The days are shortening, the temperatures are dipping, and gardeners have begun committing small acts of plant-based piracy (politely, of course) by taking hardwood cuttings in October.

Don’t be fooled by the very unsexy name: hardwood cuttings are, quite honestly, propagation at its most satisfying. All you have to do is snap off a stick from your favourite shrub, shove it into a pot of compost, and…

Well, all you have to do is wait patiently for that stick to take root and grow into one of the lovely and best plants to grow from cuttings. Free plants! For doing almost nothing! Botanical sorcery at its very best, quite frankly; we love a…

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