No matter what your politics, you can’t fault the legislature’s choice of mountain laurel as the state flower back in 1907. It is native to Connecticut – abundant, beautiful, with large, long-lasting ...

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 surprised and delighted to ...

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 ...

Mountain laurel blooms, Connecticut's state flowers, only last until the end of June. Here are 4 places you can see it.

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...