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 ...

Though gardening season is winding down, there are still a few things that are best done now. It may not seem intuitively obvious, but late fall and early winter are a very good time to propagate many ...

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 ...

How magical: Stick a piece of wood in the ground and next year it becomes a plant. That stick is a hardwood cutting, an easy way to multiply some favorite trees, vines and shrubs. They’re called ...

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, ...

To expand your backyard plant nursery, learn about propagating tropical plants! Use heliconia, bamboo, and hibiscus to their fullest potential. You’ll get to watch the plant grow from seed to plant, ...

Take a look at new shoots growing on a favorite shrub or vine and you’ll see that the bases of these shoots may be beginning to toughen up, their once soft, green outer layer turning brown and woody.

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 ...