Although mountain laurel is Pennsylvania’s state flower, I rarely see it growing in our area. In fact, locally I know of just one small shrub growing out of a rock formation above French Creek near ...

WELCOME TO TODAY’S GROWING GREEN. WE’RE AT THE HOME OF HENRY HOMEIER IN CORNISH. I’M JOINED BY STEPH CIESZYNSKI OF UNH COOPERATIVE EXTENSION AND STEPH, WE’RE GOING TO TALK ABOUT ONE OF MY FAVORITE ...

LEIGHTON — State flower commands attention Pennsylvania’s official flower is in bloom across the commonwealth, displaying its whites, pinks and reds against its evergreen leaves. While different ...

Q: While driving in the mountains of Pennsylvania, I saw some beautiful pink flowering shrubs that someone told me were mountain-laurels. Will they grow here? Any information or help about them would ...

Hiker Rosanna Castillo, who hails from New York City and Delaware, shoots a photo of mountain laurel in bloom during a Saturday morning hike at Ricketts Glen State Park. Environmental education ...

CORNISH FLAT, N.H. Mountain laurel is a lovely evergreen shrub or small tree that produces lovely pink and white flowers in June. During a recent canoe trip on Squam Lake in Holderness, I was ...

Now is the time to visit the Shawangunk Ridge for one of the Hudson Valley’s most dazzling natural displays The first mountain laurel bloom at Mohonk Preserve this year was recorded on May 30. Peak ...

If you had come to the amphitheater on Pine Mountain on Memorial Day weekend a year ago you would have found something missing. The green cove deep in the heart of Appalachia would be empty, missing ...