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Learn about pothos, an easy-to-care-for pass-along vining houseplant.

Zebra plants are adorable, small, and easy-to-care-for succulents that thrive for years under conditions that mimic their native habitat.

Learn how to care for holiday cacti to keep them happy and healthy for optimal blooms.

These winter shrubs will not only add visual beauty to your garden, but fragrances that will entice you outside.

Holly is an ancient plant associated with layer upon layer of history and cultural significance.

The familiar flowering dogwood trees are a minor portion of a family which includes native shrubs. These shrub dogwoods are attractive in the home landscape and provide essential value to wildlife.

Helianthus angustifolius, also known as narrow-leaf sunflower or swamp sunflower, is a native perennial in the aster family.

Explore plants and garden design practices to establish a drought-tolerant garden in the home landscape.

Common tree fruit questions from home gardeners are "Why do my trees fail to bear fruit?" or "Why do they only have fruit every other year?"

Highlights the benefits of incorporating Pennsylvania native perennial plants into home gardens, offering guidance on selection, planting, and care, along with a list of recommended species.

Discover the spooky and darker side of plants residing in our Pennsylvania woods.

Sweet-smelling these blooms are not! Learn about why some flowers just stink.

The hawthorn is a small spring-flowering tree that adds beauty and wildlife benefits to the home garden.

Persimmon is a large deciduous native tree that can be used both in the garden and the kitchen.

Would you plant a shrub that tolerates all soils, endures salt spray and runoff, forms privacy screens, bears fruit enjoyed by songbirds, and is not damaged by deer? If so, consider bayberry.

Adding lemon-scented and flavored herbs to your planting and cooking will enliven your senses both in the garden and the kitchen.

Homeowners across America are changing the face of the typical American lawn. Learn strategies for the natural landscape homeowner who is looking for neighborly ways to garden for nature.

Peppers are indigenous to South America and have been cultivated for over 6,000 years, making them one of the first cultivated crops in the Americas.

Many common culinary herbs are useful not only in our kitchens but also to pollinators and other beneficial insects.

Creating a healthy garden, teeming with pollinators and other beneficial insects, requires adding, changing, or removing a few tasks in the gardening process through the seasons.

Common misconceptions about pollinators can get in the way of our understanding and, therefore, our ability to support them.

Water is essential to all living beings, vital not only to humans but also to the myriad of creatures inhabiting our garden.

Celebrate summer! Announce the midst of your summer garden with the lively elegance of warm-season ornamental grasses.

An alcohol wash is the most effective way to determine if your honey bee colony needs to be treated for Varroa mites.

If you are looking for a plant to add to your shade or sun garden, a perennial with interesting foliage, or a new plant with brilliant blooms to attract pollinators, there are many great choices.