The buttery yellow hillsides are round and soft against the cloudless sky; soon they will turn to hues of amber as the summer wanes. While the recent heat wave sent many into air-conditioned buildings ...

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 ...

I have a salvia I bought last year that has done very well for me. I wasn’t sure if it was going into the right place, so I bought only one. Now, I want to try it in other places around the yard but ...

Of the more than 800 kinds of salvia, the most common is the ancient herb Salvia officinalis or common gray culinary sage. Square stemmed, with pungent foliage, these awesome plants come in many sizes ...

Patience is required, but you could slash your garden re-stocking bills by doing some propagating. Here's how to do it, writes FIONNUALA FALLON MANY YEARS AGO, having hatched a rather grand plan to ...