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Broken tree limb from storm damage laying on a lawn (Photo: iStock - Dcwcreations)
Home and Family, Horticulture, Horticulture, Outdoors

Managing storm damaged trees

Storms across the Midwest left many homeowners with damaged trees from heavy wind and rain. Here are tips to manage storm-damaged trees. Read More

National Gardening Month is a great time for novices to try their hand at gardening or for experts to branch out. (Michael Miller/Texas A&M AgriLife)
Home and Family, Horticulture, Horticulture, Outdoors

National Gardening Month: Time to clean your garden – or start one

Witch hazel in bloom with snow landscape (Photo courtesy of Iowa State University Extension and Outreach)
Home and Family, Horticulture, Horticulture, Outdoors

How to manage garden plants that break dormancy early



Gardener pruning fruit tree brunches with pruning shears (Photo: iStock - ueuaphoto)

Cutting back branches leaves trees with healthier outlook

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A quick soil test can provide gardeners with vital information about the quality of the soil in their landscape. (Photo by Mitchell Alcala, OSU Agriculture)

Conduct soil test now ahead of spring planting

Some colorful watering cans covered with snow (Photo: iStock - Brinja Schmidt)

Even in winter, gardens need water

The Terry Peach North Canadian Watershed Restoration Act was signed into Oklahoma law on Oct. 27 and provides funding for Eastern red cedar trees along the North Canadian Basin. (Journal photo by Lacey Vilhauer.)

Oklahoma introduces legislation to control Eastern red cedar trees

Neatening up the lawn in autumn or fall using a lawnmower to cut and bag the grass and dead leaves under trees alongside the road (Photo: iStock - Ozgur Coskun)

Fall is ideal time to set home landscape up for spring success

(Photo courtesy of K-State Research and Extension.)

Five mistakes to avoid when planting a tree

(Photo by Michael Miller, Texas A&M AgriLife.)

Water restrictions: Decide which trees, plants to prioritize when water is limited