You know the feeling—sweat dripping, sun blazing, shovel sticking to the dirt like glue. Root pruning in summer can feel like a slow-motion workout you never signed up for. But once the air turns ...

Steve Nix is a member of the Society of American Foresters and a former forest resources analyst for the state of Alabama. Root and butt rot is one of the most common forms of tree disease affecting ...

All plant lovers, from the most experienced green thumbs to the first-time plant parents, have faced what is known to be the number one killer of houseplants — root rot. This disease may seem like ...

Pruning Plants During the Monsoon Understanding Monsoon Pruning: As the monsoon season arrives, plants experience rapid ...

I have a 20-year-old azalea that has some dead branches in the center of it. Can I renew it by cutting it back severely? Dead branches in a moisture-sensitive plant make me nervous this year. It's ...

Gardening season has been put to bed for winter, but you may still have questions. For answers, turn to Ask an Expert, an online question-and-answer tool from Oregon State University’s Extension ...

WELL, WE ARE certainly into December, as the temperatures, even for the low of the day, are in the mid to upper 40s with highs in the 50s. In fact, I love that I still have dahlias at several clients’ ...

Winter is the best time to prune roses, but in our climate there’s no need for drastic cuts — trimming back one-third to one-half is enough. Photo courtesy Getty Images. Do you have a gardening ...

We have a relatively young satsuma tangerine tree that is loaded with fruit, and we’d like to know what we did right this year. Last year’s yield was nothing compared to this year’s. What could have ...

Q: We have alkaline soil and heavy shade. Cotton root rot has become a real problem. What can I plant beneath our live oaks that will also be highly resistant or immune to the root rot? A: Cotton root ...

We’re well into winter and that means spring and the gardening season is on the horizon. If you’ve got questions, turn to Ask an Expert, an online question-and-answer tool from Oregon State University ...