Spring is a great time to divide many of our favorite herbaceous garden perennials. The plants are small, easy to handle and they have the entire growing season to get re-established in your garden.

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 ...

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 ...

Some of my coral bells (Heuchera) looked terrible this spring, with dead, woody centers. No problem. The plants were just signaling that they want to be dug up and divided. Dividing coral bells is a ...

Are your perennials looking overgrown, crowded, producing fewer blooms or growing bald spots? If so, it is likely time to dig up that plant, divide it into smaller clumps and replant. Heuchera (coral ...

Last week this column discussed when and how to divide overgrown perennials. This week we will go into more detail on the dividing process. New growth is emerging and it is easier to see what you are ...