New project for HKS
Kennett blooms this spring.
While Kennett Square is famous for being the mushroom capital of the world, the area was first known for its flowers. Nineteenth-century Quakers who were growing carnations, roses, and chrysanthemums in local greenhouses began growing mushrooms to put the dark, warm, and unused space under greenhouse benches to good use. With an eye on the borough’s flowery roots, Historic Kennett Square is launching a new…
