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Secrets of Plant Propagation: Starting Your Own Flowers, Vegetables, Fruits, Berries, Shrubs, Trees, and Houseplants Paperback – January 2, 1985

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Plant propagation is a fun, rewarding, and economical way to add shrubs to your yard or multiply your collection of houseplants. With step-by-step instructions for a variety of proven techniques, this comprehensive guide covers everything you need to know to successfully start your own plants. From raising the best tomatoes to growing your own Christmas trees, veteran nurseryman Lewis Hill helps you successfully reach your propagation goals while steering you clear of common mistakes. You’ll be amazed at your beautiful, healthy, and bountiful plants.

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"…this guide is a pleasure to read and a dependable source of suggestions for those who want to discover the satisfactions of real do- it- yourself programs." - Publishers Weekly

" Vermont nurseryman, Lewis Hill can keep you glued to your seat engrossed in a subject your not even sure you need to know- a talent much in evidence…" - The New York Times

" This book is well designed, full of good graphics and written in a personable style that makes for a pleasant reading…"- Sacramento Bee

" …the book is free of the mumbo jumbo that sometimes accompanies these subjects." - Hartford Courant

" Simply written, easy- to- follow, how- to-do- it books are worth their weight in rubies. Lewis Hill's Secrets of Plant Propagation is one of these books. - Hartford Cournat

" I find the information very clear. Numerous illustrations make the directions easy to follow."

- New York Post

" Detailed recommendations are listed for propagating…leaving the reader uncertain whether to finish the book to dash off, pruner's in hand to attempt the techniques so well described." - New York Times

" Hill has plenty of information to share with the hobbyist or budding nursery owner." - Booklist

“Loaded with information and expertise, this masterful work is recommended for the serious gardener.” – Spa Management

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Plant Propagation?

That's starting your own flowers and vegetables, inside and out. It's raising shrubs and trees for your property, creating your own orchard -- even growing many houseplants from one.

Here are just a few of the results you can expect:

* Raise the best tomato plants.

* Grow your own Christmas trees.

* Offer the finest of gifts -- houseplants.

* Avoid buying expensive shrubs; start your own.

* Plant those hard-to-find flowers, perennials and annuals, at little or no cost.

But is it expensive? Definitely not. You don't need a greenhouse or costly equipment. You can do a lot with a couple of fluorescent bulbs. Seeds are cheap, some are free. As for shrubs, trees, and houseplants, Lewis Hill explains how to collect, rather than buy, the materials you'll need.

It's fun, can be profitable, and, with the help of Lewis Hill plus the many illustrations in this book, is easy. Beginners will learn from step one; those more advanced will discover new techniques and find tips to improve their results.

Try plant propagation. You'll be amazed at your results.

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Publisher ‏ : ‎ Storey Publishing, LLC (January 2, 1985)
Language ‏ : ‎ English
Paperback ‏ : ‎ 176 pages
ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 0882663704
ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-0882663708
Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 1.11 pounds
Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 8.55 x 0.44 x 11.05 inches

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Husband-and-wife author team Lewis and Nancy Hill currently live in Greensboro, Vermont where they own and operate a small fruit farm called Berryhill. Previously, Lewis first started a small plant nursery in the late 1940's where he grew daylilies, hardy plants, fruits, antique apples, greenhouse plants, and Christmas trees. His nurseries were called Vermont Daylilies and Hillcrest Nursery.

Lewis also helped form the Vermont Plantsmen's Association--later serving as president -- and was leader of a 4-H club for thirty years, sharing his knowledge with over 200 children. He is a member of the National Christmas Tree Association and the New Hampshire and Vermont Christmas Tree Associations. Lewis has written the Storey books titled Christmas Trees, Cold-Climate Gardening, Secrets of Plant Propagation, Pruning Made Easy, Pruning Simplified, and Fruits and Berries for the Home Garden.

The most recent title from the author team is The Lawn & Garden Owner's Manual, a landscape and maintenance guide for keeping beautiful grounds year round. Together they have also written Daylilies, Bulbs, and Successful Perennial Gardening."

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Heidi

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Reviewed in the United States on April 5, 2023

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I just started learning about propagation and this book is a great place to start! It’s Laid out nicely with tons of information and detail descriptions. I have lots to learn and this book is a great tool to use along the way.

Great seller shipping was quick! Books in great condition

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Reviewed in the United States on January 18, 2020

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Good and well-organized reference book for people that want a cheat sheet for a ton of plants and like to have something physical as a reference rather than search the web. It's well organized enough that looking in the book is often quicker than doing an internet search and weeding through the posts until I decide which webpage is the best reference for what I want. Excellent reference book

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Suzanne Schumacher

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Reviewed in the United States on April 9, 2015

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Fantastic book with great illustrations that make it so so easy to identify plants and propagate them. If you have never tried grafting or propagation you need to. It is really fun to play with flowers and trees. I have had limbs break from trees and actually grafted them back on and they have formed a "scar" and survived happily. You can also graft different colored roses together to have multi colored rose bushes....multiple types of fruits on one tree. Propagation and grafting is great. And easy. So is this book.

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Secrets of Plant Propagation: Starting Your Own Flowers, Vegetables, Fruits, Berries, Shrubs,

Reviewed in the United States on December 10, 2021

informational

Reviewed in the United States on March 24, 2022

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It is a good book though being so wide some times lacks some detail in each of the growing techniques. Therefore, good to have a general knowledge, but not a super specialised in each of the techniques.

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Concise but complete info

Reviewed in the United States on June 11, 2020

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This was to replace the same book I lost some years ago. Excellent info on plant propagation.

Reviewed in the United States on March 1, 2017

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I was given a copy of this years ago and have filled it with notes. I keep needing to lend it to people so now I need a new copy! It's extremely helpful. I was/am a beginner but this book gave me the courage to try propagation.

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Leif Johnson

great book

Reviewed in the United States on September 27, 2020

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I used this to start cuttings this year

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Garden girl

The only propagation book you need

Reviewed in Canada on January 16, 2021

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My second book by Lewis Hill and it's just as good as the first one, "Pruning Simplified" i highly recommend his books. Very practical, informative, concise and inclusive.