If you’re looking for a little horticultural adventure in your garden, try growing roses from seed. Horticulturist Kathy Echols says it’s easy to do and within six months, you should have a new rose ...

DEAR FRANCES: Roses can, indeed, be grown from seed, although it isn’t a practice I hear about often from home gardeners. As with many plants, pollinated flowers give way to fruit after blooming, and ...

Question: I planted a single trunk Autumn Brilliance Serviceberry last year. It appears dead now, with bark damage near the ground. Could the cause be voles? Answer: I am wondering if you have several ...

There are many ways to propagate roses, from taking cuttings to layering and grafting, or even growing from seed. There is no definitive method – each has its pros and cons. Try the different options ...

Most seeds sprout fairly easily. Just tamp them into a potting mix, keep them damp, and within a week or two, baby plants are up and ready to go under lights inside until the coast is clear outside.