Q: I’d like to propagate a family member’s camellia as a memento, but don’t know when cuttings should be taken or what’s the best way to root them. What do you suggest? You’ll probably need to wait ...

Q: I’d like to propagate a family member’s camellia as a memento, but don’t know when cuttings should be taken or what’s the best way to root them. What do you suggest? You’ll probably need to wait ...

There are four ways to propagate camellias at your home and you may get different results from each. You can grow camellias from an air layer, a graft, a cutting, and a seed. I have attempted all four ...

A:Camellias are slow to flower when grown from seed or cuttings, but grafts can flower in one to two years, according to the American Camellia Society. Grafting is a propagation technique in which a ...

Propagation is a great way to stretch your current crop of plants and give them a new lease of life for 2026. Not only is it cost-effective, as you don’t need to buy new seeds or young plants from a ...

My childhood growing up on a wholesale nursery meant lots of work, including the tedious job of transplanting thousands of tiny seedlings using tweezers. What I didn't do too much of was the more ...