Lavender is a hugely popular aromatic herb that is used in baking, beauty products and for its medicinal properties. The plant is commonly seen in gardens around the world and is a simple plant to ...

A fun way to challenge yourself is to take a softwood cutting to propagate one of your favorite shrubs. Some shrubs that may be propagated are ninebark, lilac, weigela, dogwood and viburnum. The best ...

I like to know the names of the plants in my garden, partly because I can Google them for information about cultivation and routine care. I also want to know their geographic origin because I have ...

Learning how to propagate plants is an exciting way to share your plants with others. Plants can be propagated by sexual or ...

Imagine a world where you can fill your garden with free lavender: fresh-smelling, beautiful, and bouquet-ready. Now rejoice, because you already live in that world. Lavender is easier to propagate ...

For most of us, there comes a time when we are determined to put in the perfect perennial border, island garden or herbal knot garden. Realizing that individual specimens simply do not make the ...

One of the great things about gardening is you don’t have to spend a lot of money to grow some excellent plants. If you have some time and patience, you can propagate a lot of different perennials, ...

Our Rowan County Master Gardener volunteers had a fantastic plant sale at the Agricultural Center this year, with more than 200 people braving the rain to purchase plants. It’s a testament to our ...

Answer: The short answer: Not now. Fig trees (Ficus carica) are one of the relatively few species that propagate easier from hardwood cuttings than softwood. Hardwood just means dormant, older growth.

Now is the ideal time to think about taking soft wood cuttings of most of our garden shrubs, including roses. These will produce plants ready to pot up by midsummer. - Choose non-flowering, healthy ...