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The Flower Show

Discover the Benefits of Connecting with Green, Growing Spaces (NBC 10)

July 03, 2020

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Courtesy: NBC 10

PHILADELPHIA (NBC 10) - “We have an intrinsic connection to nature,” says Pennsylvania Horticultural Society Chief of Healthy Neighborhoods Julianne Schrader Ortega. “Just being outside and listening to birds or enjoying the scents of herbs and flowers – even in a busy urban environment – can have a powerful effect on your mental health.”