Home plant

plant

‘Round the Square: Let wildlife be wild
News, Round the Square
‘Round the Square: Let wildlife be wild
May 13, 2025
WILDLIFE: It’s the time of year to be outside more often — when it isn’t raining. The Pennsylvania Game Commission has a list of things everyone can d...
Read More...
The versatile and hardy forsythia
Headlines, Local News, News, ...
The versatile and hardy forsythia
REBECCA NORTON RYAN Penn State Extension Master Gardener 
Apr 25, 2025
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...
Read More...
The garden’s unsung hero
Headlines, Local News, News, ...
The garden’s unsung hero
REBECCA NORTON RYAN Penn State Extension Master Gardener 
Apr 17, 2025
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...
Read More...
Snowdrops herald renewal
Local News, News
Snowdrops herald renewal
REBECCA NORTON RYAN Penn State Extension Master Gardener 
Mar 25, 2025
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...
Read More...
Bookworm
Lifestyles
Bookworm
?Black Girls Gardening: Empowering Stories and Garden Wisdom for Healing and Flourishing in Nature? by Amber Grossman c.2025, Chronicle Books $26.95 240 pages 
Mar 24, 2025
In a way, it’s kind of a little miracle. You place tiny little seeds in dirt – DIRT! – and you keep it damp. Wait a week or so, and something grows. W...
Read More...
‘Round the Square: Spring is here!
News, Round the Square
‘Round the Square: Spring is here!
Mar 20, 2025
SPRING: Spring is here! The snow and ice are disappearing, and soon the beautiful colors of nature will be everywhere. Sure, by about September we’ll ...
Read More...
National Invasive Species Awareness Week
Local News, News
National Invasive Species Awareness Week
Feb 24, 2025
SMETHPORT — Join the McKean County Conservation District, during National Invasive Species Awareness Week from Feb. 24 to 28, in taking some basic car...
Read More...
Creating a mini wildlife sanctuary
Lifestyles, Local News, News
Creating a mini wildlife sanctuary
REBECCA NORTON RYAN Penn State Extension Gardener 
Feb 18, 2025
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...
Read More...
Herb garden a pleasant winter project
Lifestyles, Local News, News
Herb garden a pleasant winter project
REBECCA NORTON RYAN Penn State Extension Master Gardener 
Jan 03, 2025
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 ...
Read More...
Amaryllis by next holiday season
Lifestyles
Amaryllis by next holiday season
REBECCA NORTON RYAN Penn State Extension Master Gardener 
Nov 29, 2024
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...
Read More...
RTS: Poison ivy
News, Round the Square
RTS: Poison ivy
May 21, 2024
POISON IVY: It’s the season to be outside, which comes with some hazards that should be recognized to make life easier, one of which is poison ivy. Fa...
Read More...
Health benefits of microgreens
News, Online Features
Health benefits of microgreens
Sep 02, 2022
(Note: First in a series by Big Maple Family Farm in Elk County about the health benefits of consuming local, farm fresh food.) RIDGWAY — Many may hav...
Read More...
Older Posts
Local & Social