An amateur's guide to professional propagation techniques. There is a commonisconception that growing plants from seeds or cuttings is like alchemy - alend of science and magic - but this volume seeks to dispel the myth andhow gardeners of all levels how to produce plants that are as good as, ifot better than those available from the nursery.;Geoff Bryant explains thehree main methods of propagation (seeds, cuttings and division) in detail,nd there are lists showing which method is best for specific plants. Theext also covers how to care for newly propagated plants and what pests andiseases to look out for.