gardening

In this area one has probably seen many of the non-native invasive plants that have gotten out of control and taken over the landscape — Japanese knot...

With spring coming around the corner, many gardeners are beginning to think about the season ahead. For Bob Rusiewski, from the North Central Pennsylv...

PLANTING: “I can’t believe it,” Ormsby resident said Tuesday evening. “It must be an early spring.” He called with news about how his yard has changed...

GARDEN: Look out the window. In just a couple short months that snow will be melting and those bare trees will begin showing signs of new life. An art...

SMETHPORT — For the past 20 years or so, the biodynamic gardeners of Evergreen Elm have taken home ribbons from the McKean County Fair for vegetables ...

The understory of a forest has a pleasing aroma that changes from one season to the next. Early in the year, the fragrance of damp earth later is trad...

The best way to describe the first vision of Dan and Sandy O’Brien’s backyard is to compare it to Dorothy opening the door in the black and white scen...

For the past several years, motorists on U.S. Route 219 in Bradford have been spoiled by the sight of a colorful roadside garden containing roses, ger...

SMETHPORT — The Penn State Extension Master Gardeners will hold a plant sale from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. May 20 at the Penn State Extension Office, 17129 U....

The Main Street Cleanup day has been scheduled for 10 a.m. to noon April 22, with registration to be held at Veterans’ Square. Volunteers, either indi...

PORT ALLEGANY — The Port Allegany Rotary Club is currently selling Easter flowers to raise funds for the Port Allegany Community Pool. The sale, an an...

TOMATOES: We recently shared gardening tips from fellow master gardener Donald Comes of Smethport. He’s since passed along a couple of gardening-relat...

Mention the word bonsai and some people may conjure up an image from the “Karate Kid” movie when Mr. Miyagi teaches a teenager named Daniel how to pru...

(Editor’s note: This week, Feb. 27-March 3, marks National Invasive Species Awareness Week. As part of an effort to alert and educate the public on in...

PLANTING: After reading Friday’s column, Bob Rusiewski of St. Marys updated us on how some of his vegetables grew in 2016 and shared a little of his v...

GARDENS: We reached out to Donald J. Comes, a horticultural botanist gardener from Smethport, to see what gardening he recommends people do — and not ...

A warm spell that started this past weekend is bringing gardeners and other outdoor enthusiasts out from their winter hibernation. The warm stretch is...

ROBIN: Rich Colosimo sent us this photo of a robin he saw in Bradford on Sunday. Rich tells us, “This little fellow was seen in the 900 block of High ...

PARIS (AP) — Celebrities such as Lupita Nyong'o and Emily Blunt sparkled in the heat at Christian Dior's vivid couture show set in a timeless conserva...