Workshops Details

Grow your Own – Divisions & Cuttings

There is a huge variety of plants that can be grown from cuttings and divisions. Ever been confused about how to grow plants from cuttings? Want to know how to turn one plant into many? Let us demystify some tricks of the trade in this workshop covering the basics of how to grow plants from cuttings and divisions!

Course Publishers

Conservation Collective Team

Who is this workshop for?

This workshop is for anyone wanting to learn how to produce their own plants from cuttings and divisions:

People with gardens of all sizes
People who like free plants
Garden lovers
Garden beginners
Friends Groups
Landcare Members
School Teachers
Kindergarten Teachers

Course Description

The course will cover:

Knowledge

Sourcing propagation material
The stages of growing
Propagation techniques for cuttings and divisions
Suitable species and plant groups for divisions and cuttings
How to care for cuttings and divisions
Record keeping for success
Propagation hygiene
Safety issues

Skills & Experiences

Tour of a nursery
Taking cuttings of easy & tricky species
Dividing plants from one to many
Labelling & record keeping

Delivery Mode

Face to face delivery in our classroom & indigenous nursery Conservation Collective
52 Westernport Hwy, Somerville, 3912

Course Details

What do I need to bring?

Lunch & water – morning tea provided
Mobile Phone
Closed in shoes
Plant material from your garden to take cuttings from (please collect in the hours before attending the workshop)
Snips or secateurs (if you don’t have a favorite pair we will supply for use)

What will I take home?

Access to workshop member portal
Workshop resources (via portal)
Online Forum (via portal)
Mini Propagation Kit & bag of cuttings media
Your own cuttings, ready to watch them grow!

What will I learn?

What media suits what stems
How long is usual for root development
Watering needs of cuttings
Tools of the trade – our preferences
What plants are suited to cuttings and divisions
How to turn one plant into many with divisions
Caring to care for divisions

What’s the investment?

10am-2pm workshop is $80 a ticket
Class sizes are capped at 16 people to ensure quality learning & engagement

Coming soon. If you are interested in this workshop please email us admin@ecoskills.com.au to register interest and you will be the first to know when a date is scheduled.

Trainer Profile

Trav Jolly, Ecoskills, SEEDS Bushland Restoration & Conservation Collective

Trav has over six years’ experience working in ecological restoration and regeneration, and more than two years’ experience delivering industry-based training. Trav has worked as a Project Coordinator across a range of bushland restoration projects, supporting on-ground crews and contributing to site assessment and restoration planning as an AABR-accredited practitioner.

Trav holds a Diploma of Conservation and Land Management and a Certificate IV in Conservation and Land Management, with expertise in ecological restoration, plant identification and observation skills, indigenous plants, and weed management. Trav is committed to mentoring emerging practitioners and supporting learners to build confidence and practical skills for real-world conservation work.