Strong spring blooms start with one essential step in fall. Knowing when to divide your perennials ensures healthier roots ...

Dividing perennials helps rejuvenate plants, ease overcrowding, and expand your garden. While it's not for every plant, it's ...

As temperatures cool down, the garden seems to come alive again, especially with the recent rains. Dahlias, zinnias, and ...

Dividing herbaceous perennials in the fall is an easy way to create new plants for your garden. A herbaceous perennial overwinters as a fleshy underground mass that can be cut into smaller pieces to ...

Dig a hole about two to three times the size of your division. Place your transplant in the hole at the same depth it was originally, backfill the soil, tamp down, and water well. Don’t fertilize ...

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.

She and Jentz agree that iris plants need to be divided every three to five years. "The best time is during the late summer ...

My perennial flowers are getting crowded. Is this a good time to divide them? Now is a good time to divide and move most perennial flowers. However you might want to wait for some of the late bloomers ...

Dividing isn't just a spring gardening task—certain perennials benefit from being divided before the frost hits. Here are ...

When to divide — In Minnesota, early to mid-fall (September through mid-October) is ideal. Aim to divide perennials four to six weeks before the ground freezes, giving roots time to settle in before ...