You can start your succulent and cactus collection with cuttings of existing plants or with a pre-built variety garden.

Some plants are easier to grow from stem cuttings than others. Try it with rosemary, phlox, coleus, fuchsia, impatiens, geraniums, vining houseplants, bee balm and many more.

This July 1, 2013 photo shows a rooted softwood cutting in New Paltz, New York. Take a look at new shoots growing on a favorite shrub or vine and you'll see that the bases of these shoots may be ...

Propagating plants is not only cost-effective, it’s also a lot of fun—and will help you steps up your indoor gardening game. Growing new plants from cuttings, buds, or roots is a lot easier ...

Cuttings from mature plants that are 2 to 6 inches in length with a terminal bud — which is the bud at the end of the stem — do well when placed in bright, indirect light. Adobe 5. Begonia ...

Applying a root hormone to a cutting will produce roots, so the cutting can be treated and then stuck in soil. Rooting will occur most of the time. In the olden days of horticulture – before ...

Cuttings from mature plants that are 2 to 6 inches in length with a terminal bud — which is the bud at the end of the stem — do well when placed in bright, indirect light. Adobe ...

The same techniques work on outdoor plants and even trees, but they need a little more attention. In their detailed guide to growing plants from cuttings, This Old House recommends using a rooting ...

Cuttings need to be taken when plants are growing, otherwise they won’t root. The three main times of year for taking cuttings are spring, summer and the fall.

So, it's high time you took action. To do that, prepare pots of moist potting mix. You may root more than one cutting in a pot. Use your finger to make a hole for each of the cuttings.

By taking cuttings we are only interested in getting one piece of plant to develop roots. The upper part of the cutting already has leaf buds that are set to grow into eaves.