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Australian and New Zealand Gardening: Flowering in Australia *October 2009*, 1 by Stake

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Stake wrote:
G'Day All, Late last year or early this one there was a discussion on Budding & Grafting and I posted a series of photos of different ways of doing the job.
I thought I'd remind those interested that we are now in a new season for those who would like to try a bit of grafting.
The most common usage of this method of propagation for home gardeners is to have more than one flower colour or fruit type on one plant. The photo is of a nearly white "Iceberg" rose with a dark one budded onto it. Apart from the curiosity angle of this it also allows the trialling of more plants in a restricted area.
Give it a go it's not hard to do and you can get a great deal of satisfaction when successful. Roses and Stonefruit trees are probably the easiest to do and are a good starting point.
Brian