The best time to take a cutting from a money tree is in the morning when the plant is the most hydrated and least stressed. Choose a healthy stem that’s a few inches long with several leaves. You want ...

Find out how to tell if you have a root bound plant. Also find out how to easily fix this problem and how to repot a root ...

October can be the perfect time to propagate your fig tree because the cuttings will have time to develop roots before the winter dormancy period.

Readers: A correction to a previous column. When pruning a Miss Kim lilac, it should be done in the spring AFTER it blooms. Thanks to reader Tony G. Q: I have a very large Thanksgiving cactus plant in ...

Dear Neil: My neighbor has a fig tree that bears lots of delicious figs, but I don't know the variety. Can I root one from a cutting? A: Yes. At this point in the growing season, you might be better ...

How magical: Stick a piece of wood in the ground and next year it becomes a plant. That stick is a hardwood cutting, an easy way to multiply some favorite trees, vines and shrubs. They’re called ...

Q: Yesterday I planted a serviceberry tree. After I planted it, I read that the tag said to cut the root ball. I loosened the rootball but didn't cut it. I thought that was only necessary if it was ...