If you want beautiful, full, diverse planters without the hefty price tag, you may consider propagating your plants. Propagation is the process of growing new plants from clippings of existing plants.

Take a look at new shoots growing on a favorite shrub or vine and you’ll see that the bases of these shoots may be beginning to toughen up, their once soft, green outer layer turning brown and woody.

Skip the store-bought stuff — this simple and creative Native American–inspired technique uses a natural helper you might already have growing outside.

A good friend of mine has a houseplant in his office that has been there since I can remember. I don’t think the thing has ever been repotted or fertilized in 20 years. When I asked him about the ...

Propagating roses from cuttings in late spring or early summer lets you easily grow more blooms for your garden. Choose semi-hardwood stems, dip them in rooting hormone, and plant them in moist soil ...