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One of the many advantages to growing Coleus is that you can propagate them very easily making it simpler to increase your own Coleus collection.

Save money and have fun growing your own roses from cuttings. It's fun, easy and usually take 2-4 weeks.

Many houseplants can be propagated easily at home with no special tools. Increasing your collection from plants you already have is easy, fun, and addicting!

Indoor gardening can be an expensive hobby. Collecting seeds and plants for propagation is a great way to cut costs.

Vegetative propagation of plant structures is an important tool in horticulture and gardening. The use of cutting is one method of propagating plants vegetatively.

If you already grow your roses from stem cuttings these tips will help increase the amount of successful cuttings you have as well as speed up the time it takes.

Avid gardeners may want to eventually start propagating their own plants in order to increase their supply of herbs.

Propagating plants can be for a variety of reasons; for personal pleasure or to make money. Either way, it can be a rewarding pastime.

Crown mother with a culinary bay on Mother's Day.

Easy to grow coleus with its bright colored foliage is making a comeback in the shady garden, and as an indoor plant for home and office.

Waffle Plants are colorful, happy in most home environments and only a little bit fussy. Learn how to care for this beautiful plant!

Geraniums, roses and begonias are just a few of the many varieties of flowers that can be quickly multiplied through cuttings. Anyone can master the simple process.

Propagating plants is easy and a lot of fun. Here's a look at a budget friendly way to increase a houseplant collection!

Add the vigorous native fall flowering groundsel shrub to your natural habitat garden in southeastern coastal or piedmont regions.

Summer savory is an easy-to-grow herb that belongs in the kitchen garden. It's aromatic, attracts beneficial pollinators, and is useful in the kitchen.

An easy to follow tutorial on planting and getting the best blooms out of hardy hibiscus acetosella.

The Swiss cheese plant, with lush perforated leaves makes a dramatic addition to indoor plant collections. Easy to grow and drought tolerant it's a popular houseplant.

It may come as a surprise to learn that vanilla bean pods come from an orchid. In fact, Vanilla planifolia is the only orchid that produces an edible fruit.

Using houseplants to clean the air is a eco-friendly forward thinking way to incorporate plants with a purpose into your home.

Many broadleaf evergreen shrubs and conifers can be reproduced by the home gardener using cuttings of mature stems.

Given the right conditions, a small section of a plant's branch or stem can result in an identical twin of the parent plant.

Growing roses can be fun and easy if you know how to take care of them.

The holidays are over and the winter doldrums are setting in. To help, here's a list of 5 fun plants for your kids to grow and care for!

Gardeners with a love of herb and herbal lore find numerous ways to make their experience pay. A small plot of land and a little determination is all that's needed.

Dracaenas are prized for their beautiful foliage and easy care nature. Here's a look at the many varieties of this popular houseplant.

There is good news for lovers of rock gardens and blue flowers: an abundance of choices awaits. Among these are Asia bell and corydalis.

Although there are not many blue flowers in autumn gardens, some are available and they have long histories.

Find out how to use Joe Pye Weed in a Bog Garden setting and what it does as an old folk remedy.

Let a sunloving multipurpose annual, Calibrachoa, invigorate your garden from spring through fall with minimal effort on your part.

Garden chrysanthemums, lovely late bloomers at Riverbanks Botanical Garden, bring perennial joy to any autumn landscape.

Like people, houseplants can contract diseases. Some are caused by bacteria, others by viruses or fungi. Here's how to nurse them back to health!

The art of bonsai has been practiced for centuries; teaching gardeners patients and making them grow spiritually. This article details four ways to start a bonsai tree.

Who doesn't love a window box, clay pot or hanging planter overflowing with blooming, vibrant geraniums?

Fresh curry leaves impart a deliciously spicy and authentic flavour, and they're so easy to grow. Follow these tips for planting and cooking with curry leaves at home.

Using houseplant guidebooks to teach children how to grow their own plants is fun and educational.

Hydrangeas are easy to grow and maintain with the right growing conditions.

Sage is a useful herb that is easy and fun to grow. It makes a great landscape plant, can be used in the kitchen as a seasoning, and makes a great tea.

With flowers as golden as a sunrise, Kerria japonica brings sunbeams to the shadiest spots of a garden.

Let the golden nugget blossoms of the native Mexican anise-scented herb, Mexican tarragon, announce the advent of the holiday season from the garden for years to come.

A look at some native plants that can be toxic to pets; special care needs to be taken with these plants in the garden.

A popular and charming cottage garden plant that adds grace to partly shaded gardens, the bleeding heart is a long-time beloved plant in heirloom gardens.

The brilliant yellows and reds of fall gardens may be tempered by cool blues provided by shrubs such as caryopteris and ceratostigma.

Mutant colors of blossoms on the Confederate rose enhance the pleasure of the autumnal garden. Pass along the mutant magic with a cutting from your garden.

Learn the uses, care and varieties of perennial lobelia in the garden. Cardinal flowers are a popular choice for many gardeners; find out why.

Top six annual plant selections for weeping growth habit that adds lovely growth to containers, hanging baskets, raised beds, mixed borders, rock gardens and more.

A favorite of English and Cottage Gardeners, the garden cranesbill is an excellent choice of flowering perennial for any garden situation. Here's how to care for them.

Capture the hearts of those dearest to you with an herbal Valentine from the garden.

Like people, houseplants can get sick or injured. Sometimes it's a fungus, a cold draft, or a curious pet. Here's how to nurse them back to health!

Plants have evolved many different ways to procreate themselves. The avid gardener can take advantage of a plant's natural behavior to grow free plants for their garden.