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Want more shrubs? How to make new ones with hardwood cuttings

Dec. 03, 2024 09:30 AM EST

Our gardens may be preparing for their winter slumbers, but that doesn’t mean we have to rest: It’s time to make free shrubs! The easiest way to propagate woody plants like dogwood, forsythia, hydrangea, rhododendron and viburnum, among others, is by taking hardwood cuttings in...

There are flowers too? Some plants prized for foliage surprise gardeners with late-season blooms

Nov. 12, 2024 08:19 AM EST

I’ve been taking Miguel, my 12-year-old Havanese, for 3,500-step walks around the neighborhood lately (and telling myself he’s the only one who can’t handle longer strolls). And now that the weather is cooling, I’m noticing that some of the plants we encounter along the way look nothing...