July 4, 2024
Explore plants and garden design practices to establish a drought-tolerant garden in the home landscape.
June 20, 2024
Creating a healthy garden, teaming with pollinators and other beneficial insects, requires adding, changing, or removing a few tasks in the gardening process through the seasons.
June 6, 2024
Common misconceptions about pollinators can get in the way of our understanding and, therefore, our ability to support them.
May 23, 2024
If you are looking for a plant to add to your shade or sun garden, a perennial with interesting foliage, or a new plant with brilliant blooms to attract pollinators, there are many great choices.
May 6, 2024
View the full report of Penn State Extension Master Gardener county, state, and even national accomplishments!
May 2, 2024
Pennsylvania's 2022 turfgrass fertilizer law places new responsibilities on home gardeners. Here is what you should know.
April 15, 2024
Native ornamental grasses provide valuable wildlife habitat, shelter and food for insects and larval caterpillars.
April 1, 2024
Phlox offers many ornamental options. This article offers basic information about these plants to help educate beginning gardeners.
March 1, 2024
Home gardeners have many positive options for creating resilient and sustainable gardens that can help mitigate climate change and its effects on our landscapes.
February 15, 2024
The Norway spruce (Picea abies) is a member of the pine family Pinaceae. Norway spruce are large evergreen trees with long, narrow cones. When pulled off from their long pendulous branches, their needles leave a peg-like petiole on the stem. These spruce trees are native to Europe's northern, central, and eastern mountainous portions.
February 1, 2024
Top annual plants from the flower trial garden located at the Penn State Master Gardeners of Allegheny County's North Park Demonstration Garden.
January 1, 2024
The new Master Gardener State Coordinator shares Master Gardener highlights from the past program year.
October 26, 2023
Eagle Scouts formally unveiled a Little Free Library on October 20, 2023, at the Donohoe Center in Greensburg.
August 4, 2023
The Penn State Master Gardeners have offered the Seed to Supper program since January 2020. This year it is succeeding in 25 counties.
June 13, 2023
Fourteen Westmoreland County Master Gardeners and MG Trainees have certified their gardens as Monarch Waystations this spring, helping the Westmoreland Pollinator Partners climb to their goal of having 250 Monarch Waystations in the county by the end of the year.
February 23, 2023
There is much frustration toward the prevalence of deer and the damage they cause.
January 19, 2023
The PA iMapInvasives Program has proposed a New Year's challenge to all natural resource professionals, teachers, students, and community scientists interested in invasive species. To this, I would add home gardeners! They suggest we set ourselves up to learn about invasive species one month at a time, one species per month, through the 2023 calendar year.
September 22, 2022
Discover the spooky and darker side of plants residing in our Pennsylvania woods.
June 20, 2022
This recent interview with a Penn State Extension forester provides an update on the invasive pest hemlock woolly adelgid.
June 4, 2022
Japanese beetles spend most of their lives as grubs eating plant roots, including your lawn. But is all grub damage caused by Japanese beetles? Read on to find out.
April 8, 2022
The spring blooms of the fringetree make it an excellent addition to any home landscape.
March 3, 2022
Elderberry is a resilient, large native shrub for use in the home garden and kitchen.
December 3, 2021
Winter can be a season of joy, yet for many people it is also a season where the lack of light can cause sadness. Plants can provide spaces to be at ease and at peace.
November 17, 2021
Do you have budding gardeners on your gift list? Here is a list of gardening-related books to delight preschoolers and elementary-age children.
July 27, 2021
Elizabeth Pesci, of Greensburg, recently received the honorary status of Master Gardener Emerita! This distinctive title acknowledges her many years of service (31) and over 1500 volunteer hours assisting Penn State Extension provide horticultural knowledge and skills to the gardening public.
June 24, 2021
New Naturalism: Designing and Planting a Resilient, Ecologically Vibrant Home Garden by Kelly D. Norris offers a different approach to garden design.
June 9, 2021
What’s scary, green and black, round, and often found in dangerous places? Why it’s Mr. Yuk of course. Kids have been introduced to Mr. Yuk for decades, mostly through school programs such as the Poison Prevention Program of Penn State Extension.
April 30, 2021
A gardener has many choices when it comes to mulch. This article covers the pros and cons of various types of organic, non-organic, and living mulches.
March 21, 2021
Should you mist your houseplants? Is it a good idea to spray dish soap on outdoor pests? Can a copper penny prevent disease in a tomato plant? Find the real answers to common garden misconceptions.
March 11, 2021
Larry and Sonnie Miller of Greensburg are the first husband and wife team to join the ranks of Master Gardener Emeritus with the Penn State Master Garden Program of Westmoreland County. Master Gardener Emeritus are recognized for distinguished service with at least 1500 hours of volunteer hours and 10 or more years of service. During their combined 31 years of service and nearly 4000 volunteer hours, Sonnie and Larry Miller have made impactful contributions to the program.
