American Horticultural Society Plant Propagation: The Fully Illustrated Plant-by-Plant Manual of Practical Techniques

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Summary: The mysteries of propagation have finally come together...
Review: I was in search of a good informative book for seed starting and stumbled upon this one. What a find!!! They give detailed instructions for hundreds of plants (including hardy and tropicals) defining exactly what propagating technique(s) works best for each. Softwood cuttings, hardwood cuttings, dividing, grafting (far more methods than I have ever seen in one book) and the various methods of gathering and seed-starting, whether your species prefers cold-stratifying, soaking, scarification or if it prefers to be direct-sown. This book has techniques for reproducing just one or hundreds of plants. I could go on and on but it all boils down to this; If you have any interest in multiplying plants this book is a must!

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Summary: The mysteries of propagation have finally come together...
Review: I was in search of a good informative book for seed starting and stumbled upon this one. What a find!!! They give detailed instructions for hundreds of plants (including hardy and tropicals) defining exactly what propagating technique(s) works best for each. Softwood cuttings, hardwood cuttings, dividing, grafting (far more methods than I have ever seen in one book) and the various methods of gathering and seed-starting, whether your species prefers cold-stratifying, soaking, scarification or if it prefers to be direct-sown. This book has techniques for reproducing just one or hundreds of plants. I could go on and on but it all boils down to this; If you have any interest in multiplying plants this book is a must!

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Summary: EXCELLENT! Look no where else for this bible of propagation
Review: Ive had this book for two days and I just adore it. For the advanced or intermediate gardener, this book does not "speak down" to you, yet supplies enough info for the average, curious or Home Depot crowd. There is so much information compiled in here -- great breakdown of species and methods -- conventional and traditional methods of propogation (that I use, and I like their write-ups on these more complicated - yet effective - methods).

The artistic direction and layout of the book is fabulous. Highly illustrated with step-by-step techniques and photography.

My only criticism is the way the individual plant species are layed out in the book, but that is just my preference. The book is arranged in species by annuals, trees, vines, etc -- I would have preferred to see the book arranged in the alphabetic by species or common names; however, there is a well thought out index in the back which makes the look up easy.

A great book -- look no further. If I could marry a gardening book, this would be it!!!

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Summary: Not useful for a true amateur
Review: Not what I expected. Too hard for a true amateur to use. Difficult to find the particular plant you wanted in the index, then it was often grouped with other plants. Most every activity sounded way too intimidating. I probably had inappropriate expectations, but other dreamers who only have a little time, beware.

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Summary: This book delivers no-nonsense propagation wisdom!
Review: This book is a must for anyone interested in the propagation of just about any botanical-from herbs to vegetables to exotics. As an avid seed collector and gardener, this book has been indespensable and reigns as king of my botanical library!! Ideal for the professional and lay person, this book explodes with beautiful photographs. Even the half-hearted gardener will dream of seed starting after studying this tome. The only thing I found missing was a chart for seed identification-but overall, this book was superb!! Kudos to the American Horticultural society for such much-needed knowledge! Even Sir Joseph Banks would be proud of this one!!

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Summary: Amazingly thorough
Review: This book is amazingly thorough, teaches you every method of propagation. I recommend it as well as a whole slew of the other books put out by the AHS. I also recommend that you read the first bunch of chapters like a novel. The rest of the book you can use as a reference, and skip around using the index to find the information you want. But the first half of the book, if read entirely, will turn you into an amateur botanist.

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Summary: Amazingly thorough
Review: This book is amazingly thorough, teaches you every method of propagation. I recommend it as well as a whole slew of the other books put out by the AHS. I also recommend that you read the first bunch of chapters like a novel. The rest of the book you can use as a reference, and skip around using the index to find the information you want. But the first half of the book, if read entirely, will turn you into an amateur botanist.

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Summary: American Hort. Society Plant propagation
Review: This book is great. I borrowed it from my local library and had to have it for my own !!!!

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Summary: So you want to propagate?
Review: This is an extremely informative book for the beginner or seasoned gardener who wants to propagate plants. It is full of pictures and diagrams and step-by-step instructions for any kind of plant you can think of. This book lets you know the best time of year to propagate and what techniques you can use: seeds, cuttings, layering, etc. A fun and informative feature are the photos of seeds to help the gardener with identification. I borrowed a copy from my local library and kept it for as long as I could. I happened to come across it online and hurried to purchase it. It is a book that will be used over and over again.

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Summary: So you want to propagate?
Review: This is an extremely informative book for the beginner or seasoned gardener who wants to propagate plants. It is full of pictures and diagrams and step-by-step instructions for any kind of plant you can think of. This book lets you know the best time of year to propagate and what techniques you can use: seeds, cuttings, layering, etc. A fun and informative feature are the photos of seeds to help the gardener with identification. I borrowed a copy from my local library and kept it for as long as I could. I happened to come across it online and hurried to purchase it. It is a book that will be used over and over again.