Lavender is more than just a fragrant perennial shrub—it's a garden staple known for its beautiful blooms that attract pollinators and can be harvested and used to make soaps, t ...

Learn how to propagate a Christmas cactus in soil or water with these simple step-by-step instructions. Christmas cactus plants can be propagated using both water and soil methods, each with its own ...

Maybe you, like me, look out at your garden sometimes and see a plant and think, “I wish I had gotten more of those!” If you are like me, you think this right after the plant nurseries move on to ...

Rooting tip cuttings from parent plants is a way to produce new plants that are copies of the parent. It's fairly easy to do for many species, too.

Ivies are adaptable plants that work just as well indoors as they do out. Compact varieties look good in interior schemes and are particularly effective trailing from a shelf or a mantelpiece. In ...

Coleus are hugely popular plants that are grown for their highly decorative and vivid foliage. They are versatile plants and can be added to summer bedding schemes, used as a great container plant for ...

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 ...

Q. I have a golden pothos houseplant that has become a little overgrown. How do I propagate pieces of the plant to give away to friends? A. Taking cuttings of plants allows one to have more plants of ...

Planting annual flowers can be a frustrating endeavor: You spend a lot of money (either on seeds or starts) and invest all that time in planting, just to watch them die at the end of the season.

Q: I have a snowball viburnum that I would like to propagate. What kind of cuttings will work best? And when is the best time to start making the cuttings? A: Propagating new plants from your own ...

Buying fully grown plants from a store can be expensive, especially if you love being a plant parent. Luckily, propagation allows you to expand your quantity of plants without spending more money. The ...

The best time to take a cutting from a money tree is in the morning when the plant is the most hydrated and least stressed. Choose a healthy stem that’s a few inches long with several leaves. You want ...