URBAN NURSERY

Program

This is a place where we are in charge!

The nursery grows plants that are going to be used by the street tree commission to replace dying plants along the streets of Philadelphia. Since the life span of street trees in the city tend to be short due to the stress on the plants we decided to find hardier species that grow fast, thrive in these high stress environments, and have a shorter life span to make the cycle of death and replacement make more sense. We also looked at the space we chose and decided we could recycle water from outside the site to help keep the plants watered and learn more about ponds and water ecosystems. The idea of having our own interactive classroom seems so exciting! So, here we go on a tour of the nursery.
We hope you enjoy it! MAP