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 ...

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 ...

I like to know the names of the plants in my garden, partly because I can Google them for information about cultivation and routine care. I also want to know their geographic origin because I have ...

Imagine a world where you can fill your garden with free lavender: fresh-smelling, beautiful, and bouquet-ready. Now rejoice, because you already live in that world. Lavender is easier to propagate ...

Q. I would like to try my hand at propagation. What is the difference between softwood and hardwood propagation? Are there any secrets to success? Propagation by cutting (also called “clonal ...

"Our column focuses on propagating herbaceous and woody perennials through stem cuttings. The process uses simple actions, ...

Answer: The short answer: Not now. Fig trees (Ficus carica) are one of the relatively few species that propagate easier from hardwood cuttings than softwood. Hardwood just means dormant, older growth.

Now is the ideal time to think about taking soft wood cuttings of most of our garden shrubs, including roses. These will produce plants ready to pot up by midsummer. - Choose non-flowering, healthy ...