The Pennsylvania Horticultural Society (PHS) announced the winners for its annual Bloom Philly! Contest, its regional competition that invites businesses in the Greater Philadelphia area to join the excitement of the upcoming PHS Philadelphia Flower Show. More than 60 businesses throughout the city and suburbs created festive, flower-filled displays and menu items inspired by the 2021 Philadelphia Flower Show theme, “Habitat: Nature’s Masterpiece.”

The Bloom Philly! contest ran April 26 through May 28 and served two purposes — to raise awareness for the Philadelphia Flower Show and to spread joy and cheer throughout the region with beautiful, floral-inspired décor and menu items that pay homage to the Flower Show’s legacy. “This year more than ever, businesses have helped spread the excitement, joy, and wonder of the Philadelphia Flower Show,” said Sam Lemheney, Chief of Shows and Events for PHS. “We are so inspired by the creativity and bold style that our businesses imagined for the contest and the enthusiasm for our new categories. Bloom Philly! has engaged businesses who want to show their love for this year’s Show. We thank them for their creativity and support of the Flower Show.”

2021 offers a new venue for the Philadelphia Flower Show — for the first time in its almost 200-year history, the Show will take place outdoors. Traditionally held in March to mark the start of the Spring planting season, this year’s Show will be held Saturday, June 5 – Sunday, June 13 at FDR Park in South Philadelphia. Tickets are on sale at www.phsonline.org/flowershow.

This year Bloom Philly! expanded its contest categories with new categories and welcomed participation from food and beverage businesses to enter fun and tasty Flower Show-inspired menu items and streetery décor. Collaborations with professional florists and event designers competed in their own unique category.

For the first time in the history of the contest, Pennsylvania Horticultural Society is rewarding winners in key categories with cash prizes of $500, thanks to the generosity of our sponsor Clarke & Cohen. Established in 1921, Clarke & Cohen is a fourth generation, family-owned Philadelphia public insurance adjuster and property loss consultant. The company has decades of experience successfully managing complex claims in the Philadelphia region, South Jersey (including the Jersey shore), and throughout the country. Clarke & Cohen supports clients with 24/7 emergency service, immediate response and a consultative approach that aims to settle claims to the utmost value for both residential and commercial claims. The team has extensive experience with all types of property loss and is thoughtful and sensitive, efficient and tenacious. More than just technical expertise, clients find a supportive team that manages stress, grief and anxieties, while working tirelessly to recover the property that has been lost. This strategy helps the claims process work favorably for the property owner. The original location of the company still stands in Old City, located at Chestnut and Bank Streets.

Media Contacts:

Corie Moskow, 215.518.5526/corie@glosspr.com

Sin Gogolak, 917.626.0525/SGogolak@pennhort.org