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May 3, 2021

Future Stewards at the Nursery

LandHealth Institute's Native Plant Nursery isn't just a destination for native flora. This Spring, 8th and 9th grade students from...

Jul 24, 2020

Urban Gardens- The Logan Triangle

A New Angle on the Triangle “Give yourselves a hand,” said Sandra Harmon, with great enthusiasm. Sandra is the Data and Outreach...

Jun 18, 2020

Nursery and Partnerships

LandHealth’s native plant nursery re-builds natural and human habitat in Philadelphia Part of LandHealth’s mission is to introduce people...

May 22, 2020

Nursery Wildlife

Our native plant nursery, PhilaFlora, is a major part of LandHealth’s mission to “put nature back.” Our greenhouses and beds sit on...

May 12, 2020

Why Should You Care About Native Plants?

What are native plants? Native plants are naturally occurring in a region where they originally evolved. These plants are indigenous to...

Feb 3, 2020

LHI and SpArc Philadelphia

LandHealth Institute hosts an urban native plant nursery right next to parkside avenue. In addition to growing native plants for both...

Jan 30, 2020

Stewardship in Action: A Monarch Habitat building school project

Our last post mentioned the plight of the Monarch butterfly, and how Philadelphia, as an urban area, is uniquely positioned to help...

Jan 27, 2020

Milkweed and Monarchs, and Philly butterfly habitat

Even though most people can’t identify any butterflies, I’d be willing to bet that of those who can identify a butterfly, most of them...

Jul 4, 2018

10 Attractive Plants that Naturally Repel Mosquitos

In the summer, getting outside and enjoying nature is great... until you start getting bug bites. Here are 10 aesthetic plants that can...

Jun 12, 2018

Amazing Amelanchier

In our region there is currently a plant in fruit with tasty red or purple berries and with a multitude of common names. The genus of...