Amongst the sights of imaginative landscapes and the scents of flowering hyacinths, a pair of hands gently offers visitors a rainbow of blooms at the Philadelphia Flower Show “ Rooted: Origins of American Gardening” now until Sunday at the Pennsylvania Convention Center. Designed by Tanesha Sample, of Tissa Rose Floral in Drexel Hill, IKECHI is a bridge between history and the present. Plans for the Sample’s exhibit took months to create, as she curated the color palette and materials needed to bring her creative vision to life. “IKECHI captures the resilience of the Africans and African Americans that tilled the land. Featuring cotton, it highlights the fact that they were more than crop harvesters, they cultivated the crops and gardens for both functional and expressive purposes,” explained Sample. “A hand structure that will be holding a garden as if it were ripped from the ground. The hand will have an African American skin tone to represent history, rooted in African Am...
With a flick of the wrist, the green and black cornhole bags flew through the air and landed with a recurring thud before sliding across the board. The new cornhole set, as well as a covered outdoor bulletin board, were both designed and built by Charlie Stallings, a member of Boy Scout Troop 300 in Havertown, for Aronimink Swim Club. The items are part of Stallings' service project to achieve Eagle Scout, the highest and final rank attainable in Boy Scouts. "Aronimink is lucky to be part of such a wonderful community. We love to form partnerships that are mutually beneficial like the Eagle Scout bulletin board project Charlie created this summer. Thanks to Charlie, his parents and his team for their hard work and beautiful craftsmanship," said Kiley Cappello, president of the Aronimink Swim Club Board of Directors. Stallings, a scout for nearly a decade, was required to plan, develop and lead a project which would be helpful to his community. ...