If you want more plants without spending more money, April is your moment. The soil is warming, sap is rising, and a surprising number of garden favorites are poised, almost impatient, to root from cuttings. Miss this brief, generous window and you’ll find yourself paying for plants you could easily have made for free.
This is the sweet spot in temperate zones (roughly USDA 5–9): growth is soft, energy is high, and the stress of summer heat hasn’t yet arrived. Cuttings taken now root faster, establish stronger, and give you a head start on filling beds, borders, and containers before the season gallops away.
