Feature Story posted 12/30/2008
Philadelphia's Gardening World Loses Two Good Friends, as Year Wanes
Friends mourn passing of Marjorie Bayersdorfer, a native plant advocate, and Christopher Goodrich, who served on Morris Arboretum board.
by Denise Cowie
The horticultural world in the Greater Philadelphia area lost two good friends? Read Complete Entry
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