Amateur Gardening

Your MONEY SAVING with Ruth Hayes, AG’s gardening expert

Making more houseplants

Save money with our easy propagation tips

Houseplants are as beneficial to our health and wellbeing as their outdoor cousins so looking after them is time and money well spent. In winter, most varieties will be taking their winter rest before returning to life in spring, so they need little care.

Plants given as Christmas gifts will probably still be flowering, so continue to deadhead, feed and water as instructed to keep them looking their best for as long as possible. Keep them somewhere light and warm, out of draughts and away from radiators, fires and wood burners.

Many of the most popular indoor plants are easy to propagate,

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