How to Propagate

Techniques and Tips for over 1,000 plants

by John Cushnie

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Price: $34.95

Hardcover: 256 pages
Publisher: Ball Publishing ©2007
Language: English
ISBN-13: 978-1883052577
Dimensions: 8.5 x 9.6 x 1 inches
Weight: 2.44 pounds

Almost all home gardeners run to a garden center or nursery at the start of the growing season, though they don’t have to. Propagating one’s own plants is far from difficult, and it can be an exciting accomplishment when done successfully. The propagation techniques explained by Cushnie make is easy to start more than 1,000 plants. How to Propagate provides detailed information on plant hygiene, temperature and humidity, and the care of newborn plants. Gardeners are not the only ones who can benefit—growers will also find the best ways to propagate a wide range of crops, from annuals to perennials to woody ornamentals.

About the Author

John Cushnie has been propagating plants for over 40 years, having started with chrysanthemum cuttings when he was still at school and moved on to shrubs, trees, perennials, alpines, house plants and much more. Currently, he runs his own garden design and contracting company in Northern Ireland. Additionally, he is the presenter of BBC-TV’s The Greenmount Gardener and writes for the Daily Telegraph, Interior and Living, and Gardeners’ World. His previous books include Ground Cover, How to Garden, Trees for the Garden, and Shrubs for the Garden.