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Press Releases and Video Links

June 2013: Phipps Wins Prestigious Green Good Design Award for the Center for Sustainable Landscapes
June 2013: Phipps and Penn State Extension Welcome Celebrated Garden Designer David Culp to Pittsburgh
May 2013: Phipps Celebrates Summer with Jazz in the Garden and Farm-to-Table Dinner
May 2013: Pittsburgh Business Times Recognizes Phipps with Energy Leadership Award
May 2013: Phipps Children’s Discovery Garden Day Offers Fun Among the Flowers for Whole Families
April 2013: Phipps Announces 2013 Botany in Action Fellows
April 2013: 77th Annual May Market at Phipps Kicks Off Spring for Pittsburgh’s Greenest Thumbs
April 2013: Phipps Executive Director Appointed to International Living Future Institute Board
April 2013: Phipps to Open Enchanting Butterfly Forest in Time for Earth Day
April 2013: Farmers at Phipps to Bring Fresh, Local and Organic Food to Oakland’s Schenley Park
March 2013: VisitPittsburgh Honors Phipps’ Richard V. Piacentini as Media Partner of the Year
March 2013: Enrollment Now Open for 2013 Children’s Summer Camps at Phipps
March 2013: Phipps Seeks Volunteer Docents for New Center for Sustainable Landscapes
March 2013: 77th Annual May Market at Phipps Heralds Start of Spring for Pittsburgh’s Greenest Thumbs
February 2013: Phipps Reveals Splendor of Secret Gardens for Spring Flower Show 2013
February 2013: Phipps Celebrates Ancient Tradition with Tropical Forest India Yoga Festival
February 2013: Phipps Offers Feb. 25 Free Admission Day Courtesy of Jack Buncher Foundation
February 2013: Institute of Museum and Library Services Announces Phipps Conservatory and Botanical Gardens as Finalist for the 2013 National Medal for Museum and Library Service
February 2013: Western Pa. Garden and Landscape Symposium Brings National Gardening Experts to Pittsburgh
February 2013: One of Earth’s Greenest Buildings Opens Today at Phipps
February 2013: Phipps Garden Center to Serve as Site for American Society for Horticultural Science Exam
February 2013: Phipps Announces 2013 Line-Up of Major Shows, Exhibits and Events for All Ages
January 2013: Phipps Heats Up and Raises Glass Roof with New ‘Party in the Tropics’ Events
January 2013: One of Earth’s Greenest Buildings Opens at Phipps
January 2013: Phipps to Showcase Talents of Pittsburgh-Based Glass Artists for Summer Flower Show 2013
January 2013: Enrollment Now Open for 2013 Phipps Permaculture Design Certificate Course
January 2013: Mayor Luke Ravenstahl Declares Jan. 11 Phipps Volunteer Corps Day
January 2013: Phipps Announces Enhanced Membership Options with More Exclusive Events in 2013
January 2013: Phipps Orchid and Tropical Bonsai Show Spotlights the Inspired Art of Nature
December 2012: Phipps Opens Registration for Winter Adult Education Classes
December 2012: Phipps Announces Winter/Spring Line-Up of Science Education Programs for Children
November 2012: New Winter Light Garden Illuminates the Holiday Season at Phipps
November 2012: Phipps Wins International Green Award as One of the World’s Most Sustainable NGOs
November 2012: Phipps Orchid and Tropical Bonsai Show Spotlights the Inspired Art of Nature
November 2012: Phipps Garden Center Enlivens the Season with Holiday Tea and Gifts and Greens Market
November 2012: Phipps Selected as a Finalist for the International Green Awards
October 2012: Phipps and Pittsburgh Ballet Theatre Celebrate the Season with Poinsettias and Pointe Shoes
October 2012: Let’s Move Pittsburgh Launches 10,000 Tables Pledge in Support of Jamie Oliver’s Food Revolution
October 2012: Phipps Offers Free Admission Day through Generosity of Jack Buncher Foundation
September 2012: Phipps to Host Annual Native Plant and Sustainability Conference at Historic Botany Hall
