landscape: PA Garden Expo 2015 - Cure for the Winter Blues
- 02/27/15 09:58 AM
The Pennsylvania Garden Expo is the place to visit this weekend, especially if you have cabin fever and are looking for a fix by getting a preview of spring. The Expo will be held at the PA Farm Show Complex in Harrisburg, PA.
This show gives homeowners ideas and resources for creating stunning outdoor spaces. If you want to start growing a vegetable garden, but aren’t sure where to begin, this is a great place to visit for finding inspiration and finding the right professional help to get you started.
All under one roof, you will find beautiful professionally … (13 comments)
landscape: Go Green and Save Green On Your Landscaping
- 05/04/14 12:18 PM
By making some simple changes and choices in your landscaping, you can help protect and conserve water, save energy, and reduce your impact on the environment while saving money too. Are you spraying? Only if absolutely necessary, treat plants with the least toxic measure that gets the job done. Use vinegar as a herbicide rather than chemicals. Give beer to those slugs that make big holes in your beautiful hostas instead of harsh poison. Are you composting? It yields the best soil amendment while keeping leaves, grass clips and kitchen peelings out of the waste stream. Those eggs shells are high … (8 comments)
landscape: No April Fools, Landscapes in the Northeast Need First Aid
- 04/01/14 11:50 AM
No April fooling, I haven't gotten much done outside yet this year. The last few weeks would have normally been the time period we begin cleaning up the landscape here in Central Pennsylvania, but most of us are now looking at performing first aid.
Just in time for new and seasoned homeowners, the Penn State Extension in Cumberland County is conducting a series of five Wednesday-evening seminars dealing with what to plant in your landscaping. This will be a great opportunity to learn more about ornamental plants and the use of native trees and shrubs in home landscaping. … (11 comments)
Forget the cold outside and remind yourself tomorrow Spring arrives at the Philadelphia Convention Center with the 185th Annual Philadelphia International Flower Show. This year’s theme is “ARTiculture” filling 10 acres of exhibition space into a living canvas of art. The nation’s largest flower show will feature horticultural displays inspired by the work of artists and provide a week of entertainment and education.
New this year is the Butterfly Experience room, an interactive and educational exhibit with 20 species and more than 1,000 butterflies. I can hardly wait to stop by and see these beauties as they, as … (14 comments)
Experience Spring blooms a few weeks early at the Pennsylvania Garden Expo which will be held Friday, February 21 through Sunday, February 23 at the Pennsylvania Farm Show Complex in Harrisburg.
It’s the largest resource in Central Pennsylvania for garden enthusiasts. Attendees can get landscape and exterior design ideas, view garden art, and see a robotic mower and goats that manicure lawns. Over a dozen local landscapers and are building 40,000 square feet of gardens filled with plants that are forced into bloom early. Many of them … (7 comments)
landscape: What Type of Landscaping Investment to Make for Short Term Ownership?
- 04/25/13 10:40 AM
In Central PA, it's unlikely you would ever recoup 100% of your investment on landscaping upgrades. Make sure any money spent on the outside of your home goes towards curb (and yard) appeal and your own personal enjoyment for the time you plan to spend in the home.
For curb appeal, invest some money in hiring a professional landscaper and keep the hardscaping to a minimum. A reasonable amount of money can be used to make a stunning looking home with just a few trees, some plants and a well-manicured lawn. Keeping costs down on this and doing … (2 comments)
The Pennsylvania Garden Expo is the place to visit this weekend, especially if you have cabin fever and are looking for a fix by getting a preview of spring. The Expo will be held at the PA Farm Show Complex in Harrisburg, PA.
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