With regard to fruit trees: Prune lightly after a heavy crop. Prune heavily after a light crop. Attend Gardening Study Schools, which is where this tip was obtained.

February 2001 - The Green Thumb

Because you shouldn't remove or even braid the foliage of daffodils until it has yellowed or dried up, hide the fading foliage by overplanting the daffodil bulbs with daylilies.

—1001 Hints & Tips For Your Garden

Place a cutting in water in a large Styrofoam cup. After white roots (water roots) have formed, begin adding 1 tablespoon of potting soil or mix each day. Keep water level up until the cup is over half filled with soil. Then transplant outside or to your pot. Transplant shock is greatly reduced with this method.

February 2000 - The Green Thumb