Taking cuttings of plants to grow new ones is both a captivating and a thrilling experience. It is also the ultimate way to grow more plants for free! A wide range can be propagated from cuttings, from border perennials to garden shrubs and trees. This practical book offers advice on basic techniques as well as some of the more advanced and challenging propagation methods: - Why cuttings root. - How to take various types of cutting. - Caring for cuttings and young rooted plants. - Raising specific plants from cuttings: trees, shrubs, perennials, climbers and houseplants. * Practical book for gardeners of all abilities, with advice on basic techniques as well as some of the more challenging methods. * Top authors: have had years of experience running a specialist plant nursery in Suffolk. They have written three other books for GMC: Sink & Container Gardening, Gardening With Hebes and Gardening With Alpines.