Blogs from Pennsylvania, United States, North America - page 117

The 2005 Philadelphia Flower Show This year's Central Feature exhibit is titled "America the Beautiful," and showcases great garden ideas from around the country. William Penn had once described Philadelphia as a "green country town". The Pennsylvania Horticultural society founded in 1827 has worked diligently through the years to maintain that important connection of community through horticulture. The Flower Show proceeds go to support the non-profit activities of PHS, included Philadelphia Green, a national model for urban greening projects. This year, the flower show included an exhibit "When Life gives you Lemons...make Lemonade", which raised awareness and funds for pediatric cancer. A Dutch Treat A intricate container display which highlights the intergal part plants have in our homelife. Several "rooms" were created to illustrate this ... read more

Today was our first real day in Philadelphia and unforunately the first day of the conference. Thankfully, Terry wasn't feeling up to attending the conference, which was great, because I was in way too much of a lethargic mood for doing so. Now before you start thinking 'tsk tsk tsk ... they should do work stuff on a work holiday', you should know that there wasn't anything relevant to our work at the conference that day, so bludging wasn't really such a naughty thing to do. Anyway, I digress. We headed off to the historical part of Phili which pretty much encompasses the entirity of Phili's tourist circuit. Philadelphia is actually a fairly signifcant city in the US, because this is where the constitution was formulated by Thomas Jefferson and his friends and was also where ... read more

We could use your help. We can show 20 of the best pictures on the Galley Photos of the TravelBlog. If any of our pictures caught your fancy, let us know and we will submit them. Thanks for sharing this experience with us! Maureen and Bob We are getting ready for Hawaii in three weeks, so stay tuned. ... read more

Well, we are getting ready for our next trip in the Bothan Taistil. Florida is our destination for two months. Pipestem,West Virginia will be our first stop, hopefully for a hike and some sighting. On to Charlotte, NC, for a few days with Bob's daughter, Heather and her husband, Pete, but especially Bob's grandson, Helm! We are spending a few days in Savannah, GA., and then on to Jacksonville, FL. We have learned of a bike trail there and hope to take advantage of it. We will be camping at Florida’s State Parks along the way Vero Beach, FL is our next destination, to see Kelly’s brother, Jim and Jean. We haven't seen the Kelly’s since the spring so this should be pleasant. On we go to the Everglades, Key West, the gulf coast, and the ... read more

Longwood Garden - home of Pierre S. DuPont The Garden and Conservatory are absolutely fantastic! I visit this garden year round and the pictures accompanying this journal are reflective of the seasons. ... read more