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Cultivating the Trained Hand and Mind: The Pennsylvania School of Horticulture for Women

Margaret Pickoff

Apr 2, 2022
4 min

Cultivating the Trained Hand and Mind: The Pennsylvania School of Horticulture for Women

Founded in 1911, the Pennsylvania School of Horticulture for Women (PSHW) was one of the first schools of its kind in the nation. Its founder, Jane Bowne Haines, was inspired by the horticultural training programs for women in England and Germany, and sought to establish an institution that would enable women to take their place in the male-dominated field of practical horticulture. She purchased 71 acres of farmland north of Philadelphia, recruited an all-women board of trus

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Alicia Shulman

Feb 28, 2022
6 min

Foresting Philly: Jasmine Thompson

Jasmine Thompson grew up in the Germantown neighborhood of Philadelphia. She spent two years working in Northern California with two organizations, Community Food Council of Del Norte County and the Adjacent Tribal Lands. There, she helped build food forests for the Tolowa Dee-ni’ Nation and the Yurok Tribes. She learned about agricultural justice, pursuing an equitable balance of power within the agricultural system, per the Agricultural Justice Project. When Jasmine moved b

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Called to the Ministry and to the Garden: Rev. Carolyn Cavaness

Kate Galer

Feb 10, 2022
11 min

Called to the Ministry and to the Garden: Rev. Carolyn Cavaness

Women in Horticulture’s Kate Galer sat down with Rev. Carolyn Cavaness on a cold January evening to find out more about her and the Bethel AME Victory Garden. Rev.Cavaness is the pastor at Bethel AME Church in Ardmore, PA. She started the Ardmore Victory Garden program in 2019 in response to food insecurity in the neighborhood and community. Rev. Carolyn wasn’t a gardener or horticulturist when she started this journey, but as a leader and organizer, she has much to share.

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Laura Cruz

Jan 16, 2022
8 min

Ladyfern Flowers: Summer Badawi

Summer Badawi is a Minneapolis-based plantswoman, designer and educator with a particular passion for farming, food, and flowers. She has a degree in European History from University of Minnesota and is a 2011 graduate of Longwood Gardens’ Professional Horticulture Program. Until very recently Summer was running her own flowering farming business, Ladyfern Flowers, and working for Urban Roots, a non-profit based in St. Paul, Minnesota. Last year, Summer made the decision to s

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Julie Bare

Jul 13, 2021
2 min

Can you believe it's been 5 years?!?

On Sunday, June 27th WinH members got together for the first time in over a year to celebrate WinH's 5 year anniversary! We gathered at the beautiful Linwood Park in Ardmore to celebrate with snacks, lawn games, music, and a raffle. It was so nice to be in person with people again after a long, hard year. We held a raffle to raise funds for future WinH programs and to cover overheard costs of running the organization, like website fees. Thanks to the generosity of businesses

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Julicia James

Apr 22, 2021
3 min

Carrie Steele Logan

Although she was born into slavery in Georgia in 1829, Carrie Steele was one of the first black landowners in Atlanta and left behind a legacy that forever changed the lives of hundreds of thousands of people. She is an unsung hero in the horticulture world. Steele moved to Atlanta, Georgia after President Abraham Lincoln issued the Executive Order of 1862, the Emancipation Proclamation. We do not know much about Steele’s early years, apart from the fact that she was abandone

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Hanna von Schlegell

Dec 13, 2020
2 min

WinH Book Club: A Gentle Plea for Chaos

Women in Horticulture held a virtual book club meeting to discuss A Gentle Plea for Chaos by Mirabel Osler on Sunday, November 8th. WinH member, Hanna von Schlegell, was kind enough to moderate the discussion as well as write a summary of the discussion. Thank you so much Hanna! In our second Zoom-facilitated book club meeting of 2020, we discussed a classic of garden literature, Mirabel Osler's A Gentle Plea for Chaos (1989), a small but lively book that challenged the preva

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Professional Show and Tell: Go To Garden Gear

Julie Bare

Sep 9, 2020
9 min

Professional Show and Tell: Go To Garden Gear

On Sunday, July 12th, 2020 Women in Horticulture held our first virtual Professional Show and Tell! Professional Show and Tells are a great place for presenters to test out a new idea, spark conversation, and share their stories. These are my favorite type of WinH events. It is incredible to be part of a community of people who share their knowledge so freely. We had originally planned to hold this event in person but we went with a virtual platform because of the coronavirus

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Online Book Club Discussion: Silent Spring

Maddie Perzel

Apr 29, 2020
2 min

Online Book Club Discussion: Silent Spring

In these new COVID-19 times, we had to pivot along with the rest of the world to find a creative way to continue programming otherwise cancel the event completely. That’s how we ended up with our first ever completely online event - our book club discussion. The original event was scheduled for a Friday evening, so we decided to keep the same day and time but switch to Zoom for our discussion. Although we all would have much rather been together, it was great to use the te

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Julie Bare

Feb 20, 2020
5 min

Financial Planning with Gerry O'Neill

Financial planning isn't everyone's idea of a fun Saturday afternoon but a little planning now can insure that you're able to have lots of fun once retirement hits! On Saturday, February 8th, 2020 Women in Hort members gathered at Common Space in Ardmore to learn about financial planning from Gerry O'Neill. Gerry is the President and Owner of GJO Financial. Based in Chalfont, GJO specializes in retirement planning, college planning, estate planning, small business solutions,

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Julie Bare

Oct 6, 2019
2 min

WinH on the Road Part 2: Bamboo Brook

When we last left off the Women in Hort crew had just finished lunch and was venturing out through meadows, along streams and up hills to visit the historic landscape of Bamboo Brook. If you haven't read part 1 of this blog recap, I recommend reading that first. Bamboo Brook neighbors Willowwood Arboretum and has been managed by Morris County Park Commission since 1972. The garden at Bamboo Brook was designed and planted by Martha Brookes Hutcheson. Her time at Bamboo Brook w

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Professional Show & Tell: Steal This Idea!

