Witmyer Thomas E. Wood Sandy Young Sally Graham, ex officio Preview Dinner George Q. Nichols, Chair Robert C. Young, Vice-Chair James Beley Lloyd H. Brown William B.Chandlee, Jr. Cynthia M. Cheston Gardeners Kinnie Schmidt (left) and Jane Newcomer (right), part of a devoted team of volunteers who helped create the Society's first impression to visitors by planting and maintaining the beautiftil Walnut Street gardens for two decades. We'll miss those Wednesday morning volunteers. 40 Margo P. Eremus Roy M. Fairman Bobby P. Grace Dee R. Hillas Janet M. Jones Sallie G. Korman Charles B. Landreth Rosalinda R. Madara Bonnie F. McCausland Sheila W. McDevitt Martha H. Morris J. Brien Murphy J. Liddon Pennock, Jr. Judy Pote Kathleen G. Putnam Frank E. Reed Susan G. Ross Mollie D. Slattery Keith R. Straw Robert C. Wallis Cynthia W. & Benjamin R. Pierce, Chairs, Associates Els & Peter S. Paine, 3rd, Co-Chairs, Junior Patrons Ann & Richard E. Miller, Co-Chairs, Junior Patrons GOLD MEDAL PLANT AWARD EVALUATORS Richard Hesselein, Chair Darrel Apps Tom Dilatush William H. Frederick, Jr. Sheila Gmeiner William Heyser Steve Hutton Richard W. Lighty Paul Meyer Philip Normandy Claire Sawyers Charles Zafonte Judith Zuk HARVEST SHOW Walter Fisher, Jr., Chair Patricia Fox Feehrer, Vice-Chair HOTLINE VOLUNTEERS Susan Armstrong Richard Both** Alice Doering** Elizabeth Farley Joyce Fingerut Armen Gevjan Nancy Greenwood** Tarn Harteir* Louis Hood Nat Nelson** Elise Payne Dot Plyler** Lee M. Raden Alan Slack** Irene Slater** John Swan Mary Ann Thomas Susan P. Wilmerding Mary Lou Wolfe L Wilbur Zimmerman** ** indicates more than 10 years of Hotline service HUMAN RESOURCES Nila G. Betof, Chair Maureen Ginty Russell O. Jones Kathryn H. Levering William J. Murdoch, Jr. Jennie K. Schumeyer Walter C.Taylor, Jr. William L Walker JUNIOR FLOWER SHOW Larry Stier, Chair Lenora Ali Camille Beyer Runa Bhattacharya Iris Brown Shirley Brown Beth Dribben JoAnn Fishbum Kate Loal Sandy Manthorpe Ingrid Montgomery Maureen O'Hara Rita O'Kedas Tina Petrone Lee Raden Nit2a Rosario Sam Wiihams Sandy Young Hayward Ford, ex officio LIBRARY Martha Morris, Chair Raul Betancourt, Jr. t Joan Z. Brinton George R. Clark Alice M. Doering Elizabeth B. Farley George M. Harding Kitty Lapp Jane Leake Elizabeth P. McLean Sandra K. Myers W. Gary Smith L Wilbur Zimmerman MEMBERS Patricia B. Sanders, Chair Martha Barron Richard L. Bitner Fran Borie Margaret P. Bowditch D-J Brosius Tina Colehower Mary Disston Perridene S. Duff Linda Fisher Nancy Greenwood Louis Hood Barbara Juda Margaret Krengel Carol McConomy Sylvia Lin Melinda Moritz Dot Plyler Lee M. Raden Harriett S. Richards Alan P. Slack Mary Ann Thomas Margaret Wallis Phyllis Weisman NOMINATING Robert S. Ryan, Chair W. Thacher Brown Sally Graham Martha Morris Kathleen G. Pumam Ann L. Reed Mary Jo Strawbridge Barbara H. Teaford PHILADELPHIA GREEN ADVISORY Hayward Ford, Chair Lenora Ali Clannie Berrian Runa Bhattacharya Iris Brown Shirley Brown C. Charles Carmichael Denise Clark Carmen Delgado Florie Dotson Gertrude Dyer Charlotte Eisner Rena Ennis Rosina Feldman JoAnn Fishbum Golde Fitzpatrick Acia Gay Trudy Gay Delmer & Beverly Gill Rosario Henshaw Annie Hyman Rasheeda Hyman Lenora Jackson-Evans Torbenjenk Rosalind Johnson John Lafley Jim LaRosa Nanzetta Leavy Tom Lederer Adam Levine Kate Loal Dorene Martin Dorsha Mason Steve Maurer Patsy McLaughlin Darrin Moletta Ingrid Montgomery Rita O'Kedas Eugene Parker, Jr. Wyn Postell Alice Robertson Pearl Romans Tomasita Romero Alex Soroka James Stanley Larry Stier James Taylor Marjorie Thornton Gloria Trower Sharon Turner Vivian Van Story Sam Williams Barbara Wolf Beverly Woods LilyYeh Marc Zaharchuk PUBUCATIONS Mary Lou Wolfe, Chair Kathryn Andersen Walter