If there's one thing we learned from The Secret Garden, it's this: showing your outdoor space some TLC when it's cold and grey outside is the best way to ensure it thrives come springtime. And what ...

These garden favorites can multiply into free plants for spring if you act now, but waiting just a few more weeks means ...

One of gardening’s best secrets is that it’s fairly easy to produce your own free new plants by persuading cut branch tips to grow roots. A surprising number of trees, shrubs, evergreens, roses, fruit ...

Haley Mast is a freelance writer, fact-checker, and small organic farmer in the Columbia River Gorge. She enjoys gardening, reporting on environmental topics, and spending her time outside ...

Planting annual flowers can be a frustrating endeavor: You spend a lot of money (either on seeds or starts) and invest all that time in planting, just to watch them die at the end of the season.

(Mass Appeal) – Plants, depending on what you’re growing, can be pricey. But we all want a bountiful garden with color and growth. Before you go to the garden centers, think about what you already ...

What kind of plant is best? A free one! Although many people think about creating new plants in the spring, there are many ...

Coleus are hugely popular plants that are grown for their highly decorative and vivid foliage. They are versatile plants and can be added to summer bedding schemes, used as a great container plant for ...

The best way to propagate buddleias is from semi-ripe stemcuttings, which can be taken now. Choose a straight shoot with no flowers and cut a section 30-60cm (1-2ft) long. Place in a polythene bag.

This popular vine can't survive the winter outdoors in most of the U.S., but taking cuttings is as easy as pie and allows you ...