Simple layering is easy to do. This method is excellent to use on woody plants that have low, supple branches, such as azaleas, camellias, spireas and other shrubs.

A number of shrubs and trees in the landscape can teach gardeners a thing or two about propagation and rooting cuttings.

Layering is a process of forming roots on the stem of a plant to create a new plant and is a better alternative to root cuttings. The main difference is that with a cutting, the entire shoot tip ...

Anne Jaeger may not look busy, but she's got several plants in her garden working overtime for her this very second. She's making more hydrangeas and fuchsias the easy way, thanks to Mother Nature ...

How to air layer a plant. There are a few different air layering techniques—some of which aren’t necessarily for beginners—but here’s the general process: ...

Plant defense layer has unexpected effect on volatile compounds, study finds. October 20, 2020 Share: Natalia Dudareva and colleagues found that the cuticle of petunia flowers acts as a sink for ...

My friend Molly Lorch is one of the Big Country Master Gardener Association’s propagation experts. She told me that layering is the absolute easiest way to propagate new plants from existing ...

‘Electro-agriculture’ may help plants grow in the dark. The process is more efficient than photosynthesis, but it requires electricity. By Tom Hawking. Published Oct 23, 2024 11:00 AM EDT ...