Mother’s Lessons
When tender rose tips failed, the gardener tried more mature stems. This short Scotch rose story reflects on cutting maturity, persistence and learning from earlier attempts.
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Plant Growth 101
Rooting tips, plant care and practical growing advice.
Mother Plants
A Mother’s Day reflection on the plants we choose to keep and propagate. The author shares stories of roses, African violets and other favorites, with a separate note...
Read article →Save This Plant!
A friend’s ivy carried memories of a lost home. Follow the gardener’s effort to preserve it through cuttings and new window boxes, with practical notes on rooting vining...
Read article →Gardens, Cats, and Hormex
Planting beds and curious cats shape this archived garden story, covering preparation, transplanting, mulch and barriers around young plants.
Read article →Propagating Orchids II
An orchid encounter in Hawaii opens this archived growing note about keiki, aerial shoots and the gardener’s observations of young plants.
Read article →Propagating Orchids
Orchid gifts lead to a gardener’s archived discussion of repotting, divisions and backbulbs, with observations from a family growing project.
Read article →Prune and Root
Pruning inspires a family memory of rooting hydrangeas beside parent plants. This short gardening story also mentions experiments with figs, grapes and crepe myrtles.
Read article →A Passionate Propagator
From the archive: Nellie Neal introduces her propagation blog and recalls how a broken childhood begonia became a second plant, beginning a lifelong gardening interest.
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