The easiest way to propagate woody plants like dogwood, forsythia, hydrangea, rhododendron and viburnum, among others, is by taking hardwood cuttings in late fall or winter. All you need is a ...

Root cuttings need reasonable compost, a moderate but steady temperature, space and a little patience. But, unlike stem or leaf cuttings, root cuttings develop underground so you can't see what's ...

indirect light until the cuttings root in 3 or 4 months. Because it contains two different toxins (andromedotoxin and grayanotoxin), a rhododendron shrub is poisonous to both people and animals.

All but the very slowest growing varieties of conifers will root from cuttings. If you have a Leyland cypress or another variety of conifer hedge, you could use trimmings from hedge pruning as a ...