There are three easy ways to propagate this popular houseplant.

Christmas cactus plants can be propagated using both water and soil methods, each with its own benefits. Propagation is best done when the plants are actively growing new leaves in late spring, ...

If you’ve ever planted mint (Mentha spp.) into the ground, you know mint propagates itself—really well. It spreads vigorously through underground rhizomes and runners that creep above the ground into ...

It's best to propagate ivy after its active spring growth spurt. When you do this task indoors, you can generate tons of ...

Growing a long, trailing plant with stunning foliage is simple if you know how to harvest and root the vines of a Tradescantia, also known as spiderwort or inch plant. This perennial, native to the ...

One of gardening’s best secrets is that it’s fairly easy to produce your own free new plants by persuading cut branch tips to grow roots. A surprising number of trees, shrubs, evergreens, roses, fruit ...

Stem cuttings remind us that growth does not always begin with seeds. Sometimes, it begins with what is left behind, a ...

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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.

Discover seven houseplant cuttings to take in April. These plants are all easy to grow from cuttings this month. You'll have new plants in just a few weeks.

Learn how to propagate a prickly pear cactus in your own yard. Over the centuries–in the course of adapting to harsh soil and climatic conditions–prickly pears (Opuntia) have developed the ability to ...

Question: Mr. Smartypants, I would like to propagate wax myrtle from mature plants I have growing in my yard here in Houston. I've read on the wildflower website to use "softwood" or "semi-hardwood" ...