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Gardening Advice

Horticulture and gardening tips, produced by the OSU Extension Service, is a monthly update featuring gardening advice, current horticulture topics, and events for Oklahomans. Each month offers timely reminders for gardening and lawn care.

Gardening Tips

Garden Tips for Mid-to-Late September

September 18, 2026

Get mid-to-late September gardening tips for trees, shrubs, flowers, vegetables, lawns, fruit trees and general landscape care in Oklahoma.

Garden Tips for Early to Mid-September

September 3, 2026

Get garden tips for early to mid-September for trees, shrubs, flowers, vegetables, lawns, turfs, fruits and nuts in Oklahoma.

Garden Tips for Early to Mid-August

July 31, 2026

Get early to mid-August gardening tips for trees, shrubs, flowers, vegetables, lawns, fruit trees and general landscape care in Oklahoma.

Garden Tips for Mid-to-Late July

July 17, 2026

Find July gardening recommendations for lawns, vegetables, trees, shrubs, flowers and fruit, including watering, mulching and pest control.

Hort Tips

General Senior Gardening Tips

October 20, 2026

Discover simple ways to make gardening easier and more accessible with raised beds, ergonomic tools, low-maintenance plants and practical gardening tips.

Fall and Winter Container Gardens

October 20, 2026

Grow leafy greens in Oklahoma through fall and winter with tips for choosing cold-hardy vegetables, planting in containers, watering and protecting plants from freezes.

Leaving Plant Stems for Native Bees

October 14, 2026

Learn how leaving hollow and pithy plant stems in your garden provides nesting and overwintering habitat for native bees while supporting pollinators in Oklahoma.

Houseplant Pests

October 14, 2026

Learn how to identify and control common houseplant pests, including aphids, mealybugs, spider mites and scale insects, with practical prevention and treatment tips.

Shackelford Virtual Session

Monthly topics

These Zoom Meetings, designed for both consumers and green industry professions, are free with expenses defrayed due to the continued generosity of Charles and Linda Shackelford, former co-owners of TLC, Oklahoma City. Each month a different topic is covered by various speakers throughout the United States.