When is the best time to prune my arborvitae? I've got lines of them along two sides of my property. A: The best time to prune arborvitae is at the end of winter -- right before new growth begins.

Q.: The school where I work is having spring clean up and we need some advice on redbuds and arborvitae. The redbuds started out as trees but damage and previous pruning has made them resemble ...

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 ...

Pruning is an important garden task. Besides simply keeping growth in check, proper pruning also keeps trees and shrubs healthy by ensuring that light and air can reach all the branches. Pruning at ...

Q: Can I trim and shape my globe evergreen bushes and if so, can I do it this spring? They’ve been in place a number of years and do have dead branches inside. What would you suggest for trimming back ...

STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. -- Between the rain, ice and snow and the wind-driven rain, ice and snow our region experienced this winter, Staten Island yards and gardens sustained a good deal of damage. Most ...