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 ...

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 ...

Should I try to save them or throw them away? Do I cut back the plants in the fall? They are planted by my driveway in direct sun. JUDY ANGELO LOEB, LANCASTER A. The news is bad and sad, for mountain ...

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 ...

WHAT: This variety of kalmia latifolia, known as Elf, is a semi-dwarf mountain laurel with compact, dense growth and shiny dark green foliage. Clusters of pale pink buds develop in late spring, ...

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 ...

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 ...

The bloom season for Pennsylvania’s official state flower has arrived, ushering in the calendar change from spring to summer. Roads through forested areas statewide are arriving in their annual burst ...

(WHTM) – The Mountain laurel (Kalmia latifolia) has been the Pennsylvania state flower since 1993. Mountain laurel is native to the eastern United States and is an evergreen shrub. It is also the ...

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Dear Neil: My Texas mountain laurel has been dying back trunk by trunk. I’m wondering if it’s due to the deep freeze of a few years ago or if it’s from the drought. It seems to be spreading. Should I ...