I thought the crowds, the gardens and the nice mix of things to do at this year’s Pennsylvania Garden Expo were better than ever. Hope you got to see this three-day show over the weekend at the Pennsylvania Farm Show complex. Part of The Greenskeeper’s 2012 Pa. Garden Expo display. The highlight for me [...]
This is where it starts to get nuts. The first sign of spring for me isn’t when the first snowdrop bulbs pop up or when I see the first robin. To me, it’s Expo time. Expo is the Pennsylvania Garden Expo, and it’s the opening shot in a machine-gun salvo of [...]
Composting is the single most important thing you can do to become a better gardener. Piles shouldn’t be stinky eyesores if you know a few basics, such as…
The motion-picture industry gives out its annual Academy Awards for best performances on Feb. 26. If I could give out Oscars for the best stars of our central-Pennsylvania landscapes, here’s what would get my vote: * Best Lead Actor (Sun): ‘Knock Out’ roses. Yeah, they’ve become so common they’re almost over-used, but [...]
Assorted plant organizations each year name some of the best new and under-used plants worthy of greater attention. Put ‘em all together and you get the equivalent of a “plant all-star” team. Here’s the linup of 2012 winners…
So here it is the second week of February, and Punxsutawney Phil – that famous weather-forecasting rodent – is telling us to expect 6 more weeks of winter. I’m wondering when winter is going to start, not when it’s going to end. We’ve been hovering mostly in the 40s and 50s since [...]
The USDA updated its Hardiness Zone Map for the first time since 1990, and the new data shows most of the country has warmed by about half of a growing zone on average.
