Rooting tip cuttings from parent plants is a way to produce new plants that are copies of the parent. It's fairly easy to do ...

The aromatic perennial rosemary (Salvia rosmarinus) is a bit of a jack of all trades. It's a staple of Greek and Mediterranean cuisine, its medicinal uses range from curing indigestion to improving ...

Rosemary is a fragrant kitchen staple as well as an evergreen plant that can thrive for years with minimal care, making it a favorite among home gardeners. Instead of buying a new plant every year, ...

JANE EDMANSON: One of my very favourite tasks in the garden is to take cuttings and it's really easy to do. Things like rosemary are sensationally easy. Make sure the plant doesn't have any flowers ...

As alstroemerias go over from their first flowering, pull – rather than cut – the stems, as you do rhubarb. This encourages more growth from below ground to give you a huge second flush of flowers ...

Taking a semi-ripe cutting is a technique worth knowing because it's one of the easiest and cheapest ways to propagate new plants. These types of cuttings are called semi-ripe because they are taken ...

Rosemary herb is an evergreen shrub with blue flowers. It is a plant of aroma used to add flavour to poultry, lamb and meat dishes and vegetables especially potatoes. It is also great in tea. Apart ...

Knowing how to propagate a houseplant is surprisingly one of the easiest ways to create a thriving and affordable plant collection, even when taking cuttings from a challenging plant like the fiddle ...