Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Cutting lavender with pruning shears Lavender is a hugely popular aromatic herb that is used in baking, beauty products and for ...

Forsythias are harbingers of spring, filling the garden with their cheery yellow blooms. While forsythia shrubs can be grown from all types of cuttings, they tend to be easiest to root from softwood.

Taking cuttings from your existing plants and creating new plant babies from them is a fun, rewarding, and fairly simple process. It is super exciting to see new buds and stems appear from your ...

A fun way to challenge yourself is to take a softwood cutting to propagate one of your favorite shrubs. Some shrubs that may be propagated are ninebark, lilac, weigela, dogwood and viburnum. The best ...

April is a month of opportunities. Days are lengthening, soils are warming and buds are popping. It gets better. April is also an opportunity to easily propagate many kitchen-garden plants using ...

Expand the beauty in your garden by growing new seedlings from fresh cuttings—this is a great planting option because the process is free and saves you a trip to the nursery. To propagate new plants, ...

Mother’s Day, Memorial Day, Father’s Day, graduations, reunions and weddings are times to remember. One way people remember others is to give gifts. Trees can make very long-lasting gifts. Ones that ...

Sure, there are many plants you can start from seeds, from little annuals to giant trees. But, there are others that are ...

If the idea of growing berry bushes in your backyard is tempting, learning that it can be done from cuttings may be all you need to know to commit. Using cuttings to grow your own bramble or blueberry ...

Save yourself some money by propagating your existing plants to fill spaces in your beds and borders. Hannah Stephenson offers her tips on replenishing the gaps Living in a frost pocket, as I do, it ...