Most vegetables are traditionally grown from seed, but there are some varieties that you can actually propagate from cuttings or scraps that often get tossed.

The wonders of plants never cease to amaze and one such nifty little trick they manage to pull off is growing into a fresh plant all on their own from a random cutting. In professional terms, ...

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 ...

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 ...

When Anya Lautenbach was young in Poland in the 1980s, growing your own was not a choice, it was a necessity. In a country still reeling from the aftermath of the Second World War, she was surrounded ...

You want fresh, semi-soft growth. The stem should be flexible, but not floppy. It should snap when bent. If it just folds when bent, it'll rot before it roots. Avoid taking cuttings from plants ...

DENVER — Most people associate tulips with Holland. While the Dutch have been growing tulips for many centuries, the bulbs aren't native to the Netherlands. Wild tulips come from central Asia — ...

If you’re a gardener, fall is the time to start thinking about putting gardens to bed. Before you tuck them in, bring some of your favorite plants inside to enjoy next year. Many plants that are grown ...

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DENVER — Even if frost has blackened the leaves of your cannas, dahlias and other summer bulbs, it's still possible to save them. Because these bulbs aren't winter hardy, they must be stored inside ...