September 2012: Phipps Announces 2012 Winter Flower Show Plans and New Winter Light Garden Display
September 2012: Phipps Director of Human Resources and Operations Receives Leadership Award
September 2012: Phipps Launches New Seasonal Programs to Immerse Children in the Natural World
September 2012: Phipps and Antioch University New England to Host Conservation Psychology Institute
September 2012: Phipps Garden Center to Serve as Site for American Society for Horticultural Science Exam
August 2012: Phipps to Host a Toast to a Greener Future at Wines Under Glass Garden Party
August 2012: Phipps’ Spectacular Fall Flower Show Highlights Harvest, History and Blooms in Many Hues
August 2012: Phipps Brunch in Bloom Emerges as One of Pittsburgh’s Best-Kept Foodie Secrets
August 2012: Phipps and Penn State Extension Bring Celebrated Garden Designer Gordon Hayward to Pittsburgh
August 2012: Phipps Celebrates the Bounty of Summer with Red, Ripe and Roasted Event
August 2012: Phipps Receives Energy Efficiency Grant from West Penn Power Sustainable Energy Fund
July 2012: Phipps Executive Director Richard V. Piacentini Receives Steinbrenner Institute Award of Merit
June 2012: Phipps Production Greenhouses Become First Ever to Earn LEED® Platinum Certification
June 2012: Patti Burns Prize in Environmental Communication Presented to North Allegheny Senior High School
June 2012: Phipps Executive Director Richard V. Piacentini Receives Living Building Challenge Hero Award
May 2012: Farmers at Phipps Brings Fresh, Local and Organic Food to the Conservatory’s Historic Green
May 2012: Café Phipps Receives National Restaurant Award from the Hobart Center for Foodservice Sustainability
April 2012: Phipps’ Summer Flower Show to Feature Feel-Good Plants and Fountains of Youth
April 2012: 28th Annual Great Plant Auction to Benefit Phipps’ Multifaceted Education Programs
April 2012: Summer Camps at Phipps Connect Children to Science, Nature and Healthy Living
April 2012: Western Pennsylvania Garden and Landscape Symposium Returns with More Inspiration and Blooms
March 2012: Troy and Theodora Polamalu Tackle Childhood Obesity with Let's Move Pittsburgh
March 2012: Phipps Celebrates Plants, People and the Planet at Tropical Forest India Premiere Party
March 2012: Phipps Accepts Building Museums® Buildy Award for Innovative Tropical Forest Conservatory
March 2012: Phipps’ Spring Flower Show Brings Gardens around the Globe into Pittsburgh’s Backyard
February 2012: One of the World’s Greenest Buildings Comes to Life at Historic Phipps Conservatory Site
February 2012: Leading Green Building Expert Jason McLennan to Speak at Phipps Conservatory
January 2012: Phipps’ Tropical Forest India Debut to Offer Colorful Adventures
January 2012: Orchid and Tropical Bonsai Show at Phipps Reveals Wonders of Nature
December 2011: Phipps Encourages Pittsburghers to Ring in the New Year as Volunteers
December 2011: Phipps Takes on the Living Building Challenge
December 2011: Recent Hire of Chef Shawn Carlson Brings Fresh Flavors to the Kitchen at Café Phipps
November 2011: Phipps and Pittsburgh Ballet Theatre Present Saturdays with the Sugar Plum Fairy
November 2011: Phipps Offers Brunch in Bloom during Festive Winter Flower Show
November 2011: Phipps’ Molly Steinwald and Kelly Ogrodnik Honored by National and Local Organizations
November 2011: New Patti Burns Prize at Phipps Will Honor Iconic Pittsburgher
November 2011: Phipps Creates Fresh Arrangement of The Nutcracker for Winter Flower Show
October 2011: Phipps Now Accepting Applications for 2012 Master Gardener Program
October 2011: Phipps to Host Annual Native Plant & Sustainability Conference at Garden Center in Mellon Park
October 2011: White House Chef Sam Kass to Give Keynote Address During Healthy Foods Symposia at Phipps
October 2011: Phipps’ Fall Flower Show Offers Trip Down Memory Lane, Lined with Mums!
