Winners from the PHS City Garden Contest include the following area residents and locations.
Community Combination Garden (flower and vegetable):
Southwark Queen Village, 311-33 Christian St., captured first place in the large category.
Bel Arbor Community Garden, 1010-40 Kimball St., won second place while Capitolo Garden, 10th and Federal streets, made off with a third-place finish in the mid-size category.
Ellen Greenberg, of the 600 block of League Street, and Stephen Maciejewski of the Fitzwater 2000 Community Garden, 2042-2044 Fitzwater St. captured first place in the small category.
Community Flower Garden:
Mary Ward-Bucher claimed first place in the small category for Hicks Street Memory Garden, 1835 S. Hicks St.
In the special needs-large category, Michele Cheng finished in first for Programs Employing People, 1200 S. Broad St.
Garden Block:
Kimberly Miller, of the 500 block of South Kauffman Street, earned first-place distinction.
Greenest Block:
Holly Keefe, of the 700 block of South Sears Street, finished in third.
Scott Diskin, a resident of the 800 block of South Hancock Street, won an honorable mention.
Community Park:
Carla Puppin, of the Friends of Bardascino Park, 10th and Carpenter streets, won first-place while Greg Line claimed third for Beck Park, Second and Beck streets in the small category.
Individual Combination Garden (flower and vegetable)
Cara Frank, 19146
Megan Elliott, 19146
Individual Container Garden
Sylvia and John Marchiafava, 19147
Pamela Covey, 19146
Regan Cooper, 19147
Linda Laska, 19148
Ed Mitinger, 19148
Brad Oister, 19147
Labor Day marked the unofficial end of the summer respite and its associated pleasures. Come Saturday; however, The Pennsylvania Horticultural Society will prove that autumn’s offerings are no less splendid. The organization will prune away any fears that fun ends when the summer withers with its Fall Garden Festival at the Philadelphia Navy Yard, Marine Parade Ground, Broad Street and Constitution Avenue.
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