Plant Care & Propagation

What a Close Look at Bare-Root Plants Can and Cannot Tell You

What a Close Look at Bare-Root Plants Can and C...

Learn what a bare-root plant inspection can reveal about root health and freshness, what it cannot confirm, and how to plant or hold bare-root plants correctly indoors and outdoors.

What a Close Look at Bare-Root Plants Can and C...

Learn what a bare-root plant inspection can reveal about root health and freshness, what it cannot confirm, and how to plant or hold bare-root plants correctly indoors and outdoors.

Airflow for Herbaceous Perennials: How to Link a Healthier Plant to Its Cause

Airflow for Herbaceous Perennials: How to Link ...

How airflow shapes the health of herbaceous perennials: read still air, space clumps, thin and stake growth, use permeable windbreaks and ventilate pots and frames to get cleaner, stronger plants.

Airflow for Herbaceous Perennials: How to Link ...

How airflow shapes the health of herbaceous perennials: read still air, space clumps, thin and stake growth, use permeable windbreaks and ventilate pots and frames to get cleaner, stronger plants.

Keep Trailing Houseplants Full: Root Systems and Growing Media That Preserve Density

Keep Trailing Houseplants Full: Root Systems an...

Learn how trailing houseplant root systems work and how growing medium, watering and repotting choices preserve dense, full growth near the pot.

Keep Trailing Houseplants Full: Root Systems an...

Learn how trailing houseplant root systems work and how growing medium, watering and repotting choices preserve dense, full growth near the pot.

Water-Propagated Ferns: Selecting and Establishing Container Displays

Water-Propagated Ferns: Selecting and Establish...

Learn which fern divisions and plantlets suit water propagation, how to hold them briefly in water, and how to select containers and substrate for a decorative, long-lasting display.

Water-Propagated Ferns: Selecting and Establish...

Learn which fern divisions and plantlets suit water propagation, how to hold them briefly in water, and how to select containers and substrate for a decorative, long-lasting display.

Set Up a Hanging Basket Work Area for Indoor and Outdoor Growing

Set Up a Hanging Basket Work Area for Indoor an...

Set up a practical work area for hanging baskets indoors and outdoors. Choose supports, drip trays, watering cans, moisture meters, liners, and potting benches for easier care and propagation.

Set Up a Hanging Basket Work Area for Indoor an...

Set up a practical work area for hanging baskets indoors and outdoors. Choose supports, drip trays, watering cans, moisture meters, liners, and potting benches for easier care and propagation.

Seedling Light for Flowering Houseplants: Matching Light Supply to Each Growth Stage

Seedling Light for Flowering Houseplants: Match...

A stage-by-stage guide to light supply for flowering houseplants grown from seed, covering germination, seedling emergence, juvenile growth and flowering, plus when to buy an adjustable grow lamp.

Seedling Light for Flowering Houseplants: Match...

A stage-by-stage guide to light supply for flowering houseplants grown from seed, covering germination, seedling emergence, juvenile growth and flowering, plus when to buy an adjustable grow lamp.