Plant Care & Propagation

Overwintering Supports: The Small Attachment Details That Save Winter Structure

Overwintering Supports: The Small Attachment De...

Choose ties, clips and supports for plants being prepared for overwintering. Match attachment methods to stems and shelters, set them before growth slows, and inspect for spring health.

Overwintering Supports: The Small Attachment De...

Choose ties, clips and supports for plants being prepared for overwintering. Match attachment methods to stems and shelters, set them before growth slows, and inspect for spring health.

How to Choose Spring and Summer Corms for the Color Effect You Want

How to Choose Spring and Summer Corms for the C...

Learn how planting method, corm choice, depth and spacing shape the color effect of spring and summer corms, with practical guidance on drifts, blocks and succession rows.

How to Choose Spring and Summer Corms for the C...

Learn how planting method, corm choice, depth and spacing shape the color effect of spring and summer corms, with practical guidance on drifts, blocks and succession rows.

Beneficial Organisms in Cactus Containers: What to Observe Before You Change the Setup

Beneficial Organisms in Cactus Containers: What...

A practical guide to observing beneficial organisms and pests in container cacti, then deciding whether to add biological controls, microbial products or adjust the growing setup.

Beneficial Organisms in Cactus Containers: What...

A practical guide to observing beneficial organisms and pests in container cacti, then deciding whether to add biological controls, microbial products or adjust the growing setup.

Pinching Woody Seedlings: Keeping Several Batches Consistent

Pinching Woody Seedlings: Keeping Several Batch...

Keep several batches of woody seedlings consistent: a written pinching rule, node-based timing, simple batch records and steady growing conditions.

Pinching Woody Seedlings: Keeping Several Batch...

Keep several batches of woody seedlings consistent: a written pinching rule, node-based timing, simple batch records and steady growing conditions.

Root-Bound Container Plants and the Pest Life Cycles That Follow Them

Root-Bound Container Plants and the Pest Life C...

Understand how root-bound containers affect pest pressure, identify key life-cycle stages of common indoor pests, and combine repotting, inspection and display choices that interrupt each cycle.

Root-Bound Container Plants and the Pest Life C...

Understand how root-bound containers affect pest pressure, identify key life-cycle stages of common indoor pests, and combine repotting, inspection and display choices that interrupt each cycle.

Why Your Climbing Houseplant Looks Different After Climbing

Why Your Climbing Houseplant Looks Different Af...

Why climbing houseplants look different when supported, how to match poles and trellises to twining or aerial-root climbers, and how to read vague symptoms against their cultivation.

Why Your Climbing Houseplant Looks Different Af...

Why climbing houseplants look different when supported, how to match poles and trellises to twining or aerial-root climbers, and how to read vague symptoms against their cultivation.