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

The gardeners are more needed than ever as pocket parks around Independence Hall have drawn more visitors during the pandemic.

Volunteer Joan Wells (left) pulls out weeds in the Rose Garden, which is wedged between Fourth and Fifth Streets, bordered by Locust and Walnut.
Volunteer Joan Wells (left) pulls out weeds in the Rose Garden, which is wedged between Fourth and Fifth Streets, bordered by Locust and Walnut.Read moreTYGER WILLIAMS / Staff Photographer