And if she can't find one the one she wants that way, but spots the one she
wants in a yard, knock on the door and ask for some cuttings. They're
incrededibly easy to start from cuttings and grow rapidly. A plant I started
from a cutting last year is about 2' tall and has buds on it this spring.

John, please tell me how to choose a cutting. There is a button spirea that I
covet and the owner would not object to my getting a small piece. How big?
Old wood?

Marilyn in Ohio