Sunflowers, herbs, and many other plants are easy to propagate. You can multiply them by sowing seeds, dividing bulbs and tubers, or starting cuttings from the stems or leaves of most herbaceous ...

Jeri Jennings, consulting rosarian with the Philadelphia Rose Society, travels in a motor home, and often takes rose cuttings in out-of-the-way places while on the road. She uses the “oasis” – or ...

"Hearst Magazines and Yahoo may earn commission or revenue on some items through these links." Does a neighbor or friend have a rose bush you envy? Have you been seeking out a particular variety that ...

Rooting cuttings is a time-honored technique. Starting roses from cuttings can be an easy and low-cost solution to get more plants in your garden. Learn how to root roses and consider checking the ...

Struggling to grow a successful rose bush in your garden? This isn't uncommon. Roses can be a hard-to-grow variety thanks to their growing requirements and regular maintenance, which leads to ...

Imagine your outdoor space filled to the brim with stunning roses. These romantic blooms are fragrant, timeless, and elegant, and there is such a wide variety of colors and sizes. There's certainly ...

Rose gardeners know that suckers shooting up from below the graft come from the rootstock and should be pulled off so their vigorous growth won’t overtake the rose they’ve planted. Suckering stems and ...

When I think about my grandmother's garden, I remember rows and rows of glass jars called into service as mini-greenhouses for the rose stems she was coaxing to root in the shady soil between the ...

A. You can take rose cuttings fall, winter and spring. Take cuttings from wood that's not too soft and green (as the newest growth is) or too old and gray. Look for firm, green stems. Each cutting ...