Propagation DVD-ROM:
Fine Gardening How-To Series
Quick Computer Access to over 50 Articles and 9 Video Clips on Propagating Plants

From the Editors of Fine Gardening

One of the great joys of gardening is knowing precisely how to nurture and multiply your favorite plants -- so you can watch them blossom in all their glory.

Now you can find out everything you need to know about propagation with this information-packed DVD from the editors of Fine Gardening magazine. You'll gain access to all the most important propagation articles which have appeared in our magazine over the last 20 years. Plus a wide range of video clips not available anywhere else.

Content is divided into three subsections, which highlight Seed Starting, General Techniques and Specific Techniques. All designed to help you create more plants and enhance the beauty of your garden.

Each article is full of proven tips, step-by-step techniques, and vivid photographs revealing proven ways to make your garden thrive. From how to jumpstart your seeds and divide your irises to seed-starting gear and drip irrigation techniques, there's a virtual library of propagation advice, collected and presented by gardening experts.

When you have a question -- or you're looking for a specific detail, tip or technique -- you'll be amazed how easy it is to put your finger on precisely what you need. Just pop the disc into your computer, perform a search and you'll have an answer in minutes. Imagine how much time you'll save. And how rewarding it will be to watch your garden grow by leaps and bounds.

Here are just a few examples of the useful articles you'll find:

• 10 Seed Starting Tips
• Dividing Perennials
• Four Ways to Use a Cold Frame
• Turn Summer Cuttings in to Shrubs

If you want to learn about all the ways you can make your garden more plentiful -- and more beautiful -- here's a single resource that delivers all the information you'll ever need.

System Requirements:

Windows®

• Microsoft® Windows 2000, XP or Vista
• Pentium® 3 (Pentium 4 recommended)
• 512MB RAM
• DVD-ROM drive (8X or faster recommended)
• 800x600 minimum screen resolution (1024x768 recommended)
• 4.3GB of available hard drive space (if installed)

Apple®

• Mac OSX® 10.3.8 or higher
• PowerPC G3 (PowerPC G4 recommended)
• 256MB RAM (512MB or greater recommended)
• DVD-ROM drive (8X or faster recommended)
• 800x600 minimum screen resolution (1024x768 recommended)
• 4.3GB of available hard drive space (if installed)

Download of Adobe Shockwave® Player might be required on some systems
This DVD-ROM disk will not play on stand-alone DVD players.

Table of Contents:

Seed Starting
Ten Seed-Starting Tips
Starting Wildflowers from Seed
A Plant Collector's Paradise Starts with Seeds
This Year's Seed, Next Year's Garden
Jump-Start Your Seeds
Seed-Starting Gear
Starting from Scratch
Nurturing Seedlings
Starting Native Perennials from Seeds
Ten Years of Seed-Starting Tips
Twenty-Five Fast-Growing Perennials

General Techniques
Ten Dividing Tips
Layering
Make More Plants
Abundance from Aggressive Propagation
Little Cuttings, Lots of Bloom
Turn Summer Cuttings in to Shrubs
Multiply Your Perennials by Division
Grafting Basics
Dividing Perennials
Perennials from Cuttings
Indoor Sunlight
Auxins Help Cuttings Produce Roots
Making More Shrubs
A Temporary Home for Plants
Underground Garden Grows All Winter Long
Save Money and Grow More Plants with Tip Cuttings
Grow Your Own Conifers from Hardwood Cuttings
Grow More Plants with Root Cuttings
Four Ways to Use a Cold Frame

Specific Techniques
Breed Your Own Gladiolus Hybrids
Making a Moss Garden
Dividing Canada Lilies
Q&A: Propagating Rhodies
Q&A: Propagating Yucca
Enduring Species Roses
Fern Propagation, Simplified

Videos
Collecting Fern Spores
Seed-Starting Pretreatments
Collecting Seeds
Storing Seeds
Planting Seeds
Lighting Seedlings
Dividing and Storing Dahlia Tubers
Dividing and Storing Cannas
Making More Plants from Root Cuttings
Rooting Tip Cuttings
Dividing a Perennial without Digging It Up
Introduction to Dividing Plants
How to Divide Plants with a Woody Crown
How to Divide Plants with Surface-Running Roots
How to Divide Plants that Form Offsets
How to Divide Plants that Have Taproots
How to Divide Plants with Underground-Running Roots

DVD-ROM

ISBN: 978-1-60085-051-6