Mountain laurel holds the garden spotlight on this Memorial Day weekend as the Pocono's premier plant. As the Pennsylvania state flower, mountain laurel is readily recognized by its beauty along the ...

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 ...

Pennsylvania’s official flower is in bloom across the commonwealth, displaying its whites, pinks and reds against its evergreen leaves. While different regions are holding events to celebrate the ...

Mountain Laurel Floral Designs at 98 Main St. in Danielson is kicking off 2026 with a series of creative workshops.

The Pennsylvania Horticultural Society's annual Flower Show will bloom inside the Pennsylvania Convention Center on March 11, bringing with it hordes of horticultural geeks -- and the many more of us ...

If you are looking for a spring-flowering shrub beyond the typical azaleas, consider native mountain laurel. “Mountain laurel is a beautiful native flowering shrub well used as an ornamental or shrub ...

Leaves: alternate, simple, evergreen, elliptical, leathery, and have entire margins;¾ to 4 inches long, and 1 to 2 inches wide. Twigs: long, narrow, and glabrous ...

Only the obsessive would be interested in 360 pages about mountain laurel, except perhaps for certain fervent gardeners in Connecticut. After all, mountain laurel, or Kalmia latifolia, is a native of ...

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 ...

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 ...