Spawned by the article on serpentine air-layering , I'm writing this one on how to easily propagate your favorite vines using compound m...

In a recent article, I discussed how I revived a drying air-layer with a nozzle bottle technique . It was effective as was shown by the res...

Propagating the Golden Garland Tutorial The Nong Nooch Vine aka Golden Garland The Nong Nooch vine (Petraeovitex bambusetorum), also ...

(This is the continuation from Part 1 ) If the scion stem's wound at the other end has discolored, cut off a thin sliver and discard. ...

In a previous article, I discussed an easy grafting technique for adeniums (Desert Rose). Recently, I've tried a flat grafting method ...

A few days ago, I noticed some of the newly marcotted or air-layered Cape Honeysuckle (Tecoma capensis) had foliage that looked a bit wilted...

More than two years ago, I wrote an article detailing how I secured a garden pot to a metal post in our garden. It is a plastic rectangular...

(This is the continuation of Part 2 ) Today, I finally removed the splint I devised to straighten a bent branches in a Sandpaper Vine (Pet...

(This is the continuation from Part 1 ) Ensure that the entire length of the leader branch is secured to the stake.

A recent typhoon swept through our area this past week. It wasn't a particularly strong typhoon but it brought with it non-stop rains r...

(This is the continuation of Part 1 ) The double splint method of straightening the bend of the trunk or branch of a plant uses two straig...

In a previous article I outlined the steps in my procedure to propagate a Sandpaper Plant or Petrea Volubilis. In this article, I will dis...

(This is the continuation from Part 1 ) Remove dried up leaves stuck among the foliage. Feel and tug on some of the branches that are sti...

In a recent article, I wrote how I kept flowering vines tidy on one side (inside) of the front fence and have most of the foliage, includin...

I've seen the Sandpaper Vine's flowers many times in photos all over the internet and found them amazingly beautiful. The fact that...

In a previous article, I discussed a simple method by which you can make markings on the branches of a bougainvillea plant. That method is ...

There's a gardener's saying that goes like this: “The first year they sleep, the second year they creep, and the third year they lea...

(This is the continuation of Part 1 ) When weaver ants are able to crawl on the fruit picker pole you're using, you can be sure they...

Weaver ants are the boon and bane of mango trees. Boon, because they help eradicate some of the pests that eat and destroy the leaves and f...

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