March is when we start to get the itch to get outside and prune. Whether it's just to tidy up or an all-out restoration, timing is everything. Here are the times of year for pruning shrubs, trees and evergreens.

We have a name for a simple kind of pruning. From Knock Out roses to clematis, find out which plants you can prune in minutes using the easy "whack-it-back" method.

How to Prune Shrubs

Here are the three basic methods used in pruning shrubs.

How to Select an Arborist or Tree Service

Cheapest is not always the best. Here's what to look for.

This free lawn and garden event aims to help you make greener choices. Enjoy free seminars and StoneLion Puppet shows, and get free native plants and tree seedlings (while supplies last) and a soil test (JoCo residents).

It's time to start registering your kids for summer camp. Studies show there are many benefits for kids who attend camp. 4-H Youth Development has both a day camp and overnight camps this year that offer oodles of fun for kids of all ages.

You've heard the term use it or lose it. Aging is inevitable but it doesn't have to mean a decline in physical activities.The good news is this decline can be slowed, and in some cases reversed. Find out how to reclaim your strength.

More than 5 million people in the U. S. have Alzheimer’s disease. Almost two thirds of those are women. Find out the risk factors, and about the K-State program "10 Signs of Alzheimer’s Disease".

Thanks to Johnson County Stormwater Management, you can lease a grass drill from our office to increase the germination of pasture grasses and legumes. Find out the lease process here.

Brome and fescue usually come out of winter dormancy in late February and early March. If you haven't fertilized there's still time. And if you haven’t taken a soil test in a while, there’s still time to do that, as well.