Take a look at new shoots growing on a favorite shrub or vine and you’ll see that the bases of these shoots may be beginning to toughen up, their once soft, green outer layer turning brown and woody.

How magical: Stick a piece of wood in the ground and next year it becomes a plant. That stick is a hardwood cutting, an easy way to multiply some favorite trees, vines and shrubs. They’re called ...

A: The success of rooting cuttings from this plant depends on a few things. Take cuttings after the plant has finished flowering. Use a rooting hormone to aid in root initiation. Use temperature- ...

Fall is just a few days away, but gardening season isn’t over yet. We’re still getting plenty of questions to Ask an Expert, an online question-and-answer tool from Oregon State University’s Extension ...