Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Violet lilac blooms on a lilac shrub Lilacs are popular backyard shrubs renowned for their sweet blooms and can be propagated in ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A light-skinned man and a baby inspect a lilac bush in bloom - Olga Zheltonogova/Getty Images When lilacs open their fragrant ...

A fun way to challenge yourself is to take a softwood cutting to propagate one of your favorite shrubs. Some shrubs that may be propagated are ninebark, lilac, weigela, dogwood and viburnum. The best ...

Taking cuttings from your existing plants and creating new plant babies from them is a fun, rewarding, and fairly simple process. It is super exciting to see new buds and stems appear from your ...

Shrubs like hydrangeas and lilacs can be started from cuttings, but they require some work and a lot of patience. Cuttings can take 8 to 12 weeks to root and several years to reach blooming size.

Q: My neighbor asked for a cutting of my lilac bush. I’ve grown other plants from cuttings in the past but have been unsuccessful with the lilac. How should this be done? A: Lilac, Syringa vulgaris, ...

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 ...

Question: What is it about plants that makes it possible for you to grow them from a cutting rather than having to always start them from seed? I’m planning to expand my garden this season and want to ...