Foraging a few stems from flowering trees and shrubs is a wonderful way to bring spring indoors when dismal weather curtails ...

"A node is the point where a leaf or branch is located along a stem and this is where new buds will grow. If it’s possible, take three nodes from a growing point, cutting a little below the ...

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Remove all but the top two leaf sets from each cutting. If you cut an 18-inch whip from the bush, it can be cut down into three cuttings. Make each sub-cut directly below a bud, just as you cut ...

From a pile of leaves treated with a wrinkle-free chemical, he picks one and places it on a cutting board. First, he outlines the design on the leaf with a pen in his right hand. Then he takes a ...