QuestionsHow to growTrees and ShrubsHedges and Shelter beltsRe planting snipet shrubery 0 Vote Up Vote Down LInda Gilroy asked 9 years ago When can I put cuttings from shrubbery that I want to put in a bank I have created? I have rooting powder. 1 Answers 0 Vote Up Vote Down Gerry Daly Staff answered 6 years ago Most cuttings do best in pots covered over with a white polythene bag. Take them in JUly / August. Not all will root diriectly in the open soil, though some will, such as escallonia, hypericum and griselinia. Try the latter in October.Â