October 2011: Phipps Serves as Lead Host for Two Major Symposia Inspired by First Lady Michelle Obama’s Let’s Move! Campaign
September 2011: Phipps Eliminates Soda from its Cafe
September 2011: Phipps Welcomes Friends and Community Leaders for Wines Under Glass: Passage to India
August 2011: Buncher Family Foundation Funds Free Admission Day at Phipps
July 2011: Robert S. Mermelstein Named Phipps’ New Chief Financial Officer
June 2011: Phipps Joins First Lady Michelle Obama's Healthy Kids Initiative
June 2011: Phipps Executive Director Richard Piacentini Receives Prestigious American Public Garden Association Service Award
June 2011: Red, Ripe and Roasted: Tomato and Garlic Festival Returns
May 2011: Farmers at Phipps Returns to Conservatory's Historic Green
May 2011: Phipps Summer Camps
May 2011: May Market
May 2011: Summer Flower Show: Living Harmoniously with Nature
April 2011: Phipps Executive Director Honored with American Horticultural Society Award
April 2011: Phipps Hosts Great Plant Auction
April 2011: Western Pennsylvania Gardening & Landscaping Symposium
March 2011: Spring Flower Show
February 2011: Dine in the Forest
January 2011: "Saving Biodiversity: Be the Change": A Presentation by Phipps Executive Director to the 4th World Botanic Garden Congress
January 2011: Phipps' Orchid and Tropical Bonsai Show Debuts
November 2010: Winter Flower Show
November 2010: Poinsettias and Pointe Shoes: A Night of Nutcracker in the Garden
November 2010: Acceptance Video: Phipps' Executive Director Accepts U.S. Green Building Council Leadership Award
November 2010: U.S. Green Building Council honors Phipps' Executive Director with Leadership Award
October 2010: Phipps to Reach World's Highest Green Building Standards
October 2010: Phipps Acquires Rare Corpse Flower, Just in Time for Halloween
October 2010: Fall Flower Show: Gothic Gardens in Autumn
October 2010: Phipps' EcoFABULOUS Garden Party
September 2010: Phipps is a Top 20 Non-Profit Power Purchaser
August 2010: Molly Steinwald Joins Phipps as Associate Director of Science Education
August 2010: Red, Ripe & Roasted: Tomato & Garlic Festival
August 2010: Buncher Family Foundation Free Admission Day
July 2010: Pittsburgh's Green Restaurant Goes Greener
July 2010: Agave americana Blooms in Yellow
July 2010: Summertime Gargoyle Nights
June 2010: Phipps Featured on Growing a Greener World
June 2010: Phipps Chosen to Test New Green Rating System, SITES
May 2010: Farmers at Phipps runs June through October
May 2010: Dr. Phipps GreenLine On-Site Plant Clinics
May 2010: Phipps Summer Flower Show: Gargoyles in the Garden
April 2010: "May Market: Eco-Garden Festival" is May 7 and 8
April 2010: Western Pennsylvania Gardening & Landscaping Symposium
April 2010: 26h Annual Great Plant Auction
April 2010: KDKA Morning News: Phipps' Agave americana with Margie Radebaugh
April 2010: Butterfly Forest 2010
April 2010: Phipps' Agave americana Grows Through the Roof!
