Weeping figs, otherwise known as 'ficus benjamina', are a low-maintenance variety of indoor tree native to Asia and Australia. With their abundance of delicate leaves, they're a great beginner tree ...

Knowing how to propagate a houseplant is surprisingly one of the easiest ways to create a thriving and affordable plant ...

Make new plants to keep for yourself or share with friends and family. Olga Peshkova / Getty Images Fiddle leaf figs (Ficus lyrata) are popular houseplants known for their beautiful, large leaves.

My friend has a great fig tree, and I would like to grow one like it in my yard. What is the best way to root a piece of his tree? — Larry Haley Figs are easy to propagate from dormant, hardwood ...

Three months ago, this column explored having a fig tree in the garden, describing the enjoyment of eating ripe figs right off the tree, and the challenge of managing a vigorous plant that can grow to ...

Plant propagation is a way of creating new plants from existing ones. When a genetically identical, exact duplicate of a plant is desired, cuttings are frequently used. A cutting is a piece of a plant ...

My daughter asked me if she could have cuttings of some of my favorite house plants. She said she could start a new plant from a piece of stem. Could you explain how to do that? Many common house ...