My houseplant collection is never quite complete and I'm always looking for ways to get my hands on new plants. One of my ...

Take a look at new shoots growing on a favorite shrub or vine and you’ll see that the bases of these shoots may be beginning to toughen up, their once soft, green outer layer turning brown and woody.

For budget-minded gardeners, propagating hardy perennials from roots is an especially easy way to multiply your crops for free. Certain hardy perennials, such as Oriental poppies, will produce stem ...

Root cuttings need reasonable compost, a moderate but steady temperature, space and a little patience. But, unlike stem or leaf cuttings, root cuttings develop underground so you can't see what's ...

My young granddaughter rooted her first cutting aged four. She wanted a fuchsia flower from my garden, but I said: 'We can do better than that. We can grow a new plant, especially for you.' I helped ...

Feeling ambitious? Then now might be the time to try growing plants from root cuttings. The process works with any herbaceous plant which has thick roots. Try it with eryngiums, perennial poppies, ...