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Local Farmer On Letterman
If you thought you saw a local farmer on David Letterman, you weren’t imagining things. Tom Culton, of Lancaster, was featured in a “People and Their Vegetables,” segment on Letterman early in October.
Punk Anemone
As my second growing season as a garden blogger comes to an end…. I am giving in to an urge I’ve had for a long time. Safety pin piercing a flower. Yes, I could no longer help myself.
What's New in Plants?
Plant geeks are drawn to shiny, new plants. Our favorite adventure is growing something we’ve never grown before. So in hopes of encouraging some plant dreaming, here are few new plants that we’re excited about for spring 2011.
Planted in Features Tagged as gardening, native plants, North Creek Nurseries, zone 6 Comments closed
Fertilizer Runoff Harms Watershed
For Blog Action Day, PRG joins 5,000 other blogs in writing about our most precious resource; Water.
Goldenrod; Autumn's Star
Diggin’ the Natives! – Solidago species, Goldenrod, is a native plant of note. New cultivars won’t take over your garden like wild varieties. And it’s only a myth that Goldenrod aggravates allergies in the fall.
Belated Welcome Wendy!
Wendy Brister has been a partner here at PRG for a season. She brings SO MUCH to our blog; Insight, humor and a deep knowledge of horticulture. I’d say, “welcome, Wendy”, but, in fact, she’s already very much at home here.
Witchcrafted Garden
A witch with a hoe, she is. Secret spells and potions are the only explanation for the robust growth and bloom of Jennifer MacNeill Traylor’s gardens.
Planted in Features Tagged as Halloween Art, Lancaster, organic, Pennsylvania Gardening, zone 6 Comments closed
Let's Talk About Lights
Landscape Lighting 101! Here are some do’s and don’ts to consider when lighting up the night in your garden.
Garden Photography from our Community
by Laura Mathews · October 29, 2010
Great gardeners and great photographers abound in PA. Here are the winning photographs from the Highland Gardens facebook photo contest. Thanks to photographer Carl Socolow for his help in judging the entries. Enjoy!