http://extension.psu.edu/plants/gardening/news News for the home gardener from Penn State Extension Consumer Horticulture Educators and Master Gardeners. daily 1 2011-08-03T22:35:26Z http://extension.psu.edu/cumberland/news/2013/mg-youth-summer-garden-camp Penn State Master Gardeners are offering a Summer Garden Camp for youth ages 7 to 12 or in grades 3 to 6 at the Penn State Extension office on Allen Road in Carlisle. There will be five sessions of growing, learning, hands-on fun on Tuesday mornings from 9:00 a.m. to 12:00 noon on the following dates: June 11, June 25, July 9, July 23, and August 6, 2013. No publisher Terry Lopp 2013-05-17T17:00:00Z News Item http://extension.psu.edu/cumberland/news/2013/garden-questions-penn-state-master-gardeners-have-answers Do you have questions about your garden or landscape? Are you trying to select the right plant for the right place or get rid of those weeds growing in the wrong place? Do you have a mystery plant you can’t identify? The Penn State Master Gardeners in Cumberland County can help you find answers to your home gardening questions at four Plant Clinic locations during the 2013 growing season. No publisher Terry Lopp 2013-05-14T18:40:00Z News Item http://extension.psu.edu/clinton/news/2013/master-gardener-hotline-open The hotline, a free service provided by the Clinton County Master Gardeners, operates Monday, Wednesday, and Friday mornings from 9:00 am until noon... No publisher Laura L Sproat 2013-05-03T14:02:37Z News Item http://extension.psu.edu/chester/programs/master-gardener/news/2013/junior-master-gardeners-join-in-county-sheep-wool-day Junior Master Gardeners in Chester County show their projects. No publisher Cynthia Chmelewski 2013-05-01T15:55:00Z News Item http://extension.psu.edu/cumberland/news/2013/save-the-date-for-plant-fest-may-18 Save the date of Saturday, May 18, 2013, for great plants at the Penn State Extension Cumberland County Master Gardeners’ ninth annual Plant Fest. The plant sale runs from 8:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m., rain or shine, on the grounds of Claremont Nursing & Rehab Center, 1000 Claremont Road, Carlisle, PA. Look for the big tents at the corner of Claremont Road and Army Heritage Drive. No publisher Terry Lopp 2013-04-24T16:05:00Z News Item http://extension.psu.edu/york/news/2013/maescapes-native-plant-fest-sale If you would like to make your yard and gardens more environmentally friendly, be sure to join MAEscapes and the Penn State Master Gardeners for the Native Plant Fest & Sale, Saturday May 18th, from 9:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. at the York County Annex, 112 Pleasant Acres Rd, York, PA 17402. No publisher Constance Schmotzer 2013-04-24T16:00:00Z News Item http://extension.psu.edu/chester/programs/master-gardener/news/2013/spring-plant-fundraiser Find the best plants for your garden at the Chester County Master Gardener Spring Plant Fundraiser. Saturday, April 27, 2013 11 am - 3 pm Springton Manor Farm --it's Sheep & Wool Day at the farm too! No publisher Cynthia Chmelewski 2013-04-16T12:55:00Z News Item http://extension.psu.edu/somerset/programs/master-gardener/news/2013/snowmelt Springtime has finally arrived in Somerset County, and the gardeners couldn't be happier. Now you can get outside to check on the plants that should have made it through the winter and to get started on this year's growing season. No publisher Kathy Shaffer 2013-04-11T17:55:00Z News Item http://extension.psu.edu/montgomery/news/2013/montgomery-co.-master-gardener-plant-sale Master Gardener Volunteers have many common and not so common annual and perennial plants for sale on May 18th, 9AM - 2PM. No publisher Norma Jeanne Young 2013-04-08T19:15:16Z News Item http://extension.psu.edu/york/news/2013/from Beginners and advanced gardeners alike will learn some new techniques at the series of classes offered this year by the York County Master Gardeners. No publisher Constance Schmotzer 2013-03-26T01:15:00Z News Item http://extension.psu.edu/adams/news/2013/spring-craft-series-to-start-in-may As always, spring brings lots of activity, emotion, beauty and excitement! We, as Master Gardeners get to enjoy our own gardening activities, as well as help others learn how to enjoy theirs. In our quest for teaching, we have developed a spring craft series that will give participants an opportunity to create art that will enhance the beauty of the plants growing in the garden. No publisher Christy Hemler 2013-03-22T19:11:02Z News Item http://extension.psu.edu/plants/green-industry/news/2013/growing-perennials Thinking about growing a few perennials in containers to sell? Maybe you are contemplating starting a small retail nursery. Or, maybe you'd like to grow ornamental