• Control weeds before they go to seed. • Sharpen the lawn mower blade for a clean cut. • Correctly identify pest problems before trying to control them. • Aerate the lawn to reduce thatch buildup. • ...

Clematis is one of the most popular garden plants, and no wonder: this versatile plant can be grown on walls, pergolas, frames, in containers, or left to scramble through trees and shrubs. Clematis ...

Q-Can you tell me what is the procedure and seasonal timing for starting clematis from cuttings? A-Set cuttings of half-mature wood in late summer. Whether to cut between or at the base of the leaf ...

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.

BORON has been observed to stimulate the rooting of large-flowered hybrid clematis cuttings. In two studies recently carried out, increased percentages of cuttings rooted and the rooting process was ...

Jerry shows how us to propagate ferns from leaf cuttings. When you're propagating ferns, there are two common techniques. One is by spores, a sexual means of reproduction good for mass production. The ...

1. All you have to do is to dig over the soil surrounding the climber, then bend one of the lower shoots down towards the soil so that one or two – or more – places along the shoot touch the soil. 2.

And although dividing plants is one of the best ways of increasing their numbers, you can also try taking root cuttings too. This sounds far more difficult than it really is, since all you have to do ...