When we see a robin in our yard, we know it’s spring. But the truth is that some robins are here throughout the winter in the woods, according to Darryl Speicher, naturalist with the Monroe County Environmental Center. “Every year we see a few here and there in the woods,” Speicher said. When yards are [...]
This time of the year is just one of the best in the Poconos because we see masses of yellow in our neighborhoods, along the roads and even lined up on the highway. Talk about a showcase. Forsythia bushes provide ribbons of color with their beautiful sweeping shape. One of my favorite spots is actually [...]
Today marks the official opening of spring, but gardeners in the Poconos knew it was spring even before they met the first robin of the season. We did set a record yesterday, and gardeners are thanking their lucky spades for what’s come so far. Barb Daskal said her crocuses have been blooming since Feb. 27 [...]
Jeanne Dunstane and Pat Guckenberger are Master Gardeners from opposite ends of the county. Jeanne gardens among the rocks and deer in Bushkill. She talks about making manure from deer poop. Guckenberger lives in Gilbert and has her own stories about planting among the rabbits. Together, they did a presentation about everything from seedlings to [...]
We didn’t really have winter so you probably didn’t notice signs of spring in the Poconos. But the birds and the critters sure did. It was gradual, for sure, but the birds are changing. Just like the leaves change in autumn, the birds at the feeders are different. Two weeks ago I noticed goldfinches [...]
