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Gardenwise – Time to Register
Our Central PA gardening community is lucky enough to have access to many educational programs. An excellent one is Gardenwise sponsored by the York County Master Gardeners. Gardenwise will be held March 13, 2010 at York Suburban High School in York, PA. This year, William Cullina, author, Plant and Garden Curator at Coastal Maine Botanical [...]
Diggin' the Natives – May Apple
Podophyllum peltatum, May Apple is one of our wonderful native spring ephemerals – and it’s not so little you need stand right on top of it.
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Baptisia australis, PPA Plant of 2010
I like to place blame elsewhere as much as anyone else. But sometimes one of my plants takes a dirt nap, and it really wasn’t me. It’s was plant. Really. The Perennial Plant Association promotes gardening success stories annually by naming one – almost fool proof plant – it’s perennial plant of the year.
Armitage Plant Recommendation Tweets
Check out Dr. Armitage’s plant recommendations on twitter.
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Gardeners; More Alike than Different
I’ve been struggling over the depth of my convictions. And I’m tired of it. After much soul searching, I see now, my convictions are strong. They just don’t fall neatly within one gardening camp or the other.
Timepieces in our Plants
In order for plants to flower at about the same time every year, go dormant for winter and resume growth in the spring, it is vital for a plant to know the time of year. This is the first in a two part series on how plants mark time. The next article will discuss how temperature affects this process.
The Manada Conservancy
The Manada Conservancy protects lands for natural, agricultural, scenic and historic reasons in our area. Education provided by the conservancy extends beyond how to preserve your land into biodiversity and native plants.
Grasping the Gravity; Emerald Ash Borer
Since its arrival, the Emerald Ash Borer has killed tens of millions of ash trees in Michigan alone, and spread to 12 states and 2 Canadian provinces. It is present at the western edge of Pennsylvania. During a trip through Ohio along I-80, Arborist Jonathan Schach witnessed the enormity of the damage.
Diggin' the Natives – Jack-in-the Pulpit!
by Wendy Brister · March 2, 2010
Arisaema triphyllum – Jack-in-the-Pulpit has flowers which continue to surprise over time – many are green but others have wonderful purple striping. But the excitement doesn’t end there.