April 2010: Phipps Names Candy-Striped Orchid Hybrid in Memory of Frank Sarris
March 2010: Spring Flower Show is in Full Bloom
March 2010: "Arias in Bloom" Gala: March 11, 2010
January 2010: Phipps Orchid Show Returns with Splendor
January 2010: Phipps Searches for New Docents, Hosts & Greeters
January 2010: Phipps Acquires Frabel Glass Sculptures for Permanent Collection
January 2010: Western Pennsylvania Leadership Awards presented to Phipps’ Executive Director
November 2009: Café Phipps Receives Prestigious Green Restaurant Certification
September 2009: Custom Table for G-20 Constructed from North Side Timber Reflected Phipps Commitment to Sustainability
September 2009: Phipps Conservatory Prepares for G-20 Summit With Help of Local Sponsors
August 2009: Phipps Named Site of Pittsburgh G-20 Summit Welcome and Dinner
August 2009: White House Press Release
June 2009: Phipps Hosts Unique Farmers Market for Summer and Fall
May 2009: Glass Artistry Returns To Phipps In A New, Must-See Exhibition
April 2009: The May Market At Phipps Is Back With A New Location
March 2009: Spring Is In The Air at Phipps
February 2009: Headwaters of the Amazon Opens at Phipps
January 2009: Exotic Orchid Show Returns to Phipps
December 2008: Phipps Prepares Tropical Forest for Amazon Display
November 2008: Phipps' Winter Flower Show Returns
November 2008: Phipps Wins First Place 2008 Evergreen Award from Eco-Structure Magazine
October 2008: Holiday Greens Sale at Phipps Garden Center-- Download Order Form Here
October 2008: Phipps Accepts Applications for Master Gardener Program
September 2008: Phipps Displays Chihuly Photography by Donald Robinson
September 2008: Phipps Receives Grant from Heinz Endowments
September 2008: Phipps Breaks Ground on Living Building
August 2008: Meet Moe, Phipps' Robotic Sheep
July 2008: Phipps Awards Sustainable Landscapes Certificates
July 2008: Phipps Conservatory Bans Bottled Water
June 2008: Phipps Receives Grant from RK Mellon
May 2008: Phipps Executive Director Receives Carnegie Science Award
April 2008: Chocolate! Sweetens Up Summer at Phipps
April 2008: Phipps Executive Director Receives Diamond Award
April 2008: Phipps Executive Director Honored with Travel & Tourism Award
March 2008: Phipps Releases The Green Journal
February 2008: Flowers Return to Phipps with Traditional, Elegant Spring Show
January 2008: Phipps Receives National High Performance Building Award
October 2007: Colcom Foundation Donates Chihuly Chandelier
May 2007: Chihuly at Phipps: Gardens & Glass

News, Awards and Recognition

June 2012: Pittsburgh Region: A Green Tourism Destination (Our Region's Business)
November 2011: Old-School Flower House Leaves LEED in the Dust (Grist)
October 2011: Best of the World 2012 (National Geographic Traveler Magazine)
October 2011: Inside Phipps' Center for Sustainable Landscapes: Making Clean Water, All in One Place (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette)
October 2011: White House Chef Spurs Pittsburgh Health Push (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette)
October 2011: Museums Meet on 'Feeding the Spirit' (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette)
October 2011: Evolution of Phipps: Landmark Embraces the Future (Pittsburgh Tribune-Review)
September 2011: Phipps' Summer High School Internship Program: Learning for a Green Future
August 2010: Sustainability Television: Phipps Integrative Design Case
May 2010: USA Today: 10 Great Botanic Gardens Across the USA
January 2010: Green Roofs - Living Architecture Monitor - Winter 2010
October 2009: Welcoming a World
September 2009: Pittsburgh’s Glass House Leads Green Revolution
September 2009: With G-20, Pittsburgh gets its 15 minutes
September 2009: Pittsburgh's heart of steel still beats amid transformed city
September 2009: Environmental Leadership of Public Gardens to Take the Global Stage at the Upcoming G-20 Summit
September 2009: Environmental Innovation Began Early in Erstwhile 'Smoky City'
September 2009: Obama calls Pittsburgh a model for the future
September 2009: Local companies help Phipps Conservatory spruce up for world leaders
September 2009: Phipps to close, City Council reschedules meeting
September 2009: Why Pittsburgh for the G20?
