Elfant Wissahickon’s Pine Street Office Winner of 2015 Center City Residents’ Association Street Scene Award
Elfant Wissahickon’s Pine Street office is proud to be the 1st place commercial winner of the 2015 Center City Residents’ Association Street Scene Award. The award celebrates city gardeners and is judged on the following criteria: Variety of Plants Originality and Imagination Suitability of Plants Design and Total Visual Effect Maintenance Sustainability Use of Space […]
8 Tips for Adding Curb Appeal and Value to Your Home
8 Tips for Adding Curb Appeal and Value to Your Home By: Pat Curry / From: HouseLogic.com Here are eight ways to help your home put its best face forward. Homes with high curb appeal command higher prices and take less time to sell. We’re not talking about replacing vinyl siding with redwood siding; we’re […]
6 Outdoor Projects You Can Do With Your Kids
From: HouseLogic.com By: John Riha If you’re looking for ways to unplug your children and get them some fresh air, try these engaging outdoor projects. You’ll introduce them to a little pride of home ownership while adding some finishing touches that’ll ramp up your home’s curb appeal. When making stuff with kids, remember the Keep-It rules: Keep it […]
4 Money-Saving Ways to Add Style and Function to Your Yard
From: HouseLogic.com By: Deirdre Sullivan No doubt, exterior upgrades like adding a wood deck or installing new garage door offer great return on investment that’s worth the cash outlay. But these four blogger projects will ratchet up your curb appeal for a lot less money. And your friends will think you hired a pro. A Champagne Fence on […]
15 DIYs to Increase Your Curb Appeal
Here is a great little article we found on ApartmentTherapy.com of ways to increase your curb appeal with some fun DIY projects. Enjoy! On Apartment Therapy we spend most of our time on interiors—to us its what’s inside (your home) that really counts—but it can really pay off to give the exterior a little TLC. It’s […]
Philadelphia is a “Top Green City”!
According to Organic Gardening Magazine, Philadelphia is “An urban area working to make their neighborhoods (and the planet) healthier and more sustainable.” Jump to the full article HERE Philadelphia Score: 15.686 Population: 1,450,000 Since 1974, Philadelphia Green, a pioneer urban greening program, has advocated for the development and care of community gardens and open spaces […]
Plymouth Meeting
History The township was originally settled by members of the Religious Society of Friends, or Quakers, who worshipped in the Plymouth Friends Meetinghouse. They sailed from Devonshire, England, on the ship Desire, arriving in Philadelphia on June 23, 1686. The township takes its name from the settlers’ hometown of Plymouth in Devon. What is now Germantown Pike was ordered laid […]
Northern Liberties
History In 1682, William Penn referred to the area north of Philadelphia as the “Liberties” because it consisted “Liberty Land or Free Lots”– additional land that was given away for free with a land purchase. The subsequent Northern Liberties township, which once contained the areas of Northern Liberties, Spring Garden, Kensington, Bridesburg, Penn, Richmond, and […]
Fairmount
History The name “Fairmount” itself derives from the prominent hill on which the Philadelphia Museum of Art now sits, and where William Penn originally intended to build his own manor house. Later, the name was applied to the street originally called Hickory Lane that runs from the foot of Fairmount hill through the heart of the neighborhood. […]
University City
History University City is a name for the easternmost region of West Philadelphia. The University of Pennsylvania has long been the dominant institution in the area and was instrumental in coining the name University City as part of a 1950s urban-renewal effort. Today, Drexel University and The University of The Sciences in Philadelphia also call University City home. The eastern […]
