Cheeky gardener reveals the VERY sneaky hack they use to score FREE plants from Bunnings – so would you try it?
- A gardener has revealed how they score free plants from Bunnings Warehouse
- Shoppers pick up leaves and stems from gardening centres to grow their plants
- The practice of ‘proplifting’ is controversial, as some say that it is just plant theft
- Proponents of the technique go to social media to brag about their green hauls
A cheeky shopper has revealed the controversial way they get Bunnings plants for free.
The amateur horticulturist said he searched the floor of an Australian Bunnings Warehouse gardening centre and collected leaves to propagate.
The divisive practice of picking up discarded or fallen cuttings from the floor of gardening centres or nurseries and taking them home is called ‘proplifting’.
Gardener has revealed how they get Bunnings plants for free on the social media forum Reddi
The man said he searched the floor of a Bunnings gardening centre (pictured) to collect leaves
Propagation involves growing a new plant by placing leaves or stems in water or on soil to help the roots sprout.
The man also admitted to taking these cuttings from a Kmart on social media
‘Proplifting’ is popular in North America, and proponents of it use the hashtag #proplift to brag about their hauls.
A Reddit group of the same name has 155,000 members who share their tips and tricks on how to get free cuttings and make their ‘plant babies’ grow.
‘More floor finds, from Bunnings this time,’ the user posted in the subreddit.
He has also previously bragged about finding cuttings on the floor of a Kmart garden centre and taking them home.
Succulents are among the most popular plants to take as it is fairly easy to grow them from leaves by putting them on soil or in water.
Daily Mail Australia has reached out to Bunnings for comment.
The Redditor’s haul (pictured) was obtained by the controversial practice of ‘proplifting’
Propagation (pictured) is a way grow a new plant by placing leaves or stems in water or soil
Bunnings Warehouses (pictured in Mentone, Victoria) sell plants to the Australian public
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