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Taking summer cuttings of lavender is so easy. Choose non-flowered shoots of this year's growth and ensure that it is free from pests and disease. Follow our simple step by step and get more of your favourite plants for free.Lavender plant

should be able to buy all the ingredients for your plant support from a garden centre or DIY store for less than £10.Galvanised wire1.5m bamboo cane45cm terracotta potWire cuttersCompostIvy plantall year round30 minutesCut a 3m length of wire and bend

and tidy. Live willow whips, 2m longSecateursGarden twineNovember - February2 hoursCut about 30cm off each end of the whips. Take two whips and tie them together at one end (butt to tip).Wind the whips around each other and tie them securely at the other

foliage and anything else that takes your fancy.SecateursTwiggy stems from the gardenSprigs of conifer, holly or any other evergreen foliageCones, dried flowerheads, seedheads, slices of dried orange or any other decoration you choose