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GREENSBORO, N.C. (WGHP) — Figs don’t do well with hard pruning, but hardwood stem cuttings allow you to propagate new trees. Taylor Jones, a horticulture agent with the North Carolina Cooperative ...

Woman taking cuttings from a dormant shrub in the winter - Irina Nazarova/Getty Images Winter gardening typically involves keeping your yard tidy and pruning any dormant plants. However, these colder ...

Q: I have a snowball viburnum that I would like to propagate. What kind of cuttings will work best? And when is the best time to start making the cuttings? A: Propagating new plants from your own ...

Garden chores tend to disappear and work outdoors slows down as plants — and gardeners — go dormant for the winter. However, the enjoyment you get out of your backyard doesn't have to be over. If ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Cutting lavender with pruning shears Lavender is a hugely popular aromatic herb that is used in baking, beauty products and for ...

Winter is the best time to prune many deciduous plants. It’s a time when they are dormant and bare of leaves, making branches easy to see. Dormant pruning also stimulates growth in spring, when plants ...

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 ...

You'll have a new fig tree in no time.

Want another magnolia tree? How about ten? Propagating magnolias is simple as long as you know what you're doing.