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Male ruby-throated hummingbird hovers upright near a nectar feeder. (Photo: iStock - CharlieFloyd)
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Hummingbirds arriving soon

Prepare for hummingbird season by planting bird-friendly plants and hanging hummingbird feeders in the landscape. Read More

Hostas, the stars of shady landscapes, earned the National Garden Bureau’s nod as Perennial of the Year for 2024. (Photo by David Trinklein.)
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Hosta steps out of the shadows in 2024

Gardener pruning fruit tree brunches with pruning shears (Photo: iStock - ueuaphoto)
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Cutting back branches leaves trees with healthier outlook



Freeze damaged trees may not make it after this latest cold snap, but homeowners should give high-value plants a chance to recover before removing them. ‘Looking dead’ is not necessarily dead in many cases. (Texas A&M AgriLife photo by Courtney Sacco)

‘Learn to live with ugly’ after freeze damage

A specimen of common smoketree with its smoky panicles. (Photo courtesy of Michele Warmund.)

Smoketree: A sizzling hot plant that’s not just for summer

The center pivot irrigation system at the Oklahoma State University McCaull Research and Demonstration Farm will be one of the topics discussed at this year’s Panhandle Crops & Forages Field Day in Eva. The Aug. 31 event kicks off the fall field day events with topics like sorghum varieties, nitrogen management, soil moisture monitoring and managing spider mites in corn. (Photo by Todd Johnson, OSU Agriculture.)

OSU Ag fall field days begin in August

Birds brighten winter landscape

Thompson elected chairman of House Agriculture Committee

HPJ’s 2023 Down Country Roads calendar contest now open

Gambling with species extinction

Calendar contest now open