Starting new plants from old plants is a practice used for century. The official term is a process called propagation. The ...

To continue from last week's column, another way to propagate plants is through grafting by either buds or scion. This method is used to create a new tree or shrub. Since this is a different form of ...

If you’re a gardener interested in propagating your own garden and landscape plants, Purdue has just the tool for you. Purdue University’s “Plant Propagation” CD-ROM is kind of like a well-illustrated ...

A cutting from a plant is grafted (attached) on to the stem of another plant. The cut surfaces of the two plants grow together. A plant variety that grows poorly but produces desirable products such ...

In South Louisiana, all of the citrus trees we grow are grafted. So, too, are many other fruit and nut trees, rose bushes and camellia plants. Grafting is a common horticulture technique. It's an ...

Materials and equipment -- Propagation techniques: Sowing seed: Sowing outdoors in the open ground ; Sowing under cover ; Spores -- Cuttings: Softwood cuttings ; Semi-ripe cuttings ; Hardwood cuttings ...

With pastel and deep green ribbon-like leaves that sprout voluminously, spider plants are a fan-favorite to all green-thumbed. And if you're keen on extending your collection — propagation is the way.

All snake plant parents are well aware of the fact that these striking houseplants are a winning addition by all means. And ...

If you plant a seed fallen from a Japanese red maple, it woon't grow into another Japanese red maple. If you plant a seed fallen from a Japanese red maple, it woon’t grow into another Japanese red ...