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.
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May 6, 2024
View the full report of Penn State Extension Master Gardener county, state, and even national accomplishments!
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March 12, 2024
Franklin County Victory Garden is a series of hands-on vegetable gardening workshops for the public. Each month, attendees will enjoy one multi-topic instructional workshop and one hands-on workshop that offers time to be active in the garden and apply previously learned concepts. Choose an AM or PM session. Classes begin April 8th and end September 16th, 2024. Please refer to the agenda for details.
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February 6, 2024
We've got an exciting lineup of speakers and topics for 2024, and we hope you'll join us. Click the registration links for more details.
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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.
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December 5, 2022
Certify your pollinator-friendly garden with the Penn State Master Gardeners.
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December 5, 2022
A grassroots call-to-action to regenerate biodiversity. No experience necessary. Start digging and get on the Map!
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July 13, 2021
Sick and dying songbirds with crusty eyes and neurological symptoms have been reported in PA. Cause of the illness is currently unknown. We are tracking this emerging disease issue.
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March 2, 2021
The periodical cicada is the longest-lived insect in North America. They are distributed over the eastern United States and occur nowhere else in the world.
March 2, 2021
Parsley is the 2021 Herb of the Year™ of the International Herb Association. It is one of the most familiar of the culinary herbs used for both flavoring and as a garnish.
January 20, 2021
The Penn State Master Gardener Plant Sale in Franklin County, which was tentatively scheduled for May 2021, will not be held this year due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic.
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January 20, 2021
Master Gardener Basic Training classes are now tentatively scheduled to be held beginning around October 1, 2021. Because of COVID concerns, basic training classes were canceled in 2020.
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