As we discussed at the time, burlap also discourages feeding by rabbits and deer, which are hungry for fresh greens in winter ...

The ideal time to propagate snake plants from cuttings is in spring or early summer, when these plants are actively growing. Warmer temperatures and longer daylight hours boost metabolic activity, ...

Looking out of the window on a cold winter’s day, it can be difficult to believe that anything in your garden is ever going to bloom again. But although all might seem quiet, the plants themselves are ...

If you've been enjoying the colorful beauty of geraniums during the summer, you might be getting nervous about seasons changing and cold weather coming. Geraniums (genus Geranium) are tender ...

Tender geraniums won't survive winter in growing zones 9 and below without protection. They can be overwintered indoors as houseplants or cuttings, or kept in a dormant, bare root state. In spring, ...

Why buy more plants when the ones you already have are perfectly capable of making new ones for you? There are tons of stunning flowers that are easy to propagate from cuttings, including geraniums ...

If you like a particular plant and want to ensure you have more of them for next year then propagation by cutting is the easiest way to go, and best of it costs nothing. Not every plant can be ...

It is time to take cuttings of annuals such as geraniums and begonias that you want to keep over the winter. Cool nights in September will harden off the plants, which will make them more difficult 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 ...

What’s in a name? The name geranium brings several things to mind: The stalwart red blooms we see everywhere from memorial plants marking a loved-ones grave to mass borders in ahome landscape to a ...