A wise gardener once said, “Beginners worry about making plants grow. Experienced gardeners know the real trick is keeping ...

My gardening friend told me I should divide some of my perennials, and I have time now that I am quarantined at home. I have not done this work before and would like some advice on how to be ...

I have two huge whirling butterfly plants and two lavender plants I need to either move or divide before next year. How and when should this be done? ­— Carolyn The best time of the year to divide ...

I would like to try dividing perennials for the first time this spring and need some general advice on how to do this. — Elizabeth Jones, Northbrook Most perennials are best divided in spring when ...

Fall is a good time to dig, divide and (if necessary) move garden perennials, since the high temperatures of summer associated with water stress have subsided. The cooler weather of September and ...

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 ...

October is a great month for transplanting certain trees, shrubs and perennials and also for planting bulbs such as tulips, crocus and daffodils for a more colorful spring. If you have not yet ...

Bergenias are clump-forming perennials with large, leathery foliage and clusters of rose, pink or white flowers. Native to central Asia, where they are found in meadows and moist woodlands, they ...