June 13, 2026 .. Every birder has that one bird they dream of seeing in their own backyard. For some people it’s a bluebird. For others it’s a pileated woodpecker or a bright flash of an oriole. For me? It has always been the red‑headed woodpecker — the bird that looks like it stepped straight […]
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Perennials for Zone 6B If you garden in Zone 6B (like much of Western Pennsylvania), you know how valuable it is to have perennials that don’t quit blooming. While many plants give you a few weeks of color, a handful of reliable favorites will flower from early summer straight through fall with very little maintenance.
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Strawberries From Our Greenhouse: Our Early‑Season Secret: Growing strawberries is one of the highlights of our gardening year, but growing them inside the greenhouse takes things to a whole different level. These big, quirky, early berries are the result — and honestly, they’re some of the most fun to harvest. Why We Grow Strawberries
We grow these Mighty Mini Cherry Tomatoes in our Aerogarden (Harvest model). We use one pod in the Harvest model at a time, so the tomato plant has plenty of room to grow and produce more fruit. Once they start, they don’t stop — the plants keep flowering and producing tomatoes for months. A few
The daffodils in our front yard are finally blooming, and they’re always the first little burst of color that tells me spring is really on its way. They pop up so confidently, even when the weather can’t decide what it wants to do. The crocuses are just as eager. They’re brave enough to push right
