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Propagation techniques

Hodge, Geoff2013
Book
The practical guide to the essential practice of making more plants. Learn how to take cuttings, how to sow seed, how to split perennials to bulk up all of your favourite garden plants. Shows tools, procedures, good practice and aftercare. Propagating your own plants is one of the greatest joys of gardening, and instead of being intimidated, gardeners should relish this chance to create new life. In this book the best Royal Horticultural Society experts show the right way to perform around 20 of the most popular techniques, and look at the simplest routes for success. In step-by-step sequences they'll show how to propagate climbers like clematis, collect tree seed from Japanese maples and sow it successfully, break the dormancy of sweet peas, and trouble shoot any propagation problems you encounter. The propagation directory explains which of the techniques to use for around 1000 of the most popular plants today.
Main title:
Propagation techniques / [Geoff Hodge, Rosemary Ward].
Edition:
New ed.
Imprint:
London : Mitchell Beazley, 2013.
Collation:
192 p. : col. ill. ; 22 cm.
Notes:
Published in association with the Royal Horticultural Society.First published: 2011.Includes index.
ISBN:
9781845337810
Dewey class:
631.53
Language:
English
BRN:
19859
LocationCollectionCall numberStatus/Desc
Library at the Dock-Home and LifestyleHOME 631.53 PROPOn loan - Due: 21 Jun 2026
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