Blooming purple and white petunias grow in the garden. - Just dance/Shutterstock Why buy new petunias (Petunia x hybrida) every spring when you can turn one plant into many? The secret is cuttings.

These garden favorites can multiply into free plants for spring if you act now, but waiting just a few more weeks means ...

Here are 5 things to do in the garden his week: 1. Propagate petunias, marigolds, impatiens, and begonias from cuttings. Make a soil mix that is half perlite or pumice and half peat moss or coco coir.

These pretty, purple perennials are resilient and cold-hardy. Mexican petunias are fast-growing plants native to warm parts of South America and Mexico, but they can tolerate cool temperatures in ...

COLORADO, USA — I've always loved petunias but I'm growing more these days since I've noticed that they are rarely bothered by Japanese beetles. To grow great petunias, you've got to understand them.

One of the most popular annual flowers for adding color to our gardens, containers and hanging baskets has to be the Petunia. Native to South America, its name is derived from "petun," a local name ...