These garden favorites can multiply into free plants for spring if you act now, but waiting just a few more weeks means ...

Our gardens may be preparing for their winter slumbers, but that doesn’t mean we have to rest: It’s time to make free shrubs! The easiest way to propagate woody plants like dogwood, forsythia, ...

You may know that blueberries can be cut and propagated in spring or summer, but there's another method that allows you to ...

What kind of plant is best? A free one! Although many people think about creating new plants in the spring, there are many ...

Winter means death for many different plants, but if you take some cuttings from these herbs, you can propagate them indoors ...

It is relatively easy to take cuttings and it is an extremely satisfying method of propagating many plants. However, there are several common mistakes that can cause your cuttings to fail to root ...

Growing new plants from cuttings is the closest thing to garden magic. With just a snip of fresh growth and a bit of patience, you can turn one plant into many—no seeds required. Place a stem in water ...

Q: I’m selling my house and would like to take some starts from my favorite lilac bush. It was started from one that my grandmother had in her yard, so it has sentimental value for me. My grandmother ...

Q: I have a snowball viburnum that I would like to propagate. What kind of cuttings will work best? And when is the best time to start making the cuttings? A: Propagating new plants from your own ...

Maybe you, like me, look out at your garden sometimes and see a plant and think, “I wish I had gotten more of those!” If you are like me, you think this right after the plant nurseries move on to ...

*Refers to the latest 2 years of stltoday.com stories. Cancel anytime. Horticulturist Mark Halpin with Forest Park Forever prunes crape myrtle shrubs across the street from the Missouri History Museum ...

Late summer is perfect to take cuttings, divide perennials and gather seeds. Many plants are expensive, and now is the ideal time to look for clearance sales at nurseries. A gardener can create an ...