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Help For Taking Cuttings and Replanting

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In current situation we are trying to work with what is already in our garden (not planted by us but previous residents). Can cuttings be taken from either of these two plants now and planted elsewhere in garden immediately? We are not even certain of what they are! We have lots of gaps and want fast growing space fillers that hopeless but enthusiastic gardeners can work with. Don't really want to have to propagate anything first. Also don't want slug loving plants either! Any advice of how and when (preferably now!) to cut replant. Photo attached. Thanks

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https://www.rhs.org.uk/plants/95172/pieris-forest-flame/details
The shorter plant is a hellebore, must admit l have never taken hellebore cuttings, but l believe they can be divided. Hopefully someone who has done this can advise
You can do cuttings from the pieris, but you can't just put them in the ground.
You can sometimes layer them as they often have stems lying near the ground. Peg a bit down, rubbing off a little of the outer layer of bark, and when rooted, you can separate from the parent plant. However - they won't magically be big plants. They take several years to be a foot or two even with ideal conditions.
I live in west central Scotland - not where that photo is...
https://www.rhs.org.uk/plants/popular/hellebore/growing-guide