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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...
Kiara Buker
May 3, 2021


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...
Scott Quitel
Jul 24, 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...
Taisia Osipova and Steve Jones
Jun 18, 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...
Taisia Osipova
May 22, 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...
Maddie Worth
May 12, 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...
bridget2067
Feb 3, 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...
Dan Kobza
Jan 30, 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...
Dan Kobza
Jan 27, 2020


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...
Eliza Nobles
Jul 5, 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...
Scott Quitel
Jun 12, 2018
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