You're welcome, Tami and Ann!
Jeri, that is great!! Nice photos, too!
Lynn, I am in zone 7A. It works especially well with Forsythia, which is easy to root. Have never tried Callicarpa, but I'd give it a try.
You can also take a long branch of Forsythia, leave it attached to the shrub, and bury it underground holding it in place with a stone.
Pull the leaves off that branch at the place where it will be buried (they form roots at the leaf axils) and cut off the tip, prior to burying it.
Then, in the Spring, you can cut the branch from the shrub and move it, with its new root system, to where you want the shrub.
Some cuttings will not take, for whatever reason. You can use rooting hormone, if you wish, though I never do.
Good to experiment with different plants and see what you have good success with.
Have fun with it!
