PHS Council members Robert Ryan, Raul Betancourt and Sharon Turner chat at a meeting held at PHS headquarters (325 Walnut Street) in 1993. 

1966.  Lady Bird Johnson (right) dedicates the garden at the former PHS headquarters in Independence National Historical Park, 325 Walnut Street. Ernesta Drinker Ballard, left, was the first female President of the Pennsylvania Horticultural Society.  An ardent feminist and community activist who organized many successful civic projects, she harnessed the collective energy and talents of area garden club members and in doing so, raised the stature of the Philadelphia Flower Show to a world class event.

In this 1986 photograph taken in the PHS garden behind headquarters at 325 Walnut Street, the staff photograph is a light-hearted one, where staff members are asked to hold an object identifying them with their jobs. In front, seated, is PHS President Jane Pepper. Row 1, l to r: Susan Ross, Anne Vallery, Marie Rodia, William Herbert, Mary Lou Wolfe, Dennis McLaughlin, Betsy Gullan. Row 2: Mary Williams, Marge Meer, Ellen Wheeler, Denise Flores, Sally McCabe, Patricia Schrieber, Carol Lindemann. Row 3:  Ed Lindemann, Flossie Narducci, Gwen Rapley, Denise Jefferson, Gladys Bradley, Jeannine Vannais (holding infant), Lillian Greenberg. Row 4: Jean Byrne, Peggy Grady, Lisa Stephano, Liz Hauck, Cheryl Monroe, Charlotte Archer. Row 5: Cindy Council, Elinor Goff, Sandra Myers, Linda Davis, Jeff Myers, Janet Carter, Clarence Coles, Yvonne Smith, Betty McGill. Holding the West Hagert sign is Blaine Bonham, Jr.