It is relatively easy to take cuttings and it is an extremely satisfying method of propagating many plants. However, there are several common mistakes that can cause your cuttings to fail to root ...

What's better than having a beautiful plant? Having one you can easily propagate. Use cuttings from these plants to grow more for your garden or gift friends.

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 ...

For many plant lovers, propagation can feel like a daunting task. There is nothing more disappointing than waiting for a propagated stem to root, only to have it fail and have to be thrown out.

Dill is an elegant herb commonly grown as an annual plant for its culinary, and historically medicinal, uses. You can grow dill from cuttings, though most people will traditionally grow dill from seed ...

Taking cuttings of your favorite plants while they’re still actively growing is a great and inexpensive way to perpetuate tender annuals, old friends and new acquisitions as insurance for next year, ...

Editor's note: This is an updated column that was originally published in 2019. There’s an easy way to tell if you’re overwatering a houseplant. If it sends up a periscope and a white flag, cut back ...

This is a good time to take cuttings of annuals that you plan to keep over the winter such as geraniums and begonias. Cool nights in September will harden off the plants, which will make them more ...

Readers: A correction to a previous column. When pruning a Miss Kim lilac, it should be done in the spring AFTER it blooms. Thanks to reader Tony G. Q: I have a very large Thanksgiving cactus plant in ...

See how simple it can be to take an herb cutting from a friend or from your garden. Learn how to grow herbs from cuttings. See how simple it can be to take a cutting from a friend or from your garden ...

Woman taking cuttings from a dormant shrub in the winter - Irina Nazarova/Getty Images Winter gardening typically involves keeping your yard tidy and pruning any dormant plants. However, these colder ...