Editor’s note: Throughout the growing season, Mike Hogan, OSU Extension educator for Agriculture and Natural Resources in Franklin County, will answer gardening and home landscape questions submitted ...

Garden long enough, and you’re almost guaranteed to one day encounter a nest of stinging insects while pruning or weeding. Yellowjackets and baldfaced hornets are two of the most common bugs that ...

Prune lavender (Lavandula angustifolia) lightly after bloom, while deferring moderate pruning until spring. (Jacquelyne S. Collins) We're well into fall and the questions keep coming. Get answers from ...

Shrubs and trees can be pruned to improve structure, maximize blooms and/or fruit production, or to remove damaged or diseased branches. Such branches should be removed as soon as possible. They ...

It is so disconcerting to see a specimen tree going into decline. One of the prized oak trees in my yard appears to be declining, so I can relate to your concerns. Your description suggests that your ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. We've all seen those scraggly, lopsided, or overgrown evergreens looking like a hot mess in the landscape. Once an evergreen ...