• Control weeds before they go to seed. • Sharpen the lawn mower blade for a clean cut. • Correctly identify pest problems before trying to control them. • Aerate the lawn to reduce thatch buildup. • ...

I have an old clematis vine that comes up every year; it’s in good shape. I collected quite a few seeds in the fall after they dried out, and I need to know how to plant and raise seedlings from these ...

My father-in-law recently passed on, and we are in the process of cleaning out his house. I noticed yesterday a gorgeous clematis, dark purple, growing on the east side of his home. My husband ...

Clematis is one of the most popular garden plants, and no wonder: this versatile plant can be grown on walls, pergolas, frames, in containers, or left to scramble through trees and shrubs. Clematis ...

CORVALLIS – Snipping some cuttings from the garden this time of year will produce your own private nursery of plants by spring. Whether you plant the results of your “snip and stick” project or give ...

May is a great month to propagate plants by cuttings. If you've never tried, start simple. The best cuttings are taken right where this season's new growth joins last season's and is around 6-8 inches ...

Show me a mind-blowing mass planting of something wonderful and I’ll immediately think how I can grow something similar without spending a heap. Most times the cheap solution is propagation — buying ...

BORON has been observed to stimulate the rooting of large-flowered hybrid clematis cuttings. In two studies recently carried out, increased percentages of cuttings rooted and the rooting process was ...