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Volunteers bring the bloom back to Independence Historical Park's 'secret gardens'

Joan Wells and her husband, Dane, owned the Queen Victoria Bed & Breakfast in Cape May until they retired in 2004 and moved to Philadelphia.But Joan Wells found she missed the gardening and began looking for a way to offer her skills. For the last seven years, she’s been part of a small group of dedicated volunteers who plant, weed, and help maintain several small historic parks, sometimes . ....

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These volunteers help return the bloom to Independence Historical Park's 'secret gardens'

Volunteers bring the bloom back to Independence Historical Park’s ‘secret gardens’
Frank Kummer, The Philadelphia Inquirer
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Volunteer Ruth DeCou, of Washington Square, works on dead-heading the roses at the Rose Garden at Independence Park.
Joan Wells and her husband, Dane, owned the Queen Victoria Bed & Breakfast in Cape May until they retired in 2004 and moved to Philadelphia.
But Joan Wells found she missed the gardening and began looking for a way to offer her skills. For the past seven years, she’s been part of a small group of dedicated volunteers who plant, weed, and help maintain several small, historic parks, sometimes referred to as “secret gardens,” that dot the Independence National Historical Park system. ....

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Volunteers dig in to help Independence Historical Park's 'secret gardens' bloom

Joan Wells and her husband, Dane, owned the Queen Victoria Bed & Breakfast in Cape May until they retired in 2004 and moved to Philadelphia.But Joan Wells found she missed the gardening and began looking for a way to offer her skills. For the past seven years, she’s been part of a small group of dedicated volunteers who plant, weed, and help maintain several small, historic parks, sometimes . ....

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