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Diggin’ the natives; Carolina Jessamine

Man, what more could you want? This vine has it ALL! Winter hardy in zone 6. Yellow flowers. Yes, all that and more. This week's native plant is Carolina Jessamine – Gelsemium sempervirens ‘Margarita.’

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Enjoy Your Local Garden Centers

Bottom line, check out your local garden centers before stopping at the big box. There is multifaceted benefit to searching out plants and places of VALUE… over what is cheap.

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Master Gardener Garden Tour

The gardens are the personal gardens of Penn Sate Master Gardeners. Each garden is different. See a range of things from a no-mow garden to a topiary rabbit. There are herb gardens, veggie gardens and...

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What’s Up With My Hydrangea?

Most hydrangeas flower on the wood they made last year. Which means right after it finished flowering last year, it began making flower buds, which would become this year’s flowers.

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Birthdays, Nurturing and Personal Stuff

Soul gardening? Does that count as gardening? Laura shares her reasons for laying low while celebrating a milestone in her son's life. Laura needs a little root nurturing.

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Witchcrafted Garden

A witch with a hoe, she is. Secret spells and potions are the only explanation for the robust growth and bloom of Jennifer MacNeill Traylor’s gardens.

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Excellent Book on Heirloom Vegetables

Growing heirloom vegetables opens up an entirely new world of gardening opportunities and adventures. For help navigating this old – new – world, look to Chris McLaughlin’s new book; “ The Complete...

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Diggin’ the Natives – Vernonia lettermannii ‘Iron Butterfly’ (Dwarf Ironweed)

The name is rockin’ but the fun doesn’t stop there!  Vernonia ‘Iron Butterfly’ is one of the hottest plants on the market right now.  Excellent, clean foliage, dwarf habit, AND purple flowers when...

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Diggin’ the Natives: Pycnanthemum muticum

Everyone loves pollinator plants, right?  What’s not to love – butterflies, bees, moths and so many others. So, how do you get all these lovlies to your garden?  Plant Pycnanthemum muticum, or Mountain...

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PA Herb & Garden Festival – York, PA

The fourteenth annual Pennsylvania Herb and Garden Festival will be held on April 13 and 14, 2012 at the York Expo Center, Memorial Hall, located at 334 Carlisle Avenue in York. Formerly the...

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