Plant Care & Propagation

Humidity Covers for Herbaceous Perennials: When to Use One Now and When to Plan for Later

Humidity Covers for Herbaceous Perennials: When...

How to choose humidity covers and ventilation for herbaceous perennials, from immediate domes for divisions and seedlings to reusable ventilated propagators for later batches.

Humidity Covers for Herbaceous Perennials: When...

How to choose humidity covers and ventilation for herbaceous perennials, from immediate domes for divisions and seedlings to reusable ventilated propagators for later batches.

Softwood Cuttings Through the Season: Preventing the Recurring Strike Failure

Softwood Cuttings Through the Season: Preventin...

Prevent softwood cutting failures with correct seasonal stem stage, a clean free-draining medium and a vented, humid rooting setup that avoids rot and waterlogged tissue.

Softwood Cuttings Through the Season: Preventin...

Prevent softwood cutting failures with correct seasonal stem stage, a clean free-draining medium and a vented, humid rooting setup that avoids rot and waterlogged tissue.

Colour as a Tool: Reading New Nursery Plants Before You Display Them

Colour as a Tool: Reading New Nursery Plants Be...

Understand what colour on new nursery plants really signals. Separate structural colour from plant stress, choose display-friendly plants and use practical tools to protect colour at home.

Colour as a Tool: Reading New Nursery Plants Be...

Understand what colour on new nursery plants really signals. Separate structural colour from plant stress, choose display-friendly plants and use practical tools to protect colour at home.

Open Terrariums: Choosing a Planting Method and Reading Normal Variation

Open Terrariums: Choosing a Planting Method and...

Compare open terrarium planting methods for succulents and tropical foliage, choose the right vessel and substrate, and recognize normal variation before changing your plan.

Open Terrariums: Choosing a Planting Method and...

Compare open terrarium planting methods for succulents and tropical foliage, choose the right vessel and substrate, and recognize normal variation before changing your plan.

How to Judge When Plants in Sunny Spaces Are Ready for the Next Task

How to Judge When Plants in Sunny Spaces Are Re...

Learn to judge plant maturity and readiness in sunny growing spaces, then fit repotting, pruning, feeding and cutting checks into an ordinary weekly routine.

How to Judge When Plants in Sunny Spaces Are Re...

Learn to judge plant maturity and readiness in sunny growing spaces, then fit repotting, pruning, feeding and cutting checks into an ordinary weekly routine.

Seed Labels and Bare-Root Plants: Reading Spring Labels Before Bare Roots Arrive

Seed Labels and Bare-Root Plants: Reading Sprin...

Learn which details on a bare-root plant label matter for planting depth, spacing, rootstock vigour, cold hardiness and staking, and how to plan the dormant season before roots arrive.

Seed Labels and Bare-Root Plants: Reading Sprin...

Learn which details on a bare-root plant label matter for planting depth, spacing, rootstock vigour, cold hardiness and staking, and how to plan the dormant season before roots arrive.