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Reviews[Hilton Carter is] the man when it comes to greenery! - Craig Melvin, The Today Show All the necessary knowledge and tools [readers] need to turn that snippet into a thriving houseplant - Domino If you love plants, you'll love [this] book! - Craig Melvin, The Today Show Here at HGTV, we consider Hilton Carter to be nothing short of a genius with a green thumb - HGTV Demystifies multiple methods of making more plants...people are really going to enjoy it - A Way to Garden with Margaret Roach, [Hilton Carter is] the man when it comes to greenery! - Craig Melvin, The Today Show All the necessary knowledge and tools [readers] need to turn that snippet into a thriving houseplant - Domino If you love plants, you'll love [this] book! - Craig Melvin, The Today Show Here at HGTV, we consider Hilton Carter to be nothing short of a genius with a green thumb - HGTV
Dewey Decimal635.965
SynopsisIn The Propagation Handbook , plant stylist Hilton Carter reveals how to grow and increase your own plant family by propagating existing plants. Not only a plant lover, Hilton is passionate about propagation, the process of growing a brand new healthy and happy plant from part of an existing one. In this, his fifth book, Hilton talks us through the process of propagating houseplants and explains all the necessary techniques, from the very simplest to more complex methods, such as air layering and grafting. He describes which method to use for different types of plant, and lists essential tools for the process. In Hilton's words: "You hear so much about plant 'parenthood', but knowing how to propagate and then watching as your little plant takes shape and develops into a full-grown plant is the very definition of this.", In The Propagation Handbook , plant stylist Hilton Carter reveals how to grow and increase your own plant family by propagating existing plants., In The Propagation Handbook , plant stylist Hilton Carter reveals how to grow and increase your own plant family by propagating existing plants. Not only a plant lover, Hilton is passionate about propagation, the process of growing a brand new healthy and happy plant from part of an existing one. In this, his fifth book, Hilton talks us through the process of propagation and explains all the necessary techniques, from the very simplest to more complex methods, such as air layering and grafting. He describes exactly which method to use for different types of plant, and lists the tools essential for the process. In Hilton's own words: "You hear so much about plant 'parenthood', but knowing how to propagate and then watching as your little plant takes shape and develops into a full-grown plant is the very definition of this."