Plant propagation is one of my favorite topics on the blog! Propagating plants is a fun and rewarding hobby for gardeners of any experience level. It’s truly amazing to start with one plant and end up with many more.
You can check out my in-depth guide on sexual propagation and asexual propagation in plants to learn more about how to propagate plants.
Follow along as I try to root cuttings in water, start cuttings in soil, plant pinched tops of plants, and so much more.
You can also follow my journey of air layering rosebushes, which I’m updating every step of the way.
Stay tuned to this page for the latest in propagating flowers, fruit, vegetables, herbs, trees, houseplants, and more. All my articles on plant propagation will appear on this page!
Carefree and popping with hot pink, the coral bells my mother-in-law gave us when we bought our own home keep on delivering. Learn how to propagate coral bells (Heuchera) using these two simple methods! By the way, I totally ended up writing this post because I accidentally ripped out some coral bells while weeding the…
Even if you don’t live in the tropics, it’s possible to propagate pineapple plants from tops of pineapples! Propagating pineapple is relatively easy and it’s a great gardening activity to try with the kids. Growing a new pineapple plant from the top of a purchased pineapple seems is worth the time spent on it, in…
Wouldn’t it be great to multiply your plants whenever you want? Propagating blueberries from cuttings feels like a huge milestone in the world of gardening. I’ve tried it a few different times and wanted to share my progress and notes on learning how to propagate blueberries from cuttings. Trying to propagate blueberry bushes is a…
For Christmas in 2021, my husband got me an air layering set. It came with a bunch of bubbles that snap together and I bought peat moss to use as the rooting medium. Here’s the documentary of my first attempt in propagating roses with the air layering technique. The idea behind air layering is that…
My longtime home gardening dream continues to be zinnia breeding from my homegrown flowers. I love the magical work of the bees and pollinators, but I truly desire the creative freedom of hand pollination to make my own hybrid zinnias. I’ve followed along the adventures of ZenMan in breeding zinnias for quite some time. He’s…
Propagating Portulaca allows you to create clones of your favorite moss rose plants. This semi-succulent flower propagates easily in the right conditions. Discover how to propagate Portulaca plants quickly with very little effort. Sometimes Portulaca become too leggy. You can fix that and double your plants! The perfect solution is a bit of pruning and…
Wouldn’t it be amazing if your favorite flowers multiplied over and over all on their own?! Sometimes the best ones do! If you’re wondering, do lilies spread? – you are in luck! Asiatic lilies, trumpet lilies, and oriental lilies reproduce beautifully, even without your assistance. Cultivating a lily garden can lead to a lifelong journey…
Until recently, I’d never tried growing Fuchsia, although I’d heard all about it in my gardening circles. Now, with my own plant, I found a broken branch and decided to try propagating fuchsia from cuttings. It was easier than I thought! When I found a broken stem upon getting home from the store, I immediately…
If it has seeds, let’s plant it. That’s pretty much our motto when it comes to fruits and veggies we enjoy from the store. Growing pineapple from seeds isn’t necessarily the most conventional way to grow pineapple plants, but I’m all about the journey! After noticing pineapple seeds spilling out onto my cutting board when…
Do you wish you had more grapes growing in your garden? Learning how to propagate grape vines from cuttings can be a fun project but it can also swiftly add many plants to your backyard orchard! I’m always so inspired by nature’s way of, well, finding a way! Plants want to survive and they want…