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In the Essential Guide to Plant Propagation, you’ll learn how to multiply your favorite plants with ease using over 35 step-by-step propagation techniques for both indoor and outdoor species, from stem cuttings to seed starting.
Synopsis:
Multiply and share your favorite plants with this definitive guide, the most complete and reliable plant propagation reference available— featuring more than 35 photo-illustrated techniques.
Covering both indoor and outdoor species, Essential Guide to Plant Propagation is an authoritative yet friendly resource that combines clear, step-by-step instruction with expert horticultural insight to ensure success. Backed by the most trusted name in North American gardening, The American Horticultural Society, you’ll learn how to grow more plants for less money while gaining a deeper understanding of how plants reproduce and thrive.
Inside, you’ll find straightforward explanations, how-to photo sequences, and practical advice for every major propagation method, including seed sowing; stem, root, and leaf cuttings; grafting; layering; division; and so much more. Guidance on equipment, timing, and environmental conditions ensures healthy, vigorous results. Whether you’re starting houseplants on a windowsill or producing shrubs and perennials for the garden, you’ll learn exactly how to achieve success every time.
Inside, you’ll find:
Whether you’re a home gardener, plant collector, or professional grower, Essential Guide to Plant Propagation provides the confidence and knowledge to multiply plants efficiently, preserve rare varieties, and expand your garden with ease—all while sparking curiosity and joy.
Get expert answers to your other gardening questions in:Essential Guide to Perennial Gardening, Essential Guide to Ecological Gardening, and Essential Guide to Organic Vegetable Gardening.
Covering both indoor and outdoor species, Essential Guide to Plant Propagation is an authoritative yet friendly resource that combines clear, step-by-step instruction with expert horticultural insight to ensure success. Backed by the most trusted name in North American gardening, The American Horticultural Society, you’ll learn how to grow more plants for less money while gaining a deeper understanding of how plants reproduce and thrive.
Inside, you’ll find straightforward explanations, how-to photo sequences, and practical advice for every major propagation method, including seed sowing; stem, root, and leaf cuttings; grafting; layering; division; and so much more. Guidance on equipment, timing, and environmental conditions ensures healthy, vigorous results. Whether you’re starting houseplants on a windowsill or producing shrubs and perennials for the garden, you’ll learn exactly how to achieve success every time.
Inside, you’ll find:
- Step-by-step instructions for 35+ propagation methods, using both vegetative plant parts and seeds.
- Expert techniques for indoor and outdoor plants, including trees, shrubs, perennials, and houseplants.
- Troubleshooting advice for common issues like rot, mold, and poor rooting success.
- Guidance on tools, growing media, and ideal propagation conditions for every plant type.
- Expert knowledge from the American Horticultural Society, refined through decades of hands-on experience.
- Over 300 color photographs
Whether you’re a home gardener, plant collector, or professional grower, Essential Guide to Plant Propagation provides the confidence and knowledge to multiply plants efficiently, preserve rare varieties, and expand your garden with ease—all while sparking curiosity and joy.
Get expert answers to your other gardening questions in:Essential Guide to Perennial Gardening, Essential Guide to Ecological Gardening, and Essential Guide to Organic Vegetable Gardening.
Review:
My daughter has inherited my grandfather's Green thumb, so I gave this one over to her to review. She actually started doing propagation herself this past year in ernest and did so well, that she ended up taking literally trays of young plants from her propagations to multiple plant sharing events. So when she says this is the book that you need to learn how to do propagation, take her word at it. The book has lots of clear pictures in color, that really help you to understand what you're doing when you're taking pieces off a plant and then propagating into new ones. You may find yourself looking around you and realizing that you can go take a cutting off that plant in the center divider by your office, and grow your own plant at home. You also may realize that all those plant droppings at the hardware store, might just make their own plant, had a much cheaper price than what the mother plant is being sold for, LOL. If you're into gardening, or looking for inexpensive ways of getting started, be sure to check out this book.
About the Author:
Founded in 1922, the non-profit American Horticultural Society (AHS) is one of the most respected and longstanding member-based national gardening organizations in North America. The Society’s membership includes aspiring, new, and experienced gardeners, plant enthusiasts, and horticultural professionals, as well as numerous regional and national partner organizations. Through its educational programs, awards, and publications, the AHS inspires a culture of gardening and horticultural practices that creates and sustains healthy, beautiful communities and a livable planet. AHS is headquartered at River Farm, a 25-acre site overlooking the Potomac River that is part of George Washington’s original farmlands in Alexandria, Virginia. ahsgardening.org
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