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Learn how and when to protect different types of roses from the cold and wind of Pennsylvania’s harsh winters.

A healthy lifestyle includes regular physical activity and a healthy diet.

Some of the most curious fungi appear in the fall. With names like stinkhorns, puffballs, bird’s nests, and even jack-o'-lanterns, all are interesting; many are intriguing.

With some fall planning, you can create your own containers of blooming bulbs to ward off winter doldrums.

As the growing season begins to slow in autumn, be on the lookout for the silken webs of spiders. Spider webs are Mother Nature’s seasonal decorations.

This article describes two species of Virginia three-seed Mercury (Acalypha spp.) that are native weeds.

Several turfgrass alternatives can be incorporated into the family yard while maintaining grassy areas for children’s play areas, pet-friendly areas, and walking areas.

General information about goldenrod and how the genus supports pollinators and beneficial insects.

Though suited to a subtropical environment, figs can be grown in Pennsylvania. Read on to learn how to enjoy figs in the home garden.

Tried-and-true vegetables are wonderful, but there are times a gardener might want to mix things up. Check out these unusual vegetables that will bring a bit of fun and funky to your garden.

Winter is the perfect time to reflect on the successes and disappointments of last year's garden.

Blueberries are wonderful acid-loving shrubs with beautiful fall color, and the healthy berries are delicious and versatile in the kitchen. But patience is warranted as the site and soil are prepared and the young plant develops.

Many people mistakenly believe that fruit trees come true to name from seeds, but the seeds from a fruit actually produce a new variety that is a hybrid of two plants.

Whether you call it surprise lily or naked lady, Lycoris squamigera adds beauty and fragrance to the garden in late summer.

Throughout the years, homeowners have spent considerable time and money trying to achieve a perfectly green and weed-free lawn. However, a yard that is just grass is a floral desert for pollinators.

Summer is a great time to explore all of the fun that backyards and gardens have to offer.

Providing shelter and nesting sites for pollinators.

Heather Holm, a pollinator conservationist, and award-winning author, offers these important tips for residential gardeners to support our native bees.

American burnweed is a tall, fast-growing weed that seems to appear overnight. Clumps of multiple stems bearing nondescript flowers with noticeable bracts can make it an unwanted guest in your garden or landscape.

The German bearded iris is a relatively carefree old-fashioned pass-along plant that can find a home in your garden. Pollinators love it!

The classic lilac flower fragrance is highly anticipated every spring. Learn how to care for these prized spring-blooming shrubs to continue to share their beauty and fragrance.

The violet Viola is a spring flowering deer-resistant perennial. Despite its reputation as a weed, it is an amazing plant. It functions as a low-maintenance groundcover in difficult landscape situations and supports much wildlife.

Sweet woodruff (Galium odoratum) is known as master-of-the-woods, as translated from its German name, Waldmeister.

Identifying a plant or weed can be difficult, especially if gardeners don't recognize the plant and don't know how to identify it. But gardeners do have some resources that can help with this task.

Though not as commonly grown as white potatoes, sweet potatoes are easy to grow in much of Pennsylvania. Why not give growing sweet potatoes a try?