This is a point on a stem where new growth sprouts, usually leaves, buds, side-shoots or roots. The section of stem between two nodes is an internode. When taking nodal stem cuttings, you trim them just below a node at the base, as this is where new roots will sprout. With a few plants, especially climbers such as clematis and honeysuckle, stem cuttings produce roots from the internode, so are known as internodal cuttings.

Can refer to either home-made garden compost or seed/potting compost: • Garden compost is a soil improver made from decomposed plant waste, usually in a compost bin or heap. It is added to soil to improve its fertility, structure and water-holding capacity. Seed or potting composts are used for growing seedlings or plants in containers - a wide range of commercially produced peat-free composts are available, made from a mix of various ingredients, such as loam, composted bark, coir and sand, although you can mix your own.

A small stick used to make holes in potting compost for sowing seeds or transplanting small seedlings. Various items can be repurposed as dibbers, including pencils, plant labels and chop sticks.