Tweaking Your Garden Calendar for Pollinators and Beneficial Insects

June 24, 2024

Create a healthy garden teaming with pollinators and other beneficial insects by adding, changing, or removing a few tasks in the gardening process through the seasons.

2023 Penn State Extension Master Gardener Annual Report

May 6, 2024

View the full report of Penn State Extension Master Gardener county, state, and even national accomplishments!

To Buy or Not to Buy - The Gear Your Houseplants Really Need

January 16, 2024

What should the gardener make of houseplant products that abound, especially on websites and in catalogs? This article recommends which accessories are necessary for indoor plant care and which are not.

Great Lakes Region Could Be Latest to Be Affected By Invasive Plant

June 1, 2023

An invasive species of vine known as "the vine that ate the south" is rapidly spreading.The Midwest is primed to be its next frontier, but it's projected the Great Lakes region could be next.

Cultivating Impact: Behrend's 2023 Plant Sale

May 25, 2023

At its 16th annual plant sale, Penn State Behrend's Master Gardeners offered a myriad of beautiful annuals, perennials, and native and pollinator plants to the community.

Save Your Plants From Winter Weather Conditions

May 20, 2023

Erie County Master Gardeners coordinator Lisa Rand said there are steps to take today to protect your plants.

Erie Master Gardeners Attend Mushroom Growing Workshop

June 17, 2022

Leslie Family Farms in Hartstown, PA hosted the Erie County Master Gardeners for a Shiitake Mushroom Workshop.

Erie County Master Gardeners Celebrate Arbor Day

May 2, 2022

Erie County Master Gardeners participate in Arbor Day celebration at the Neighborhood Art House.

Garden Hotline-We Are Still Here To Help!

May 5, 2021

Garden Hotline updates during social distancing times and news on current status of Hotline resources.

Penn State Extension Receives DEP Grant to Launch Master Watershed Steward Program in Erie, Crawford and Warren Counties

March 2, 2021

Conservation in Northwestern Pennsylvania has gotten a major boost!

Master Gardeners of Erie County Recognized for “Excellence” in School Youth Programming

February 1, 2021

The Penn State Extension Master Gardeners of Erie County are celebrating one very bright spot in what was an otherwise challenging year for all of us.