How to Propagate roses with pictures and advice.
We show you how to take rose cuttings and increase your garden stock for free. Suitable varieties are named and there are helpful pictures. Commercially almost all roses are propagated by budding. This takes a large degree of skill and involves ... [... more]
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Propagate a Japanese Maple Tree
Japanese Maple Trees are not easy to propagate. Commercially they are normally grafted on to a strong growing rootstock and there are a couple of reasons for this. Firstly, many varieties are not strong growing trees and would produce weak trees ... [... more]
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Propagate herbs
How to make more plants from summer cuttings of your favourite herbs. Herbs root easily and new plants can be used to replace tired specimens or fill gaps. Fill a pot with your compost mix and firm gently leaving a 1cm (1/2in) gap between the top ... [... more]
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Propagate Lavender By Layering
Lavender is very easy to propagate from cuttings. You can also grow from seed but it will not come true to type. Layering is also an option. There are three methods of propagation. By cuttings, seed and layering. Cuttings are the easiest method ... [... more]
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How to make hydrangea cuttings
An easy plant to propagate from stem cuttings is the hydrangea. You can take cuttings from the plants to produce new plants. One of the easier plants to propagate is a hydrangea from stem cuttings. At the end of the summer you can take cutting ... [... more]
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How to propagate the african violet
African violet is an easy house plant to propogate. Propagate by removing mature leaves from the mother plant as leaf stem cuttings. African violets are one of the easiest house plants to propagate. They are best propagated by removing mature ... [... more]
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How to propagate perennials from division
There are several ways to propagate perrenials by division depending on the plant, how many extra plants needed. There are several ways to propagate by division depending on the type of plant, and of course the number of extra plants you need. ... [... more]
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Pelargonium sidoides
This pelargonium from South Africa forms a rosette of grey hairy leaves that resemble herbaceous geraniums. Reddish-purple, almost black, flowers are produced on long stems between spring and late summer. It needs protection in winter. Propagate ... [... more]
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Dryas octopetala
This ground-hugging shrub looks good in rock or gravel gardens. Small, glossy dark green foliage offsets the creamy white flowers, which arrive May-June. These are followed by feathery seeds. Propagate by fresh seed or by semi-ripe cuttings in ... [... more]
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Helenium 'Rubinzwerg'
Sometimes sold under the name 'Ruby Dwarf', this compact variety is useful for the front of the border. It produces dark red, daisy-like flowers that have rounded, dark brown centre cones. To propagate, divide plants in spring. Dividing in autumn ... [... more]
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Root cuttings
Taking root cuttings is a useful method of propagation for plants that won't root easily from cuttings or division. This simple technique involves removing small sections of root from a plant which can be used to propagate a large number of ... [... more]
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Divide cymbidium orchids
Follow our easy-care guide to growing cymbidiums and learn how simple they are to propagate. When the plant has finished flowering, remove it from its pot and divide by pulling above ground bulbs and roots apart. Use a knife if the roots are ... [... more]
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