Taking hardwood cuttings in the fall is an easy, economical way to increase plants through vegetative reproduction; the new plants will be clones of the original. This method is also the only way to propagate hybrids and cultivars, which won’t come true from seed. Grow an entire hedge with cuttings from one privet shrub, or reproduce cuttings from a favourite weigela or … [Read more...] about How to take hardwood cuttings
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Taking late-summer plant cuttings
If you’ve seen the fall issue of Garden Making, you know editor Beckie Fox has been busy rooting cuttings from her succulent plants (see page 46). These late summer days are the best time for taking healthy cuttings of many other kinds of summer garden plants, and rooting them indoors. Once the nights grow cool, plant tissues toughen and stems harden, making them less amenable … [Read more...] about Taking late-summer plant cuttings
