botany

Native plants are those plants that occur naturally in our environment. Wildlife as well as people need these native plants to create a healthy enviro...

UNIVERSITY PARK — For those with trees or berry plants or those starting a small orchard, Penn State Extension is offering a webinar, “Living on a Few...

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 ...

A nice little project for the days and weeks after the holidays is planting paperwhite bulbs. Planting these lovely flowers is good for those quiet da...

The amaryllis is one of our most beautiful holiday plants. If you are new to growing amaryllis the easiest way to get started is to purchase one of th...

UNIVERSITY PARK — Autumn beauty can sure leave a mess behind! For many people the love of the seasonal aesthetic is lessened by the work involved to c...

The geranium has always been one of the most popular annuals in our garden. It is the anchor of our containers, the dependable thriller, that holds th...

The Bradford Tree Board — in partnership with Bradford Public Works, Graham’s Greenhouse, UPB’s Rotary Club, Penn State Cooperative Extension Service ...

One of the most important tools in gardening is the garden journal. Some questions to consider are what to write, how do I start, and what kind of jou...

Penn State Extension will offer a Tree Tenders training in early 2025. The classes, which will be held via webinar, will be held from noon to 1 p.m. W...

Our dahlias are now the main event of late summer. While the gardener is tending to the perennial border and grooming what is left in our containers, ...

With the beautiful autumn weather we are enjoying it is a good time to take a walk around the garden. You will need pencil and paper. What perennials ...

The Bradford Landmark Society invites visitors to Crook Farm to “fall” back in time for the Harvest Apple Festival 11 a.m. to 7 p.m. today at 476 Seaw...

Don’t panic. The City of Bradford’s Tree Board takes its responsibilities very seriously. Six of the now iconic Bradford pear trees lining Boylston St...

HARRISBURG (TNS) — It’s something from the pages of the Bible and scientists think it has been gone for a very long time. Botanists have managed to gr...

UNIVERSITY PARK — Weeds are a major factor limiting yield in organic vegetable and other horticultural crop systems, and the lack of effective biologi...

MARIENVILLE — The US Department of Agriculture, Forest Service is accepting public review and comment for the North Kane vegetation management project...

Property owners with Japanese knotweed may be interested in a free hands-on workshop, Managing Japanese Knotweed, set for 10 a.m. to noon Sept. 7 at t...

KANE — Dr. Todd Ristau, researcher in silviculture, will be the keynote speaker when the Roach-Bauer Forestry Forum marks 40 years Oct. 10 at the Wilc...

UNIVERSITY PARK — Penn State Extension’s Master Watershed Steward program will hold its fifth annual native tree and shrub sale this fall in 27 locati...