T he orchid family Orchidaceae is a huge group that features epiphytic, lithophytic and terrestrial members. Although most orchids won't grow from cuttings, some members of the Dendrobium ...

Some growers use rooting hormone on the cut ends before planting, others say they don't need it. If you put several in one pot, they will fill the pot faster. Cuttings usually bloom in 2 to 3 years.

• Take root cuttings the next year in midwinter. Dig up the plant, prune off any growth above ground and gently wash the dirt from the roots with a hose or bucket of fresh water.

Rooting cuttings from shrubs is a simple process and an inexpensive way to provide plants for your garden. Winter is the perfect time to take hardwood cuttings.

Growing from cuttings is child's play, especially in July when changing day lengths causes plants to undergo a kind of botanical menopause say NIGEL COLBORN.

Shrouded under a massive tarp, the first of five oak trees hitched a ride Monday on a semitrailer truck for a 92-mile trek from Moore Haven to its new home on the grounds of American Orchid ...