If you already have an aloe in your indoor plant collection, why not have a go at propagating it, to get more houseplants for free? It's easier than you might expect. There are two approaches most ...

A step-by-step guide to expand your succulent collection from pups, stem cuttings, and seeds.

Propagating from a cutting is easy from aloe vera plants, so if you have a plant in your neighbourhood, ask the owners permission to get a cutting and do it yourself: 1. Find a healthy leaf that is at ...

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.

If you’re a new plant parent that the pandemic has helped cultivate, allow me to introduce you to an affordable way to expand your collection. It’s called propagation, and it’s the act of creating new ...

If you’re going to propagate by taking a cutting, why not try a rooting hormone! This substance stimulates new root growth on a stem by mimicking the plant’s own root-growing hormone. You can get ...

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 ...