Planting seeds is one way to propagate plants, but it's not the most reliable. Hybrid seeds don't always grow true-to-type, which means the baby plants may not look like the parent. Stem cuttings can ...

Question: We don't have a lot of money for landscaping, but we want to propagate several shrubs in our yard. We want the plants to be the same kind and have the same color leaves and flowers. We ...

Layering is a process of forming roots on the stem of a plant to create a new plant and is a better alternative to root cuttings. The main difference is that with a cutting, the entire shoot tip is ...

The easiest ways to grow new thyme are by layering or rooting cuttings in water, not soil. Layering pins a stem to the soil to root, while water cuttings grow roots in a jar in a few weeks. Timing and ...

Q: I am interested in refining my air layering skills. I have watched online videos, and I have had very good success with citrus trees. However, I am having great difficulty air layering Japanese ...

Propagating plants can be hit-or-miss—especially for beginners. Instructional TikTok or Instagram videos make it look so easy. And while sometimes it is, other times you’re left with a hacked-up ...

This Gardening News column is from the online archives of The Star of North Augusta, a collection of more than 25,000 articles published from October 2007 to February 2022. Spring is for new growth ...

My friend Molly Lorch is one of the Big Country Master Gardener Association’s propagation experts. She told me that layering is the absolute easiest way to propagate new plants from existing ones in ...

A number of shrubs and trees in the landscape can teach gardeners a thing or two about propagation and rooting cuttings. By sending out underground stems or roots and then breaking through the ground ...

An endless summer season in Colorado means that fall outdoor gardening continues. Until the rake is needed, here are three unique and thrifty suggestions that might come in handy. Begin new plant ...