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Overwintering tender perennials through cuttings

How to Propagate and Overwinter Tender Perennials from Cuttings with 100% Success

Taking late autumn cuttings of tender perennials is one of the most effective ways to save money and ensure a lush garden for the coming spring. Instead of letting frost kill off favorite garden perennials like Salvia leucantha (Mexican Bush Sage), Pineapple Sage (Salvia elegans), and Lantana, you can easily root stem cuttings indoors to preserve your parent plants through…

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Layering in Pots

The Most Reliable Plant Propagation Method Ever: Pot Layering Step-by-Step

Have you ever tried taking plant cuttings only to end up with a tray of dead sticks a few weeks later? We’ve all been there! Traditional cuttings can be tricky sometimes because you’re forcing a stem to survive with zero root system. There’s an easier method than cuttings that essentially keeps the plant on life support while it roots: Pot…

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Sweetgum trees 1 year update

Growing Sweetgum Trees from Seed – 1 Year Later

To say that sweetgum trees (Liquidambar styraciflua) are a favorite tree in the garden is going to be hit or miss with a lot of people. Sweetgum trees are well known for having some amazing fall color (which is why I love them) but also have a very polarizing downside: the seed balls! Sweetgum seed balls drop in the fall…

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How to Propagate Mexican Bush Sage Salvia leucantha

How to Propagate Salvia leucantha (Mexican Bush Sage) from Cuttings

Every autumn, Mexican Bush Sage puts on one of the most magnificent floral displays in my garden. The velvety purple flower spikes bloom late in the season when many other plants are winding down, giving us an awesome show before winter sets in. Because we are in Zone 7 here in Tennessee, Salvia leucantha is right on the edge of…

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Milkweed - what to know before planting

What You Need to Know about Milkweed BEFORE You Plant!

If you have spent any time in the gardening community over the last several years, you have have probably heard about the critical importance of growing milkweed to support declining monarch butterfly populations. It is an incredibly vital plant, serving as the sole evolutionary host food source for monarch caterpillars. But as the old garden adage goes: right plant, right place….

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Dave