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If your neighbor or your friend has something you really like in
their yard or garden, there's nothing wrong with asking if they'd
be willing to let you collect seeds or cuttings! Do keep in mind
that getting a plant to grow from these seeds or cuttings isn't as
easy as buying a plant from a nursery - growing from seed isn't as
fast as transplanting, and taking cuttings requires a bit of skill.
Still, I think it's worth it - it's fun, and you learn more about
the plant by propagating it yourself!
Growing Native Plants From Seed
Vegetative propagation: I'm not very familiar with taking cuttings
(I like growing plants from seeds, myself). Taking cuttings does
require more skill than growing a plant from seed, but it offers
two advantages: it is faster than growing from seed, and the
plants produced are all identical to the mother plant. This makes
it a particularly useful technique for mass plantings. Check out
some books on horticulture if you'd like to learn to , or visit the
following link for what appears to be a pretty good guide to making
cutting of woody plants:
Plant Propagation by Stem Cuttings: Instructions for the Home Gardener
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