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Learn whether you can transplant a clematis plant successfully, including the best timing, step-by-step instructions, and essential aftercare tips for a healthy vine.

Wondering if you can top arborvitae without killing them? The honest risks, the right timing, and the safer pruning methods every homeowner needs.

Can you take a cutting from a willow tree? Yes, and it’s simple. Learn the exact timing, step-by-step method, and common mistakes for high success.

Can you start a lilac bush from a cutting? Yes, but it’s slow and tricky. Learn the exact steps, best timing, and why suckers are a better bet.

Learn whether you can start a hydrangea from a cutting and get the exact steps for softwood, semi-ripe, and hardwood propagation that actually works.

Can you start a crepe myrtle from a cutting? Yes—follow the summer semi-hardwood method, and rooted plants are ready to transplant in fall or winter.

Split your spirea by digging up an outer rooted section in early spring — it keeps the parent intact and gives you a strong new plant with less effort than splitting the whole shrub.

Learn if you can split salvia to get free plants, when to divide, how to do it step by step, and common mistakes to avoid for healthy perennial salvias.

Yes, established phlox clumps can be split by division—a standard technique that rejuvenates overcrowded plants, improves blooming, and creates new free plants for the garden.

Can you split dianthus? Yes, and the best time is early spring or right after blooming. Learn how to divide perennial pinks step by step.