Spring 2025 Roxborough Tree Planting with the PHS Tree Tenders. Photo by Morgan Horell. Arbor Day began in Nebraska City in 1872, when J. Sterling Morton proposed a dedicated day for planting trees. The idea was practical before it was symbolic. On the prairie, trees were essential infrastructure, providing windbreaks, shade, fuel, building material, and soil stability. The earliest celebrations were ambitious by design, using a single public moment to mobilize thousands of s

Spring 2025 Roxborough Tree Planting with the PHS Tree Tenders. Photo by Morgan Horell. We think about the planet a lot around here. Every day we think about landscapes as systems: soil, water, plants — and the people who live with the results. Once a year, there’s a reminder that we should all be thinking about these things: Earth Day. Earth Day started in 1970, at a time when air and water pollution were largely treated as the cost of modern life. It was created by Senato

Philadelphia gets about 36-42 inches of rainfall annually, mostly in small storms. Historically, most of this rainfall would seep into the ground, supporting native ecosystems and replenishing groundwater. Today, as a result of too much construction, too much pavement, and too little concern for green space, 33 inches of annual rainfall runs into our streams and sewers. So what? You might be asking. So…the smallest storms cause streets to flood and rivers to fill with sewage,

Four Leaf - White Clover (Trifolium repens) White Clover (Trifolium repens) is a perennial ground cover introduced from Europe centuries ago, and now fully naturalized across the US. As its common name implies, the plant is recognized by its small white flowers and, as the scientific name implies, its three small leaves. But every now and then—1 out of every 10,000 clovers by some estimates—a white clover will have four leaves due to a rare mutation. The rarity of the four-le

At Viridian, our mission has always been to heal ecological systems while making beautiful places for people. Recently, we’ve been thinking a lot about the “people” part of that mission — who we’re designing for (and with). This isn’t a pivot away from ecology, but a reminder that healthy landscapes support communities as living systems. So now in this post we want to talk about healing ecological systems. Because without that, neither “beauty” nor “people” will last long. Fo

Someone once told us they hate seeing landscapes in winter. Brown grasses. Twisted trees. Snow-covered branches. They see nature as dull, lifeless, shut down. But a well-planted landscape doesnʼt shut down. It shifts gears, creating new value with structure, sustenance, and pops of color. And if you do it right, your landscape will be just as interesting in January as in July. Here are some of the seasonal natives that we like using to keep winter vibrant in Eastern PA. Witch

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"It's been a game-changer." We're deeply touched by this feature and accompanying article about the inclusive all-abilities Lion Pride...