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Frey's Greenhouse, with locations in Lebanon and Lancaster, grew out of a family farm and now offers starter plants and gardening hardware to its loyal customers. Read more
When is the best time to plant garlic? What’s the difference between softneck garlic and hardneck garlic? A Penn State Master Gardener offers tips on growing garlic at home and protecting your harvest from pesky allium leafminers. Read more
Columnist Joyce Bupp discusses the ongoing battle with weeds on her farm and in her garden. Read more
Master gardener Suann Leighow was recently named Outstanding Volunteer Coordinator for the Northeast region in the David Gibby Search for Excellence Awards. Read more
The Penn State Extension master gardener program is aiming to reach the Latino community by providing webinars and fact sheets in Spanish. Read more
Cleaning up the vegetable garden at the end of a growing season is one of the most important tasks that gardeners can do to set themselves up for success the following year. Read more
Katie Byler has turned a love of flowers into a second career. She, along with her mom and sisters, runs Greystone Manor Gardens, which provides a wide variety of cut annual and perennial flowers to florists and event designers. Read more
The Penn State Flower Trials, held at the Southeast Agricultural Research and Extension Center, or SEAREC, have long been a helpful tool to both commercial growers and nurseries — and home gardeners get the benefit. Read more
Columnist Joyce Bupp provides an update on the condition of her vegetable garden: the good, the bad and the ugly. Read more
Removing invasive plant species from your backyard and garden helps protect the local environment and provides native wildlife with better food resources. Read more
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Gardening and farming have a fair amount in common. The difference really comes down to scale. Here you can get helpful gardening tips, how-to garden guides and stories from the people who know the land best.