The Pennsylvania Horticultural Society (PHS) will celebrate Earth Day by planting trees throughout the Greater Philadelphia area from April 19 - 21, with assistance from more than 75 of its PHS Tree …
Foundation plantings or beds can enhance a home’s assets, draw attention to its features and highlight its architectural qualities. Think about your home’s architecture. Is it traditional, …
While it recently felt like May, don’t count March out for some unpredictable surprises. Trees are still bare and most shrubs may have the beginnings of fresh green buds. It’s easy to get swept …
Add a warm, cozy feel to this year’s gardens with the 2024 Pantone Color of the Year, Peach Fuzz. It was selected for generating a feeling of kindness and tenderness and encouraging sharing, …
It’s never too early to prepare for the garden season ahead. Having the right tool for the job saves time, reduces the frustration of trying to make the wrong tool work, and allows you to garden …
My pre-teen grandkids came to visit, after a four-month lapse. They’ve leaped into adolescence, speaking of slow dances, a boy’s glance across the room, overnights with girlfriends, and lots of Taylor Swift and Rihanna. Spring has arrived in their DNA.
Just like us, insects spend their winters in different locations. Unlike us, they spend their winters in different stages of development. Some may overwinter as adults, others in their immature stage …
Walking through Aquetong Spring Park in winter is like being in a living library; there’s a series of pleasant, slightly hushed rooms, brimming with history and life. Here is a landscape that looks …
Gardeners are notorious for pushing the limits of their growing zones. Tropical plants, succulents, and other plants that are not hardy to the winter climate often end up indoors for the winter. It …
House plants are good for you.According to an NBC.com report, the coronavirus pandemic drove a surge in houseplant buying, as people stayed put and yearned for fresh hobbies and more natural …
Sixteen hearty volunteers gathered to plant 100 native trees and shrubs along a new section of the Lambertville Nature Trail the week after Thanksgiving. The group, including Lambertville Mayor Andrew …
The nonprofit Heritage Conservancy has preserved 55.6 acres in Richland Township that will add to — and buffer — a habitat that’s teeming with wildlife and rare plants.Marlin and Joann Corn own …
From Nov. 16-19 the Pennsylvania Horticultural Society (PHS) and over 90 of its PHS Tree Tenders groups, community organizations and neighborhood volunteers will come together to plant 1,770 trees …
From Nov. 16-19 the Pennsylvania Horticultural Society (PHS) and over 90 of its PHS Tree Tenders groups, community organizations and neighborhood volunteers will come together to plant 1,770 trees …
The nonprofit Heritage Conservancy has preserved 55.6 acres in Richland Township that will add to — and buffer — a habitat that’s teeming with wildlife and rare plants.Marlin and Joann Corn own …
The nonprofit Heritage Conservancy has preserved 55.6 acres in Richland Township that will add to — and buffer — a habitat that’s teeming with wildlife and rare plants.Marlin and Joann Corn own …
It rained. The soil was dense and heavy, marbled with earthworms. Just a few yards away on York Road, traffic was loud and nonstop. The students swung shovels, wrestled a post-hole digger and pounded …
It rained. The soil was dense and heavy, marbled with earthworms. Just a few yards away on York Road, traffic was loud and nonstop. The students swung shovels, wrestled a post-hole digger and pounded …
Get your green thumb ready: Pre-ordering is now open for the Perkiomen Watershed Conservancy’s Native Plant Sale, featuring hundreds of Pennsylvania native species. Online ordering closes on …
A group of volunteers from Johnson & Johnson and Somerset County Park Commission spent one of the hottest days in April planting trees, removing invasive plants and picking up trash at one of the …
