Norristown is Going Even Greener

Over 2000 new trees will be planted in Norristown this year.

From the Pennsylvania Horticultural Society: Just in time for spring, over 2,000 new trees will be planted in Norristown, thanks to the Pennsylvania Horticultural Society (PHS) and the Delaware Valley Regional Planning Commission (DVRPC). To celebrate, a ribbon-cutting ceremony will be held at MLK Park at East Oak Street between Arch and Violet streets on Monday, April 30 at 10 a.m. Join Montgomery County Commissioner Leslie Richards, Norristown Municipal Councilwoman Linda Christian and representatives from PENNVEST and PHS. Norristown is one of five communities in our area to receive new trees as part of a program funded by a grant from PENNVEST, an independent state agency that provides funding for drinking water programs, storm water …

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PHS Invites Teachers to School Gardening Workshop

Green City Teachers program hopes to train educators and involve the community.

The Pennsylvania Horticultural Society (PHS) will lead a Green City Teachers workshop in how to create a school garden on June 29 and 30, from 8:30 a.m. to 1 p.m., at the Science Leadership Academy at 22nd and Arch streets in Philadelphia. Designed for area educators interested in school gardening, the nine-hour, two-session course will cover: The theme of the workshop will be “Involving the Community.”  An Act 48 credit is available for participants. Pre-registration is required, and fee for the program is $25. To register, please visit www.pennhort.net/greencityteachers. For more information, email greencityteachers@pennhort.org. The Green City Teachers program is funded by GlaxoSmithKline, the Hamilton Family Foundation, the Lincoln …

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Plant One Million Campaign Comes to Norristown

The Pennsylvania Horticultural Society is partnering with community groups and volunteers in Norristown and other Montco communities to replenish area tree populations.

The Pennsylvania Horticultural Society (PHS) will coordinate the planting of 175 bare-root trees in Montgomery County this Saturday, April 9, as part of a new regional initiative, Plant One Million. According to a release issued by the PHS, the trees will be planted with the help of PHS Tree Tenders and other volunteer and municipal groups in Abington, Ambler, East Norriton, Lower Merion, Lower Moreland, Norristown and Upper Dublin. PHS and its partners are launching Plant One Million, the nation’s largest multi-state tree campaign, to replenish the tree population of 13 counties in the Greater Philadelphia region, southern New Jersey and Delaware. The region has lost millions of trees in recent decades to development. Many of the older …