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.

It's funny how, on the one hand, you can't wait for the spring to fox-trot in and relieve you from the wintry drab. But once it does, the relief is quickly overcome by a feeling of overwhelm. After ...

If you’ve ever noticed your garden looking a little tired or your favorite plants not blooming as much as they used to, dividing perennials in spring could be the answer. Giving certain plants a fresh ...

Herbaceous perennials (those that die back in the fall and emerge with new growth in the spring) are commonly divided for three reasons: to control size, to rejuvenate plants and to propagate a prized ...

Most of my favorite plants are herbaceous perennials. I love trees and shrubs, and could not live without my short-lived annual flowers. But the variety of plants that excite and dazzle me for nearly ...

Getting your Trinity Audio player ready... What’s the one spring garden chore that costs you nothing, and yet earns you free plants? If you answered dividing perennials, then give yourself a nice pat ...

Dividing perennial plants such as hostas and daylilies is a way to get more plants for free. But there are two other reasons for dividing: to control size of vigorous perennials that grow so rapidly ...

Dividing plants is not only a practical way to propagate your favorites, it also helps keep your mature perennials healthy and growing well. Over time, plants can become crowded, producing fewer ...