There are various layering methods used in propagation, including simple layering, tip layering, compound layering, mound ...

Learn how to propagate hydrangeas by cutting, layering, or division when you want ... snip a 5- to 6-inch-long cutting from the tip of a branch that ideally did not flower last year.

Layering is a simple form of propagation which consists of bending a low branch or shoot down to soil level, wounding the shoot and then covering this portion with soil to encourage it to root.