Sunflowers, herbs, and many other plants are easy to propagate. You can multiply them by sowing seeds, dividing bulbs and tubers, or starting cuttings from the stems or leaves of most herbaceous ...

There are many ways to propagate roses, from taking cuttings to layering and grafting, or even growing from seed. There is no definitive method – each has its pros and cons. Try the different options ...

Growing plants from cuttings is a great way to expand—or share—the beauty of any garden. Perhaps you’d like to preserve a flower with family history, increase your collection of favorite blooms or ...

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 ...

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February is the time multiply your awakening perennials, shrubs and trees. At the awkward stage of development we call puberty, our bodies produce hormones that trigger and enhance our development ...

Don Hanson freely admits he is a bit of a larcenist when it comes to roses. “Of the hundred or so I have in my garden, there is only one I’ve ever paid for,” Hanson confessed. “All of the rest, I’ve ...

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 ...

Planting a rose bush at the right time makes it easier for it to get established.