Jacquie B. of Sebastopol asks: I want to start taking cuttings of some of my plants. When do you use rooting hormones and how do I use them? Plants possess hormones, and one of them is called auxin ...

Generally speaking, gardening is a pursuit that requires patience. Though a garden can go from pitiful to bountiful in a few months, most of the magic doesn't happen overnight. That said, there are a ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Propagating new plants by taking cuttings from your current favorites is always a fun endeavor — until they fail to root. So, to ...