This past weekend I got a question from one of my friends at church. My friend asked me what we can do with the extra plants you get after you divide black-eyed-Susan and purple cone flowers. Off 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 ...

As the blooms fade on your perennial plants, the opportunity arrives to propagate your favored specimens by through root division. The best candidates for this process will have been growing for at ...

Last week I discussed which perennials to divide and why we divide them. Today we’ll finish the subject. Most perennials grow from their crown and spread through roots or rhizomes. This characteristic ...

Did you know Benjamin Franklin enjoyed gardening? One of his most famous quotes was “A peony saved is a peony earned.” Speaking of peonies, September is the time to dig, divide and relocate these long ...

A shroud of horticultural mystery surrounds the task of dividing perennials. You’re supposed to do it in the spring. Except, that is, for plants that you should divide later. If a perennial has roots, ...

STONE RIDGE — Learn how to keep perennials and ornamental grasses healthy by successfully dividing them at our Perennial Division workshop. Go home with a few great new plants for your very own garden ...