Coleus are hugely popular plants that are grown for their highly decorative and vivid foliage. They are versatile plants and can be added to summer bedding schemes, used as a great container plant for ...

In the world of houseplants, orchids are an elusive group that many plant lovers attempt to grow, but few fully understand. This leads to some confusion when it comes to tasks like propagating, where ...

The indoor-plant market has been hit by two factors: the same inflation affecting everything else, and the pandemic making the acquisition of indoor plants popular. As a result, the two-inch babies ...

Propagating plants in winter isn’t always successful since plants grow slower at this time of the year and cuttings are generally harder to root. But if you need to salvage broken plant stems or ...

The benefit to propagating Christmas Cactus in water is that you can see how the roots of your cuttings. Choose clear plant ...

DENVER — I've always liked geraniums and grown a fair amount of them. But since Japanese beetles came to town, I've grown many more. The beetles don't bother them much. If you saved geranium plants ...

Just because it's summer doesn't mean it's too late to plant something now. Especially if you haven't gotten your garden in yet this wet spring, or have had recent hail damage. Now is a great time to ...

We often gravitate towards annual varieties of sunflowers. They're simple to start from seed, shooting up quickly in a sunny spot, and there are lots to choose from (I'm particularly fond of the ones ...

Materials and equipment -- Propagation techniques: Sowing seed: Sowing outdoors in the open ground ; Sowing under cover ; Spores -- Cuttings: Softwood cuttings ; Semi-ripe cuttings ; Hardwood cuttings ...