The Pennsylvania Set
Three printable Pennsylvania editions in one purchase — the twelve-month journal, the native plants reference and the stargazing guide — for less than the three cost apart.
- Three printable Pennsylvania editions, in one checkout instead of three
- Twelve undated Pennsylvania month pages to write the year down in
- The Pennsylvania native plants reference, with bloom windows and zone timing
- The Pennsylvania night sky guide — dark places and the year's meteor calendar
$29.00one-time$33.98 bought separately
Instant download · yours to keep, with no account and no renewal · full refund within 30 days
A look inside
What the Pennsylvania pages actually look like
From the Pennsylvania editions
Some of what is actually in the set
The Pennsylvania Nature Journal
Each Pennsylvania month page carries that month's reference side — the blooms, trees and butterflies Pennsylvania actually has then. Names you will meet in it:
- Bloodroot
- Virginia Bluebells
- Large-flowered Trillium
- Wild Columbine
- Mountain Laurel
- New England Aster
- Eastern Hemlock
- Sugar Maple
- Mountain Laurel
- Eastern Redbud
- Tulip Tree
- White Oak
- Monarch
- Eastern Tiger Swallowtail
- Great Spangled Fritillary
- Black Swallowtail
- Mourning Cloak
- Spicebush Swallowtail
Native Plants of Pennsylvania
67 native species are profiled for Pennsylvania, chosen for hardiness zones 5a–7b. A dozen of them:
- Purple Coneflower
- Black-Eyed Susan
- Butterfly Weed
- Common Milkweed
- Swamp Milkweed
- Wild Bergamot
- Scarlet Beebalm
- New England Aster
- Aromatic Aster
- Showy Goldenrod
- Stiff Goldenrod
- Wild Columbine
The Night Sky over Pennsylvania
Every dark-sky place the Pennsylvania edition sends you to, and every meteor shower it tracks through the year:
- Cherry Springs State Park
- Allegheny National Forest
- State forest land on the Pocono Plateau
- State game lands and forests in south-central Pennsylvania
- Quadrantids
- Lyrids
- Eta Aquariids
- Southern Delta Aquariids
- Perseids
- Draconids
- Orionids
- Southern Taurids
- Northern Taurids
- Leonids
- Geminids
- Ursids
How the Pennsylvania year breaks down
Counted, not claimed
Across the twelve Pennsylvania month pages the reference side draws on 6 wildflowers, 6 trees, 6 butterflies and 7 things coming into season locally.
Something in the Pennsylvania list is in bloom from March through November, and June is the peak — 32 of the 67 species are flowering then.
20 of them are caterpillar host plants and 20 support specialist bees — the ones that do the most work in Pennsylvania yards.
On the 2027 numbers the standout for Pennsylvania is the Quadrantids — about 120 an hour at its peak with the moon only 18% lit, best after midnight into dawn.
The Geminids, by contrast, peak against a 100%-lit moon that year — the kind of night the guide tells you to skip rather than let you find out at 2am.
The calendar runs every major shower of the year — 12 of them — with the moon's brightness worked out for each peak, so Pennsylvania knows which nights are worth the drive.
In the box
Exactly what you receive
| The Pennsylvania Nature Journal | 15 pages — twelve month pages plus covers and how-to |
|---|---|
| Native Plants of Pennsylvania | 10 pages — the species table, bloom windows and planting calendar |
| The Night Sky over Pennsylvania | 8 pages — the meteor calendar, dark-sky places and seasonal targets |
| Pages in all | 33, across 3 Pennsylvania files |
| What you save | $4.98 — $33.98 bought apart, $29.00 bought together |
| Format | PDF, laid out for both Letter and A4 |
| Delivery | An instant download link, plus a link you can re-open for 72 hours |
| Access | Yours to keep — no expiry, no account, no subscription |
| Refunds | Full refund within 30 days, no questions |
How it works
From checkout to the field
Buy it
Checkout takes a card and an email address — no account to create.
Open it straight away
The download link appears immediately and the Pennsylvania files are yours to keep.
Use it through the year
Print the Pennsylvania pages you want and take them outside; they are laid out with room to write on as the season moves.
The set, or the pieces
Both are honest ways to buy the Pennsylvania editions
| One at a time | The Pennsylvania Set | |
|---|---|---|
| What you get | Whichever single Pennsylvania edition you pick | All three, together |
| Checkouts | One for each — there is no cart here | One, for the whole Pennsylvania set |
| What it costs | $33.98 for the three apart | $29.00, saving $4.98 |
| If you only want one | Buy it on its own; every Pennsylvania edition is sold separately | The set is only worth it if all of it is new to you |
Before you buy
Who this is for
Made for
- Someone starting from nothing who wants the Pennsylvania basics in one go
- Gardeners in Pennsylvania who also go out after dark
- Anyone giving the whole Pennsylvania set rather than a single file
Not for
- Anyone who already owns one of the three Pennsylvania editions in it — buy the rest singly instead
- Anyone who wants the Pennsylvania Nature Year; that is the bigger book, sold on its own page
Everything here describes typical timing across Pennsylvania, drawn from long-run records — weather, elevation and how close you are to water all move the real dates around. So the Pennsylvania pages say "usually early May" and never "May 4th", which is not hedging but the most the data can honestly carry.
Questions
Before you decide
What exactly is in the Pennsylvania set?
Three things, sold separately elsewhere on the site: The Pennsylvania Nature Journal, Native Plants of Pennsylvania and The Night Sky over Pennsylvania. You get every file each of them contains.
What if I already own one of these Pennsylvania editions?
Then buy the others on their own — the Pennsylvania set only saves money if all of it is new to you, and we would rather say so than take $29.00 for a file you already have.
Is this cheaper than buying the Pennsylvania editions one at a time?
Yes — $29.00 rather than $33.98, a saving of $4.98. There is no cart here, so buying them apart also means checking out 3 separate times.
Do the Pennsylvania files arrive together?
They arrive as one download list on one page — 3 files in all for Pennsylvania, each downloadable on its own, and the link re-opens for 72 hours.
How accurate is the timing for Pennsylvania?
It describes typical timing across Pennsylvania drawn from long-run records, and because weather, elevation and habitat move real Pennsylvania dates around it says "usually early May" rather than "May 4th".
Is it worth paying when the Pennsylvania pages here are free?
The free Pennsylvania pages are the month you are in; these are the Pennsylvania editions around them — planned before the year arrives, and printable, so you are not holding a screen in the garden.
Will it work for my part of Pennsylvania, or just the big cities?
It is written at state resolution — Pennsylvania as a whole, with regional notes where Pennsylvania genuinely differs end to end, and nothing behind it is recorded finely enough to honestly promise more than that.
What format is the Pennsylvania edition, and can I print it?
A PDF laid out for both Letter and A4, one page per sheet — printing it is the point, since the Pennsylvania pages are made to be carried outside.
What if the Pennsylvania set is not what I expected?
Email hello@birchcompass.com within 30 days for a full refund on the Pennsylvania edition, and keep the files either way — asking for them back would be theatre.
Everything in this set is also sold on its own — The Pennsylvania Nature Journal, Native Plants of Pennsylvania and The Night Sky over Pennsylvania — and the free Pennsylvania pages cover this month either way.
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