The benefit to propagating Christmas Cactus in water is that you can see how the roots of your cuttings. Choose clear plant ...

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 ...

After your Christmas cactus has rooted, it’s time to help it adjust and thrive in its new home. Place the plant in bright, ...

My daughter asked me if she could have cuttings of some of my favorite house plants. She said she could start a new plant from a piece of stem. Could you explain how to do that? Many common house ...

Taking cuttings of your favorite plants while they're still actively growing is a great and inexpensive way to perpetuate tender annuals, old friends and new acquisitions as insurance for next year, ...

Planting annual flowers can be a frustrating endeavor: You spend a lot of money (either on seeds or starts) and invest all that time in planting, just to watch them die at the end of the season.