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 ...

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

Lavender is a hugely popular aromatic herb that is used in baking, beauty products and for its medicinal properties. The plant is commonly seen in gardens around the world and is a simple plant to ...

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, ...

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 ...

The experiments were carried out to study factors affect in rooting of semi-hardwood and hardwood cuttings of Oriental pears (Pyrus serotina Rehd). A large variation in rooting existed between ...

Taking hardwood cuttings is by far the easiest way to propagate the shrubby plants in your garden. This propagation method is suitable for nearly all deciduous woody plants including trees, shrubs, ...

To start cuttings, use a 3- to 4-inch deep tray filled with a soilless mixture made of perlite and peat moss. (Neil Bell) Snipping some cuttings from the garden will produce your own private nursery ...

Propagating is a cost-effective and therapeutic process for gardeners looking to create new plants from a parent one in their garden. Knowing which plants to propagate in any given month can be ...