As temperatures cool down, the garden seems to come alive again, especially with the recent rains. Dahlias, zinnias, and ...

LET’S REVIEW A perfect and a little-known method which is totally appropriate now in the month of October. I have numerous times explained, and rightly so, how pruning at the wrong time of year can ...

You’ll be sure to brighten up your home and garden with these new plants that include roses, azaleas, ground covers, and ...

Use wood ashes around the vegetable garden, bulb beds, and around non-acid loving plants if soil pH is below 6.0. Remember that N.C. Department of Agriculture soil testing is still free until ...

Ornamental grasses provide an easy-to-care-for, beautiful ground cover. Do they need to be pruned, though? The answer might surprise you.

Callicarpa, or the beauty berry, is another gorgeous shrub to consider when looking for plants for autumn colour. As its name ...

The best time to prune depends on the type of tree. Spring-flowering trees (dogwoods, redbuds, ornamental cherries) should be ...

UPCOMING WEBINARS AND EVENTS: Penn State Extension is pleased to continue providing quality education via various webinars and recordings. If you have difficulty registering online for these live ...

The mixed orange, yellow, pink, and white blooms of common lantana (Lantana camara) are hard to ignore. The genus Lantana includes more than 150 species and cultivars of annual and perennial flowering ...

After a summer of growth, you may be ready to bring out those loppers and that new handheld tiny chainsaw pruner this fall and give your shrubs a haircut. But if you want healthy shrubs and some ...

Practicing the art of bonsai is one of the most rewarding, naturally founded, and beautiful practices a person can choose for a hobby. Each tree lends beauty and grace to the space where they grow, ...

Boxwood plants have been around for thousands of years and were planted by ancient Egyptians, Greeks, and Romans. One reason they have been around for so long is that they are relatively easy to take ...