perennials to use in your landscape installation jobs. No publisher Norma Jeanne Young green-industry-contacts 2013-03-15T19:40:00Z News Item http://extension.psu.edu/plants/green-industry/news/2013/tree-of-the-month-2013-acer-rubrum-red-maple Red maple is an adaptable species, native from Quebec to Florida, and west to Texas. This medium-to-large tree is relatively fast growing, maturing from 40-70 feet tall. Its growth habit is pyramidal in youth, with the crown becoming rounded to oval with age. No publisher Norma Jeanne Young green-industry-contacts 2013-03-05T16:29:04Z News Item http://extension.psu.edu/plants/green-industry/news/2013/weed-of-the-month-yellow-woodsorrel Yellow woodsorrel can be a problematic weeds in ornamental planting beds, and also in turf areas. No publisher Norma Jeanne Young green-industry-contacts 2013-03-04T19:56:41Z News Item http://extension.psu.edu/plants/green-industry/news/2013/preemergence-herbicides-for-landscape-use Preemerge herbicides reduce hand weeding and the need for post-emergence treatments. No publisher Norma Jeanne Young green-industry-contacts 2013-03-04T19:51:23Z News Item http://extension.psu.edu/plants/green-industry/news/2013/moss-is-greening-up-in-pennsylvania-lawns Moss is one of the first plants to green-up in Pennsylvania lawns during early spring, and many homeowners consider it an annoying weed. This year, moss has made an early arrival, and homeowners are looking for answers on how to keep it from taking over their lawns. No publisher Norma Jeanne Young green-industry-contacts 2013-03-04T19:26:38Z News Item http://extension.psu.edu/plants/green-industry/news/2013/what-am-i I'm a native insect species. No publisher Norma Jeanne Young green-industry-contacts pested-educators 2013-03-04T19:11:11Z News Item http://extension.psu.edu/plants/green-industry/news/2013/name-the-disease-march Look out Rudbeckia, here I come! No publisher Norma Jeanne Young plant-disease-perrenial plant-disease-general green-industry-contacts plant-disease-controls plant-disease-bedding plant-disease-foliage plant-disease-flower plant-disease-woody 2013-03-04T19:10:00Z News Item http://extension.psu.edu/plants/green-industry/news/2013/shrub-of-the-month-coral-bark-willow-salix-alba-britzensis Designing a landscape with color is not too difficult as perennial and annual flowers and various shades of tree and shrub foliage can meet that need. No publisher Norma Jeanne Young green-industry-contacts 2013-03-01T21:08:25Z News Item http://extension.psu.edu/montgomery/news/2013/cultivating-communities-campaign-a-growing-effort This project is a wonderful collaboration between several Montgomery County organizations and a team effort by Penn State Extension. No publisher Norma Jeanne Young news-plantscience news-foodscience 2013-02-28T22:35:00Z News Item http://extension.psu.edu/dauphin/news/2013/2013-vegetable-gardening-class Penn State Extension Master Gardeners of Dauphin County will be presenting Vegetable Gardening Class on Saturday, April 20, 2013, from 8:30 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. at the Dauphin County Agriculture & Natural Resources Center, 1451 Peters Mountain Road, Dauphin, PA 17018. No publisher Terri Herb 2013-02-04T16:24:38Z News Item http://extension.psu.edu/montgomery/programs/master-gardener/news/2013/gardening-in-the-winter Think you can't garden in the winter? Well, there are many things that can be done outside in the colder months in your garden when there is no snow on the ground, as well as things when the cold winds blow full of snow. No publisher Norma Jeanne Young 2013-02-04T02:03:20Z News Item http://extension.psu.edu/montgomery/programs/master-gardener/news/2013/kauai2019s-glorious-gardens In Mid-October my husband and I embarked on a dream vacation – two weeks in Hawaii. Our first stop was the island of Kauai – the “garden island”. So what do you think was high on the list of things to be seen by a Master Gardener? Beautiful gardens, of course! No publisher Norma Jeanne Young 2013-02-04T01:20:16Z News Item http://extension.psu.edu/montgomery/programs/master-gardener/news/2013/life-on-the-edge-native-fall-winter-fruiting-hedges-for-birds Plants indigenous to the Mid-Atlantic region have evolved colorful fruit to attract birds who eat it and spread the plant’s seed. The plants continued proliferation depend on this. No publisher Norma Jeanne Young 2013-02-03T21:49:25Z News Item http://extension.psu.edu/montgomery/programs/master-gardener/news/2013/letting-soil-organisms-do-the-work-for-you Soil is the most biologically diverse ecosystem on Earth. There are many groups of organisms that function in or near the soil at different levels of the food chain. No publisher Norma Jeanne Young 2013-02-03T18:56:58Z News Item