Season 2 Episode 10: with Andrew Bunting, Vice President of Horticulture at the Pennsylvania Horticultural Association

Keeping It Green

In this episode, we chat with Andrew Bunting, vice president of Horticulture at the Pennsylvania Horticultural Society (PHS). Andrew discusses the history of PHS and its four main priorities: creating healthy living environments, increasing access to fresh food, expanding economic opportunity, and building meaningful social connections. He also reviews some of their major programs, such as the Gold Medal Plants and the Philadelphia Flower Show. Most intriguing is their vacant lot program. This initiative uses gardening and landscaping to clean, green, and maintain vacant lots in 13,000 lots to develop green spaces in urban areas. PHS partners with contractors and community groups to turn vacant lots into public green spaces, creating lasting benefits such as improved mental health.

Episode Hosts/Speakers:
Margaret Pickoff, Penn State Extension (host)

Tim Abbey, Penn State Extension (host)

Andrew Bunting, Vice President of Horticulture at the Pennsylvania Horticultural Association
Photo credit: Pennsylvania Horticulture Society

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