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 ...

Well, summer is half over. I don’t measure by the solstice calendar, I measure by June, July and August; that’s summer! By late summer, most of the spring bloomers have already set their buds for next ...

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 ...

In fall, prune shrubs only to remove dead, damaged, or diseased branches. Wait until leaves drop to better spot problem areas. Keep cuts minimal and avoid removing large limbs or heavy growth. As you ...

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 ...

Varied plants with colorful flowers blooming in a garden with white chair - Darrell Gulin/Getty Images Pruning — a term that invokes fear in the best of the gardeners, and for good reason. Pruning is ...

Have you been following my repeated advice to water your trees and shrubs? So far, this fall appears to be extremely dry, so start watering now including any newly planted shrubs or trees. Stop ...

Q. I have a couple of blue spruce trees. Someone told me to trim the bottom two layers of branches that are touching the ground. Is this a common practice/procedure and/or is there any benefit to the ...

Q: I need to prune an arborvitae hedge because it is too tall. I’d like to remove 3 or 4 feet off the top of these shrubs. When is the best time to prune them? A: Late winter or early spring is ...

Pruning — a term that invokes fear in the best of the gardeners, and for good reason. Pruning is complicated. You must know the correct timing and follow the right technique, or your plants will be ...