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Holiday home tours are popping up from Columbia to Ephrata this season.

A tree donated from Millersville took center stage in Lancaster’s Penn Square Thursday.

Tree farmers throughout the county say there are more Christmas trees to cut.

Lancaster County will not have a quilt show in 2026 but a long-running event will return to the region.

As Veterans Day approaches, here’s the story of a lost memorial oak of Lancaster and the search for what remains.

The Lancaster County Sweet and Salty Trail includes 25 candy stores, ice cream parlors, pretzel bakers, donut shops and more.

This November, there are dozens of classes in the Lancaster County region and virtual to learn about plants and gardening.

The showstopper of Longwood Gardens' Chrysanthemum Festival is a 12-foot-wide chrysanthemum with 1,363 yellow flowers.

A corner of Pennsylvania is still in peak fall color.

Cold nights have blanketed Pennsylvania with colorful fall foliage.

Columbia’s Halloween house tour, Oct. 26, tour highlights the town’s history as well as the creativity of Halloween fans.

Pennsylvania’s fall foliage continues moving south with 11 counties reaching peak color.

After a one-year break, Annunciation Greek Orthodox Church’s annual Greek Bazaar is back.

Six counties throughout the state have reached peak color.

In a world ravaged by war, climate crisis and famine, why does preservation matter?

Here’s a roundup of gardening events, in-person and virtual, in the region for October 2025.

Frank Stellar’s Stiegel Valley Railroad will be one of the five stops on a garden railways tour, Sunday, Oct. 5.

Tracking Pennsylvania’s fall foliage season has begun.

It took a while, but I’ve come to appreciate the movie’s music, animation and message.

What does this year's mix of extreme weather mean for Pennsylvania’s fall foliage?

Here are four sunflower fields in the region.

Mennonite Central Committee’s annual Quilter’s Yard-age Sale is Sept. 19-20.

A Honey Brook family’s hunt to find a midcentury home in Pennsylvania Dutch country was featured in the New York Times.

Discover Lancaster launched the Lancaster County Brew Trail.

How to find, identify and enjoy pawpaws in Pennsylvania

Here’s a roundup of plant and gardening events in the region throughout September.

Tom Culton, the seed-smuggling, skateboarding celebrity farmer with deep roots in Silver Spring farmland, has died.

The Lancaster County Historic Preservation Summit will be in session Friday, Sept. 26.

The Railroad Museum of Pennsylvania tells the story of railroading in Pennsylvania. Now the story includes living history with the victory garden’s heirloom crops.

Women will take over the build sites at two Habitat for Humanity construction projects in September.

Learn how to create prize-worthy floral arrangements for local fairs.

Here are eight sunflower fields in the region.

Here's a roundup of August plant events in the region and virtual.

Ted Martin and Dwayne Heckert were removing the 1970s from their 1890s cottage in Mount Gretna when they found the key to their retreat’s next era.

Burpee's Fordhook Farm will be open to the public, Saturday, July 26, for a free open house.

Students harvested flax, processed the fiber, spun it into yarn, dipped in dye and wove it into fabric.

Pennsylvania State Historic Preservation Office is looking for stories of historic barns statewide.

You can get your fashion history fix at a tiny museum in the region: the Fashion Archives and Museum.

For decades, this space has provided food and community. It’s now Lancaster’s newest community garden.

New custom cabinets play an oversize role as storage and a drop zone.

Here’s a roundup of plant and gardening events in the region throughout July.

Here are a few things to do in your yard to help fireflies.

Test your knowledge of lightning bugs and learn how you can help continue the summertime light show.

Larry and Margie Peiffer spent years renovating an old house on the east side of Marietta.

Lancaster County’s second quilt show’s returning to Lancaster in September.