Taking plant cuttings before winter is like an "Act Now Before It's Too Late!" slogan at a going-out-of-business sale. Unlike those situations, however, plant cuttings don't cost you any money. In ...

Cuttings often get tossed out or put in compost. Why not gift them to your neighbors instead? Read these tips for ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. By the time spring rolls around, there's a lot of new growth in my indoor garden. Warmer room temperatures and sunnier days are ...

Want to keep tender herbs, annuals, and veggies alive through winter, but don’t have a lot of space indoors for growing plants? Taking cuttings of your favorite plants in fall and rooting them either ...

Woman taking cuttings from a dormant shrub in the winter - Irina Nazarova/Getty Images Winter gardening typically involves keeping your yard tidy and pruning any dormant plants. However, these colder ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Cactuses growing in pots on a windowsill Cactuses are hugely popular indoor plants that are simple to look after and come in wide ...

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

Taking cuttings of your favorite plants while they’re still actively growing is a great and inexpensive way to perpetuate tender annuals, old friends and new acquisitions as insurance for next year, ...

Editor's note: This is an updated column that was originally published in 2019. There’s an easy way to tell if you’re overwatering a houseplant. If it sends up a periscope and a white flag, cut back ...

Readers: A correction to a previous column. When pruning a Miss Kim lilac, it should be done in the spring AFTER it blooms. Thanks to reader Tony G. Q: I have a very large Thanksgiving cactus plant in ...

Q: I have several geraniums that I overwintered, and I’d like to take clippings and plant them in my window box. Can I do this, or do I have to baby them and start them indoors first? A: It takes a ...