Sunflowers, herbs, and many other plants are easy to propagate. You can multiply them by sowing seeds, dividing bulbs and tubers, or starting cuttings from the stems or leaves of most herbaceous ...

Suppose you want, say, three or four gooseberry bushes. You could always pop down to the garden centre and buy them, but that would be very much a last resort. Much better to find a gooseberry-owning ...

Rose gardeners know that suckers shooting up from below the graft come from the rootstock and should be pulled off so their vigorous growth won’t overtake the rose they’ve planted. Suckering stems and ...

"Hearst Magazines and Yahoo may earn commission or revenue on some items through these links." Does a neighbor or friend have a rose bush you envy? Have you been seeking out a particular variety that ...

Rooting cuttings is a time-honored technique. Starting roses from cuttings can be an easy and low-cost solution to get more plants in your garden. Learn how to root roses and consider checking the ...

Healthy cuttings from your current garden can grow into successful new plants with these expert techniques. Growing roses from cuttings of an established rosebush is one way you can expand your rose ...

Most roses are purchased at garden centers, but sometimes you see a plant in a yard that cannot be found anywhere. It might be an old garden rose that’s not propagated anymore. A favorite rose also ...

This is the fifth video in a 5 part series on seed saving for fruit and vegetable plants. In this episode (Ep5) I explain how I save plants in the category I call "Cuttings & grafting" from our food ...

From: Carmine Question: Dear Mr. SmartyPlants, I took some cuttings from an antique rose my grandmother had.I had good luck , had some of them grow for me. Some of them have blooms and others are long ...

When I think about my grandmother's garden, I remember rows and rows of glass jars called into service as mini-greenhouses for the rose stems she was coaxing to root in the shady soil between the ...

Q. Last May, I planted a white climbing rose. It produced a few white flowers last summer; this year, however, all the flowers are red. What happened? A. When plants are difficult to grow from seeds ...

Do you have a favorite rose bush in your yard that you want to propagate? Or maybe your neighbor has a gorgeous bloomer that you covet. Whether it’s a native Carolina or White Prairie bush rose or a ...