According to Monty Don, the best method for rooting hardwood cuttings is to "place the cuttings so only one-third is above ...

Once lavender (Lavandula angustifolia) starts showing its first fragrant blooms in your garden, you’ll likely want even more ...

While lavender can be grown from seed, it is recommended to propagate existing lavender from cuttings and these can be either softwood or hardwood cuttings.

Hardwood: Stems are taken from woody stems that are dormant and shed their leaves in late fall or winter. Trees and shrubs propagate from hardwood cuttings.

To propagate roses, insert semi-hardwood cuttings from your established rose bushes directly into the garden this month. Stick them where you want them to root, which could take up to six months.

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.

Want more shrubs? How to make new ones with hardwood cuttings Our gardens may be preparing for their winter slumbers, but that doesn’t mean we have to rest.

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.

These hardwood cuttings from forsythia were collected in early January and will be planted later this spring to grow into new plants. These hardwood cuttings from forsythia were collected in early ...