Yes, plants and trees are economic development, argues horticulturalist

Investing in green spaces improves lives and property values

  • By Louis Llovio
  • | 12:10 p.m. March 3, 2022
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COURTESY: Matt Rader is the 37th president of the Pennsylvania Horticultural Society. The organization was founded in 1827 and, among its other service, puts on the city's annual flower show.
COURTESY: Matt Rader is the 37th president of the Pennsylvania Horticultural Society. The organization was founded in 1827 and, among its other service, puts on the city's annual flower show.
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Who’d have thought botanists were a key factor to economic development?

They are in Philadelphia and should be in more cities. So says Matt Rader, the 37th president of the Pennsylvania Horticultural Society, which was founded in 1827 and, among its other services, puts on the city’s annual flower show.

 

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