Growing Plants From Seeds and Cuttings

Advice & inspiration

Growing from seed is one of the most rewarding and cheapest ways to grow plants.

Hardy annual flower seeds and seeds of many vegetables and salad crops can be sown directly outdoors in garden soil...

Taking cuttings from a plant is easy to do once you know how. It costs very little and you don’t need complicated...

Some shrubs, trees and plants don’t set seed easily and are best propagated from part of the original plant that can be...

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Winter bulbs can bring some joy to darker and chillier days in the garden.

Sophisticated and timeless, the romantic rose is an instantly recognisable flower in the garden, and they really do suit...

Sometimes we need to give a bit more tender loving care to ensure we provide those nutrients and environments that the...

Bring nature indoors with houseplants that will transform your home into a green haven to help you to relax, destress...

Autumn is a great time to plant spring and summer-flowering bulbs, which will be well worth the wait.

Hardy annuals are the perfect way of creating colourful summer borders quickly and easily. You simply sow the seeds...

Buying young plants that can be grown on to flowering and cropping is easy and convenient.

Gro-Bags, gro-sacs and planters can be used to grow a magnitude of vegetables, fruits, salad leaves and herbs.

Ever wanted to get more from your plants without having to buy more? With our guide to what propagation is, and how to...

There are numerous deciduous and evergreen shrubs, including roses and soft fruit, that you can propagate from hardwood...

This is the perfect time of year to propagate plants in your garden from cuttings, to produce lots of new plants for...

You can easily propagate herbaceous perennials by dividing them.