The Bradford Era

Now that temperatures are consistently in the 60-degree range it is finally time to weed, edge and mulch our perennial borders and foundation shrubs. ...

I always look for my forsythia bush to be some of the first flowers of spring. Blooming during Eastertide caused the shrub to be known as the Easter T...

The long-range weather forecast gives us hope that May will be the spring weather for which we have all been waiting. Our spring bulbs are blooming, t...

In McKean County, spring weather is always a rollercoaster. Sunshine and 70 degrees one day and 30 degrees and snow squalls the next. After a long har...

At our house no flower is more welcome than the early spring snowdrop. They are the first flower to appear in my garden often pushing their way up thr...

The amount of daylight is slowly getting longer. My African violets are all in bloom, my rabbit’s foot fern has put up a new frond and my paperwhites ...

The year 2024 was named the Year of the African violet — and for good reason. These cheerful little plants with their cashmere leaves, their many colo...

Without a doubt the poinsettia is the queen of holiday flowers. Indigenous to Mexico and Central America, and well known for its red and green foliage...

Cutting your own holiday tree can be a treasured family tradition. But before you load the children in the car there are a few things to consider. Eve...