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 ...

Q: I have a rubber plant that’s getting too tall, so I want to cut it back. How can I make another plant from it? A: Rubber plants (Ficus elastica) tend to get leggy, especially in winter when light ...

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 ...

Fill a container with moist potting soil and place it next to your string of pearls plant. Take a long stem from the parent ...

Plant a bulb lasagna this fall and enjoy three times as much color in spring. Find out what bulb lasagna is, how to plant bulb lasagna, and why it's worth trying.

Fill about a sixth of the depth of your raised garden bed with twigs and small branches (under two inches in diameter) that will fill some of the space yet break down and contribute healthy nutrients ...