INCREASING your own plants is one of the most enjoyable aspects of gardening, as well as being the cheapest way of obtaining new stock. Basically, there are two ways of propagating plants. There is the vegetative method, which embraces cuttings, layering, budding, grafting and division or splitting of plants. The second way is for you to raise plants from seed.
I will be discussing all these methods of propagation in the 12 parts of this series, and giving many examples of garden, house and greenhouse plants that can easily be raised by amateur gardeners. By collecting the complete set of articles, you will have a comprehensive guide to the various techniques used in the propagation of a