While plant cuttings are an amazing way to take a shortcut when gardening, taking care of them properly so they root and thrive is another story. I've had
I tried rooting lantana several times without much success. I was using the standard method for taking cuttings. When I told a nice lady friend about my poor results, she told me I would have better luck if I took cuttings from the tips of the plant. Since taking her advice, I have had near 100% success.
Grab this seasonal calendar to know which plants you can propagate from cuttings in spring, summer, and fall. This is the way to get more of the plants you love without spending any money.
Lemongrass is a fabulous addition to your recipes and surprisingly easy to grow! You can even propagate it from cuttings. Learn how to grow and use lemongrass at your home.
Discover expert rose care advice to ensure your garden blooms! Learn essential tips, from pruning to watering, for healthy roses.
Caring For Your Established Protea is a maintenance guide, providing information on watering, feeding, pruning, re-potting and preparing cut Protea flowers.
By following these simple steps you can prolong the snapdragon floral show this year
Learn how to propagate herbs like rosemary, mint, basil, and more with our expert advice. From propagating in water to directly in a growing medium, here's how to create new plants from one parent plant.
Clare Foster explains how to grow dahlias, how to care for them, whether they are perennials, and chooses favourite varieties
Fast & FREE way to multiply tomato plants! How to grow tomato plants from cuttings in just one week! Great trick to jump start a garden & extend the season!
Bells of Ireland are a delightful addition to any garden. The tall green flower spires of this plant have a wonderful vanilla-like fragrance. Growing Bells of Ireland from seed is surprisingly easy, if you follow a few guidelines.
Today, we're going to focus on growing sage indoors, since we think it's one of the best ways to enjoy the tasty herb year-round. Plant sage from seeds,
If you love bouquets of fresh-cut flowers around the house, why not grow your own cutting garden? A cutting garden is a flower garden full of flowers perfect for bouquets and other cut-arrangements!
Make these plant markers and labels for your garden! Easy plant labels to keep track of your vegeatables, herbs and flower seedlings!
Cut larger limbs and branches up to 1 3/4 in with ease. Its compounding link amplifies the amount of cutting power while reducing the effort needed.
9 Unusual Uses for Aspirin: It's 6:30 AM and you feel a tightness in your chest. Antacids don't help. Your jaw is tightly set and your arm feels numb. Heart attack? Or is it an unreasonable response to a new zit? Either way, aspirin can help. From heart attacks to zits, in th…
Iris is an easy-care perennial that adds color and variety to the flower garden. Learn when and how to cut them back for the best performance next year.
Save money in your garden and keep your plants healthy by dividing them regularly.
Find out which roots to cut, and how, before planting or replanting in containers.
Bonsai styles are different ways of training your bonsai to grow the way you want it to. Get acquainted with these styles which are the basis of bonsai art.
One system for no-till flower farming being used at Love 'n Fresh Flowers in Philadelphia has been cardboard with a deep lay of aged compost. It's working!
Mint is a fragrant herb with a very pleasant refreshing taste. It is usually grown for its leaves, and it comes in many different varieties. The plant grows practically everywhere globally, which is the main reason it can be found in almost every cuisine. Mint is very easy to grow,…
These architectural annuals boast big foliage, great scent, and colors that go with everything
Install a flagstone, gravel, or paver walkway with these DIY stone walkway ideas. Our easy how-tos walk you through the stone walkway installation process.
See how to save and store the seeds from your vegetable plants for next year - and why the middle of the summer is the best time for saving!
Do you dream of having your own cut flower garden? Learn how to create an annual cut flower garden in your own yard with these simple steps!
Glass Gem Corn is a beautiful, native, heirloom seed with a super cool story! It's a unique corn thats great for many uses!
