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The Propagator's Calendar - Part 2

© Jane Hollis

JULY (Summer)
Perennial seeds (eg Arabis, Chrysanthemum, Erigeron, Kniphofia, Lewisia, Papaver, Primula, Pulsatilla) Perennial cuttings (eg Ajuga, Armeria, Dianthus (left), Iberis, Lewisia, Sedum) Biennial seeds (eg Cheiranthus, Digitalis, Eryngium, Lunaria, Matthiola, Myosotis, Primula, Oenothera, Viola) Tree & shrub seeds (eg Amelanchier, Sorbus) Layering (eg deciduous & evergreen azalea, Chimonanthus) Shrub & climber cuttings (eg Actinidia, evergreen azalea, Buddleia, Callicarpa, Calluna, Camellia, Campsis, evergreen Ceanothus, Ceratostigma, Clematis, Cytisus, Erica, Escallonia, Eucryphia, Fatsia, Forsythia, Fuchsia, Hedera, Hydrangea, Hibiscus, Hypericum, Jasminum, Lavatera, Lonicera, Parthenocissus, Passiflora, Perowskia, Philadelphus, Photinia, Picea, Pieris, Polygonum, Potentilla, Rhododendron, Rosmarinus, Ruta, Solanum, Spirea, deciduous Viburnum, evergreen Viburnum, Wisteria)

AUGUST (Summer)
Perennial cuttings (eg Arabis, Ajuga, Iberis) Perennial seeds (eg Anemone, Helleborus, Kniphofia, Papaver) Perennial division (eg Eremurus) Tree & shrub seeds (eg Amelanchier, Fraxinus, Sorbus) Shrub & climber cuttings (eg Akebia, Ceanothus, Daphne, Escallonia, Fatsia, Fuchsia, Hydrangea, Hibiscus, Hypericum, Lavatera, Parthenocissus, Passiflora, Perowskia, Photinia, Picea, Pieris, Polygonum, Rosmarinus, deciduous Viburnum) Layering (eg Chimonanthus, Fothergilla)

SEPTEMBER (Autumn)
Tree & shrub seeds (eg Berberis, Fraxinus, Sorbus) Perennial seeds (eg Anemone, Festuca, Geum) Perennial cuttings (eg Arabis, Aubrieta, Centaurea, Euphorbia, Penstemon (right)) Perennial division (eg Arabis, Eremurus, rhizomatous Iris, Rodgersia) Shrub & climber cuttings (eg Akebia, Berberis, Buxus, deciduous Ceanothus, Chaemaecyparis, Cistus, Convolvulus cneorum, Cupressus, Escallonia, Euonymus, Fuchsia, Hebe, Hypericum, Ilex, Juniperus, Lavatera, Mahonia, Parthenocissus, Passiflora, Phlomis, Philadelphus, Potentilla, evergreen Prunus, Rosmarinus, Santolina, Taxus, Thuja, Ulex, evergreen Viburnum) Hardwood cuttings (eg Abelia, Skimmia)

OCTOBER (Autumn)
Perennial division (Achillea, Ajuga, Arabis, Aruncus, Astrantia, Aubrieta, Bergenia, Carex, Centaurea, Centranthus, Cicimifuga, Convallaria, Coreopsis, Echinops, Epimedium, Erigeron, Euphorbia, Festuca, Geranium, Hemerocallis, Heuchera, rhizomatous Iris, Lychnis, Lysimachia, Meconopsis, Origanum, Polygonatum, Polygonum, Potentilla, Pulmonaria, Rudbeckia, Salvia, Stachys) Perennial cuttings (eg Centaurea) Perennial seeds (eg Acanthus, Agapanthus, Armeria, Astrantia, Cimicifuga, Crocosmia, Euphorbia, Geranium, Ligularia, Liriope, Paeonia) Annual seeds (eg Alyssum, Clarkia, Delphinium, Eschscholzia, Godetia, Lathyrus, Limnanthes, Nemophila, Nigella, Papaver) Tree & shrub seeds (eg Abies, Acer, Aesculus, Alnus, Berberis, Betula, Carpinus, Castanea, Cornus, Corylus, Crataegus, Daphne mezereum, Euonymus europaeus, Fagus, Juglans, Laburnum, Nothofagus, Paeonia, Pittosporum, Quercus, Spartium, Taxus, Tilia) Shrub & climber cuttings (eg Aucuba, Berberis, Buxus, deciduous Ceanothus, Chaemaecyparis, Choisya, Cistus, Cupressus, Genista, Escallonia, Euonymus, Hebe, Hedera, Hypericum, Ilex, Juniperus, Lavandula, Lavatera, Mahonia, Pittosporum, Pyracantha, Rosmarinus, Taxus, Thuja, Vinca) Layering (eg Amelanchier, Campsis, Hedera, Osmanthus, Parthenocissus, Pieris, Rhododendron Hardwood cuttings (eg Azara, Campsis, Cotoneaster, Deutzia, Escallonia, Forsythia, Garrya, Kerria, Ligustrum, Lonicera, Olearia, Osmanthus, Platanus, Polygonum, Poplar, Ribes, Rosa, Sarcococca, Spirea, Symphoricarpus, deciduous Viburnum, Weigela

NOVEMBER (Winter)
Shrub & climber cuttings (eg Aucuba, Berberis, Hedera, Hypericum, Myrtus Layering (eg Amelanchier, Campsis, Hedera, Parthenocissus Hardwood cuttings (eg Azara, Buddleia (left), Cornus, Escallonia, Garrya, Jasminum, Kerria, Lonicera nitida, Nandina, Philadelphus, Platanus, Polygonum, Poplar, Tamarix, Weigela)