If you’re propagating your plants this year, there’s one kitchen ingredient you need on your radar: cinnamon powder. Out of all the benefits of using cinnamon powder for plants, this one has really ...

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 ...

Skip the store-bought stuff — this simple and creative Native American–inspired technique uses a natural helper you might ...

Discover 7 houseplant cuttings to take in January and get a head start on rooting before spring. You can use tools like a ...

If starting plants from seed is a miracle, then growing them from cuttings and separations must be magic. How else could it be that entire plants can emerge from stems, leaves and roots as magically ...

Q: I have tried numerous times to start a new esperanza plant from a cutting. I’ve tried water, and I’ve tried rooting them in soil, but I’ve met with failure each time. Maybe I don’t know what a ...

CORVALLIS – Snipping some cuttings from the garden this time of year will produce your own private nursery of plants by spring. Whether you plant the results of your “snip and stick” project or give ...

Plant propagation is a way of creating new plants from existing ones. When a genetically identical, exact duplicate of a plant is desired, cuttings are frequently used. A cutting is a piece of a plant ...

Cornus, or dogwood, is another brilliant option if you’re wondering what hardwood cuttings to take in January. The ...

New plants can be expensive, particularly if you really like them and have a large space to fill. Whether you like houseplants, have a big yard, or want to outfit your balcony or deck with lots of ...