Many people know plumeria for its fragrant flowers, which are famously used in Hawaiian leis. A tropical tree or shrub, plumeria (also called frangipani) likes it hot and humid ye ...

If you've never taken cuttings before, try pelargoniums as ... Choose vigorous, healthy shoots and remove from plant by cutting above a leaf joint. Aim to make a cutting between 7.5cm to 10cm ...

In about three weeks the cuttings will have formed roots. Split the root ball apart carefully and pot each cutting individually into a 7.5cm (3in) pot. Feed weekly and plant out after the last frosts.