The fall garden brings a multitude of projects and tasks, some quite satisfying and others just things to get done. But one of those projects can make tremendous contributions to next year’s garden — ...

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.

After all, there are weeds to pull, beds to prepare, and plants to prune to keep them happy and healthy. To top it all, you must also divide certain perennials — bee balm, catmint, ferns, hyssop, ...

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 ...

Spring isn’t the only time of year to get gardening. Late summer and fall are also good times to do some work on your yard and garden. Some popular plants are best placed in the ground during this ...

To determine which plants are perennials and can be divided, you’ll want to check your growing zone since some plants behave differently depending on the climate and other local factors. Spring is an ...

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 ...

From the reliable blooms of catmint to the midsummer glory of daylilies to the late season color of Japanese anemones, perennials return for many years, add beauty to our gardens, and attract ...

Sometimes vigorous perennials such as black-eyed Susans and Shasta daisies can use a little thinning out. Starting in mid-July and through the fall is a time of the year when even the most ...