Step 1: Take several stem cuttings from a healthy Christmas cactus plant using clean shears or scissors, or gently break off the cuttings with your fingers. Long stem cuttings are often too top-heavy ...

Lilacs are popular backyard shrubs renowned for their sweet blooms and can be propagated in various ways. It's possible to grow them from cuttings, from suckers, or from seed. One of the reasons ...

Hibiscus are ideal plants to add to your garden. Their vibrant, colorful blossoms add excitement and curb appeal while also attracting hummingbirds, butterflies, bees, and other helpful pollinators.

Because Christmas cacti are so pretty and easy to care for, it’s no surprise that many plant lovers want to make more of them ...

Learning how to propagate succulents is easy—and it’s a great way to save money on new plants. Instead of buying more succulents at the nursery, you can take cuttings, leaves or offsets from the ...

Help your mums survive winter by using and propagating cuttings! Help your chrysanthemums survive winter by using cuttings! If you're a cheap gardener like Cynthia, you'll love this easy method of ...

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 ...

Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. “The horticultural equivalent of a fitting at Savile Row” is how garden designer Jinny Blom described a visit ...

Going all winter without an herb garden is miserable. Not only are they pretty, fragrant, and fun, they're also useful in the kitchen. Watching your herbs die down in winter and having to buy some ...

Winter gardening typically involves keeping your yard tidy and pruning any dormant plants. However, these colder months are actually an ideal time to propagate certain shrubs and trees. Instead of ...