You may be tempted to prune back your garden at the first sign of fall, but when it comes to certain plants, you might want to put away the shears. If you want a tidy winter landscape that's ready for ...

Late fall might seem like the right time to prune plants but in fact the best time of year to do this varies. While it's the right time of year for many plants, others prefer to be pruned in late ...

Don’t prune your forsythia, lilac or mock orange yet. Anything you cut off now will result in that much less of a flower show this spring. Except for these and many other spring-flowering shrubs, ...

Gardening season is on its way, and you may have questions as spring gets going. To ask one, simply go to the OSU Extension website, type it in and include the county where you live. A photo is very ...

Q: My mother taught me everything there is to know about plants and trees and how to take care of them properly. She is a walking encyclopedia of the outdoors. While visiting her yesterday I saw a ...

End of winter is the best time of year to prune shrubs that flower later in the growing season, i.e. from mid-June and after. The reason is that later-flowering shrubs bloom on “new wood.” This means ...

One of the sad things about moving is you can’t always take your favorite plants with you. Especially if they’re growing in your neighbor’s yard. One of my favorite shrubs is the old-fashioned ...