September 2009: Phipps Conservatory Closing To Public During G-20
September 2009: Pittsburgh Hosts G-20 Summit
September 2009: Key sites during G-20 summit in Pittsburgh
September 2009: Phipps Conservatory Ready To Welcome World Leaders
September 2009: Magee-Womens Hospital Grow with Edible Organic Plants (Pop City)
September 2009: Artist Frabel's Glass Figures Transform Phipps Into World of Botanical Splendor (Pittsburgh Tribune Review)
July 2009: A Garden Full of Glass - Decorative Glass Magazine
June 2009: Hans Godo Frabel Glass Exhibit - KDKA
May 2009: Whimsical Glass Art Sprouts at Phipps - Pittsburgh Tribune Review
February 2009: The Living Building - h Magazine
November 2008: Living Building Coming to Pittsburgh - Buildings Magazine
November 2008: Phipps Conservatory Breaks Ground for New Green Building - The American Gardener
October 2008: Fall Flowers in the Spotlight at Phipps - Pittsburgh Tribune-Review
October 2008: New Window to the World - eco-structure Magazine Evergreen Award
September 2008: Phipps' Green Building Under Way - Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
September 2008: Phipps New Building to be Super Green - Pittsburgh Tribune Review
September 2008: Phipps Will Be Greener Than Ever - Beaver County Times
September 2008: $20M Center for Sustainable Landscapes to Become One of World’s Greenest Buildings - Pop City
September 2008: Groundbreaking Scheduled for Phipps New Building - Pittsburgh Business Times
August 2008: Pittsburgh Puts Robots to Work - Wall Street Journal
August 2008: Phipps Celebrates Fresh, Local Vegetables - Pittsburgh Tribune-Review
July 2008: Glass Reunion - Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
July 2008: Phipps Project Green Heart - Pop City
July 2008: Phipps Goes Green - Beaver County Times
July 2008: Phipps Ends Sale of Bottled Water - Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
July 2008: Phipps Bans Bottled Water - Pittsburgh Tribune-Review
July 2008: Chihuly Works Will Become Permanent Fixtures at Phipps - Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
July 2008: Phipps Acquires Pieces of Chihuly Glass Art - Pittsburgh Tribune-Review
June 2008: Phipps Gets $5 Million to Go Greener in Expansion - Pittsburgh Tribune-Review
June 2008: Using Recycled Products Pays Dividends - Pittsburgh Business Times
June 2008: Keep Off Butterflies, Please Don't Eat the Chocolate Flamingos - Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
May 2008: Phipps Follows Serious with Sweet - Pittsburgh Tribune-Review
April 2008: Raves: Phipps Always Astounds - Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
April 2008: Phipps Opens its Butterfly Forest - Pittsburgh Tribune-Review
April 2008: Newsmaker: Richard V. Piacentini - Pittsburgh Tribune-Review
April 2008: Museums Sprout Green Architecture - Christian Science Monitor
April 2008: Phipps Releases Green Journal - Pittsburgh Tribune-Review
March 2008: Back from Glass, Phipps Blooms Anew - Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
March 2008: Flowers Take Center Stage - Pittsburgh Tribune-Review
March 2008: What's Blooming at Phipps? - Beaver County Times
March 2008: Phipps Conservatory Looks to Top Successful Chihuly Glass Show with Chocolate - Pittsburgh Business Times
March 2008: Chihuly a Charm: Glass Exhibition Shatters Expectations - Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
March 2008: "Phipps is a beacon of green."; Joe Lamp'l, Garden Design
February 2008: Environmental Movement Finds a Place in Marketing - Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
February 2008: Fragile Beauty of Chihuly Exhibit Ends Run at Phipps - Pittsburgh Tribune-Review
January 2008: Phipps' Tropical Forest Goes Beyond Green - Pittsburgh Tribune-Review
January 2008: Phipps Tropical Forest Goes Beyond Green - Pittsburgh Tribune-Review
November 2007: Greening a Greenhouse - Glass Magazine
November 2007: Breathing Easy - Architect Magazine