G. Chandoha Judy Foley Charles W. Heuser Gene Jackson Anthony A. Lyle Robert McCracken Peck L Wilbur Zimmerman 42 taff July 1, 1995 through June 30, 1996 Staff elatedly applauds the news that the William Penn Foundation has awarded a three million dollar grant for community greening projects over a three-year period. Jane G. Pepper President Jane W. Ailing Assistant Librarian Suzanne W. Betts Development Manager Duane Binkley Horticultural Intern Christine N. Blair Administrative Assistant J. Blaine Bonham, Jr. Vice President, Programs Keelyn Bradley Administrative Assistant Lauri Brunton Publications Associate Ramon Burgos Clerical Assistant Jean Byrne Publications Director Janet Carter Outreach Coordinator Sonia Castro Administrative Assistant Inja Coates Administrative Assistant Tracey Cromartie Administrative Assistant Linda Davis Members Services Coordinator Luis Diaz CDC Intern Linda Dickerson Field Services Coordinator Ann Domalevicz Administrative Secretary Elsa Efran Administrative Assistant James Engelbart Book Conservator Janet Evans Librarian Denise Flores Office Manager Erin Foumier Publications Administrative Assistant 43 Eileen Gallagher Project Manager John Gannon Executive Assistant to the Vice President Jose Garcia Field Services Representative Elinor I. GofF Library Aide Eric Goldstein Public Landscape Project Manager Keith Green Field Intern Michael W. Groman Community Greening Manager Ellen Gross Flower Show Special Events & Marketplace Coordinator Betsy GuUan Membership Manager Carl Haefher Project Coordinator Deborah Hall Project Manager Paula Holland Administrative Assistant Christine Howse Project Coordinator Mary Anne Hunter CDC Intern Dawn Johns Administrative Assistant Betsy Johnson Administrative Services Coordinator Verlene Johnson Project Manager Scott Kerber Public Relations Coordinator Lisa Kishi Marketing Coordinator Sally Kutyla Members Activities Coordinator Anne Letter Advance Ticket Sales Coordinator Carol Lindemann Executive Assistant to the President Ed Lindemann Shows Designer and Director Mindy Maslin Outreach Coordinator Keith Maurer Shows Operations Coordinator Sally McCabe Outreach Coordinator Elizabeth McGill Office Coordinator Tom McGill Custodian Marge Meer Competitive Classes Coordinator Kathleen Mills Shows Administrative Manager Brenda Miller Project Coordinator Thomas Mishler Project Manager Michael R. Molloy Finance Direaor Connie Motto Human Resources Administrative Assistant Ann Murray Financial Services Coordinator Jeffrey Myers Program Manager Sandra K. Myers Cataloger Flossie Narducci Special Events Manager Kathryn Newland Public Landscapes Manager Nancy O'Donnell Projea Manager 44 Cindy Perkiss Project Coordinator Tom Petrik Financial Analyst Susan Phillips Program Manager Eva Ray Program Services Manager Claudia Rayer Human Resources Manager Shani Risien Receptionist Joseph P. Robinson Technical Support Specialist Maitreyi B. Roy Projea Manager Patricia Schrieber Outreach Manager Na'Teinya (Gigi) Sheppard PR and Marketing Administrative Assistant Lisa Stephano Public Relations and Marketing Manager Mark Teller Field Services Manager Clara Troila Receptionist Anne Vallery Creative Services Coordinator Anne Weiss Administrative Assistant Ellen P. Wheeler Preview Dinner Coordinator Veronica Whiten Receptionist Mary Williams Housekeeper Winfred Young Field Services Representative The PHS library's biggest challenge was to move 14,000 volumes and other materials safely, efficiently and in order, to facilitate quick and orderly reshelving at the new site. These moveable carts, which helped to fill three truckloads of library materials, accomplished that. Photo by Ira Beckoff ;W<**,*,;.;m^.»««ffi 44 ,^ 13471MC^5B / ' ■ ■■■'•J . - - .. 1