Julie Bare

Oct 1, 2019
10 min

Professional Show & Tell: Steal This Idea!

Written by Kate Galer, WinH Program Director Photographs by Kate Galer and Julie Bare On Friday evening, September 20th, a group gathered at the Penn State Center at 675 Sansom Street to share ideas, practices, and knowledge used in the horticulture world. After finding the small door on a small block of Sansom Street near Jeweler’s Row, we were met by Penn State’s Tommy McCann and Dori Cross. Tommy is the Horticulture Extension Educator for Philadelphia and throughout the

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WinH on the Road Part 1:
Willowwood Arboretum

Julie Bare

Aug 21, 2019
6 min

WinH on the Road Part 1: Willowwood Arboretum

On Saturday, August 3rd, 2019 Women in Hort members took their first ever road trip to the fabulous Willowwood Arboretum and neighboring Bamboo Brook in Far Hills, NJ. Our tours were led by Zinnia Cheetham, Plant Records Curator Specialist, and we were in for a full day. The day began with a tour of Willowwood, after which we had lunch in the historic house, followed by a quick hike to tour neighboring Bamboo Brook. Part one of this event recap will cover our tour of Willowwo

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Touring the Henry Botanic Garden: A Wilderness Garden

Julie Bare

Aug 12, 2019
3 min

Touring the Henry Botanic Garden: A Wilderness Garden

Many people have heard of the Henry Botanic Garden of the Henry Foundation for Botanical Research but few have ever been. On Thursday, July 25th Women in Horticulture was honored to be invited for a tour of this wilderness garden. The Henry Botanic Garden was started by Mary Gibson Henry (1884 –1967), a remarkable botanist, plant hunter, and explorer. Like many women of her time, Mary Henry often doesn't get the recognition she deserves. She was a self taught plant explorer f

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Garden Grown Volunteer Event at Tyler Arboretum

Julie Bare

Jul 30, 2019
1 min

Garden Grown Volunteer Event at Tyler Arboretum

Women in Horticulture is made up of so many knowledgeable women from all walks of the horticulture industry. One of my favorite parts of attending WinH events is knowing that I will learn something interesting from another WinH member. WinH members lent their collective knowledge to Tyler Arboretum this past Saturday, July 28th for their Garden Grown Event. This event was centered around their new Edible Garden. There were lots of fun things going on throughout the day, like

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Julie Bare

Jun 16, 2019
3 min

Summer Celebration at Linwood Park

Our Summer Celebration, hosted by Friends of Linwood Park in Ardmore, PA on Saturday, June 8th, was certainly a cause for celebration! Women in Horticulture is three years old! Over the past three years WinH has hosted so many wonderful events. From professional development opportunities, networking events, garden tours, to happy hours. And our network has grown so much over those three years. What started as two people (Cat Meholic and Rachel Burlington) has now grown to an

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Quill Teal-Sullivan: Preserving Gardens as Living Artifacts of Human Endeavors

Julie Bare

Jun 7, 2019
7 min

Quill Teal-Sullivan: Preserving Gardens as Living Artifacts of Human Endeavors

After reading A Woman’s Hardy Garden by Helena Rutherfurd Ely for the WinH inaugural book club meeting, we thought it was more than appropriate to interview Quill Teal-Sullivan as our Featured Horticulturists for June. Quill is the Director of Historic Preservation at Dunn Gardens in Seattle, WA but prior to that she was the Garden Manager and Curator at Meadowburn Farm (Ely's historic garden) in Warwick, NJ. She holds a MS in Public Horticulture from University of Delaware a

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Kate Galer

Jun 4, 2019
2 min

Shofuso After Hours

On Monday May 20th, Women in Horticulture joined Kim Andrews, Executive Director of Shofuso Japanese House and Garden and the Japan Society of America, for an After Hours Tour of Shofuso. Before the tour of the garden and house, some of us joined Kim for a short walk and talk around the Centennial Arboretum. As the group sat at the Alexander Stirling Calder Sundial and viewed the magnificent allée of cherry trees, Kim detailed the history of the area before, during, and afte

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2019 Garden Trends Report Presented by Katie Dubow

Julie Bare

Jun 2, 2019
7 min

2019 Garden Trends Report Presented by Katie Dubow

On Thursday May 9th, 2019 Women in Horticulture members had the pleasure of hearing Katie Dubow, Creative Director at Garden Media Group, present the 2019 Garden Trends Report. The event was hosted by The Pennsylvania Horticultural Society at their headquarters at 20th and Arch St. in Philadelphia. Before the lecture began members were able to mingle and browse the shelves in the PHS McLean Library. As well as, enjoy the gorgeous outdoor planters brimming with foxgloves, lupi

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Julie Bare

Jun 2, 2019
5 min

WinH Inaugural Book Club Meeting

On Sunday, March 31st, 2019 Women in Horticulture held their Inaugural Book Club Meeting at Jenny Rose Carey's Northview Garden. Jenny's Carriage House, packed full of books, was the perfect setting for our first meeting. Not only did she and Hanna von Schlegell, Head Gardener at Northview Garden, host but they also provided us with a lovely spread of snacks and tea. We are very grateful to Jenny and Hanna for providing us with the perfect atmosphere for our first book club

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