Plant propagation is a way of creating new plants from existing ones. When a genetically identical, exact duplicate of a plant is desired, cuttings are frequently used. A cutting is a piece of a plant ...

Learning how to propagate plants is an exciting way to share your plants with others. Plants can be propagated by sexual or asexual means. Sexual propagation is starting plants from seed. Multiplying ...

One of gardening’s best secrets is that it’s fairly easy to produce your own free new plants by persuading cut branch tips to grow roots. A surprising number of trees, shrubs, evergreens, roses, fruit ...

Want to keep tender herbs, annuals, and veggies alive through winter, but don’t have a lot of space indoors for growing plants? Taking cuttings of your favorite plants in fall and rooting them either ...

Discover how to grow basil from cuttings taken from store-bought herbs, for a sustainable way to cultivate basil and enjoy ...

Sometimes a houseplant starts to look a little leggy and sad and you want to rejuvenate it, or maybe you want to share a favorite plant with a friend. It’s simple to make more baby plants because many ...

Readers: A correction to a previous column. When pruning a Miss Kim lilac, it should be done in the spring AFTER it blooms. Thanks to reader Tony G. Q: I have a very large Thanksgiving cactus plant in ...

Using cinnamon as a rooting hormone is an effective way to promote root growth in plant cuttings. When propagating plants, ...

5 things to do in the garden this week: 1. If you haven’t done so by now, plant cyclamen. This is the most regaled flower of the winter months and with ample justification due to its silky flowers ...