A wise gardener once said, “Beginners worry about making plants grow. Experienced gardeners know the real trick is keeping them under control.” While gardeners love to commiserate about how many ...

If your garden feels a little crowded or some plants are looking tired, fall is the perfect time to give your perennials a fresh start. Dividing and replanting them can open up space, revive your ...

Skip the store and expand your garden with plants that come straight from your own flower beds. Besides adding vibrant color to your flower beds year after year, perennials are a great choice for the ...

Do you know why the flower went to the dentist? It needed a root canal. Flowers don’t need dentists, of course, but humans do come in handy for other flower tasks. For example, most perennials thrive ...

Whether you maintain a home garden, botanical garden, community garden, or any other garden, dividing perennials can be a great way to keep plants healthy and augment the size of your garden.

Perennials are best divided in the spring and fall when the weather is cooler. Spring-blooming perennials should be divided in the fall. Late-summer and fall-blooming perennials should be divided in ...

Q: I have several perennials that look very healthy but have stopped flowering. Should I divide them? How can I do this without killing the plant? When an otherwise healthy-looking perennial plant ...

Dividing perennials is an excellent way to expand a flower border. It rejuvenates older plants that may have begun to die out in the center, and the new clumps are sturdy enough to become healthy, ...