Return unwanted gifts for sturdy garden tools. Winter squash can be stored for over three months. Are your garden hoses put away? Observe the landscape and decide where you need to plant an evergreen.

If your houseplant looks worse for wear but you can't identify the cause, it may be suffering from root rot. This common plant ailment can develop unseen beneath the soil’s surface, weakening your ...

Root rot can affect indoor and outdoor plants, but it is most common in container gardens with poor drainage. Water isn’t the only thing to blame when root rot strikes your plants—fungi is usually the ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...