Master Gardeners
Master Gardeners
Penn State's Ag Progress Days offers 'something for everyone'
8/6/18
Everything agriculture and more can be found at Penn State's Ag Progress days, which kicks off Aug. 14 and continues through Aug. 16 at the Russell E. Larson Agricultural Research Center at Rock Springs in Ferguson Township, Centre County.
Penn State Master Gardener programs promote pollinator populations
5/14/18
Penn State Extension Master Gardeners across the state are helping to restore bee populations through their Pollinator Preferences and Pollinator-Friendly Gardener Certification programs.
Penn State Flower Trials aid industry, consumers in picking posies
4/27/18
Each May, the expression "flower power" takes on a new meaning at Penn State's Southeast Agricultural Research and Extension Center in Manheim, Lancaster County, when an 85-year-old tradition — the Penn State Flower Trials — gets underway. Samples also are evaluated at collaborative sites around the state.
Penn State Master Gardeners to host Home Gardening School on March 18
2/28/17
Penn State Extension’s Centre County Master Gardeners will host a Home Gardening School from 8:30 a.m. to 3 p.m. March 18 at the Forest Resources Building on Penn State’s University Park campus. The Home Gardening School will feature a full day of presentations for both beginning and experienced gardeners.
Gardening extravaganza planned for Centre County
5/12/16
Central Pennsylvania residents getting ready to prepare beds, plant plants and spruce up their landscapes can whet their gardening appetites by visiting the Garden Fair and Plant Sale hosted by Penn State Extension Master Gardeners of Centre County. The free annual event takes place from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. May 21 at the Ag Progress Days site at Penn State's Russell E. Larson Agricultural Research Center at Rock Springs.
Penn State Master Gardeners to host Home Gardening School Feb. 27
2/8/16
Penn State Extension’s Centre County Master Gardeners will host a Home Gardening School from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Feb. 27 at the Forest Resources Building on Penn State’s University Park campus. The Home Gardening School will feature a full day of presentations for both beginning and experienced gardeners.
Endowments to support Penn State Extension programs in Berks County
10/16/15
Two new endowments initially totaling $80,000 will benefit educational programs in Berks County focusing on 4-H youth development and consumer horticulture, Penn State Extension has announced.
Food preservation to be featured at Pasto Ag Museum Sept. 20
9/18/15
The second in a series of fall open houses at Penn State's Pasto Agricultural Museum Sept. 20 will focus on food preservation.
Gardeners can learn to be pollinator friendly at Ag Progress Days
7/30/14
The benefits of creating pollinator-friendly landscapes will be the focus of the Yard and Garden area at Penn State's Ag Progress Days, Aug. 12-14 at Rock Springs.
Gardening extravaganza planned for Centre County
5/2/14
Central Pennsylvania residents can get a head start on planting, preparing beds and sprucing up the landscape by visiting the Garden Fair and Plant Sale hosted by Penn State Extension Master Gardeners of Centre County. The annual event takes place from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. May 17 at the Ag Progress Days site at Rock Springs.
Green thumbs gear up for gardening extravaganza
4/25/13
It's time to plant, prune, prepare beds and spruce up the landscape. Residents from around the region can get a head start by visiting the Garden Fair and Plant Sale hosted by Penn State Extension Master Gardeners of Centre County on May 18 at the Ag Progress Days site at Rock Springs.
Free educational programs offered at Master Gardeners' Garden Fair
5/11/12
Free public gardening workshops will be a featured attraction when the Penn State Extension Master Gardeners of Centre County hold their annual Garden Fair and Plant Sale, May 19. The event will take place from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. on the Ag Progress Days grounds at Rock Springs, nine miles southwest of State College on state Route 45.
Penn State Extension Master Gardeners hold Garden Fair and Plant Sale
5/4/12
Penn State Extension Master Gardeners of Centre County will hold their annual Garden Fair and Plant Sale, 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. on May 19. The event will take place at the Ag Progress Days grounds at Rock Springs, 2710 W. Pine Grove Road, Pennsylvania Furnace, Pa., 9 miles southwest of State College on state Route 45.
Master Gardeners to keep things buzzing at Ag Progress Days
7/28/11
If things seem all aflutter around the garden demonstration plots at Penn State's Ag Progress Days, to be held Aug. 16-18 at Rock Springs, it may be because the huge number of flowers and plantings within the plots will be celebrating their third year of attracting and nourishing the native bees, butterflies and other pollinators for which they are intended.