As the vibrant hues of autumn give way to the crisp air of winter, gardeners face the crucial task of protecting their beloved perennials from the harsh cold. Whether you’re nestled in the icy grips ...
Cutting back flowering perennials, annuals and bedding plants can help to improve and prolong flowering and the shape of a plant. It’s not just trees and shrubs that need pruning. Flowering ...
Ideally, perennials should be lifted, divided and replanted every three to five years. You'll be rewarded with healthy, vigorous growth and a crop of new plants. Plants should be divided when they ...
Technically tender perennials grown annually ... so you can enjoy their color well into fall. In Zone 6 or colder, you’ll need to dig up the rhizomes after a frost to save them for replanting ...
It’s one small upside to fall yard cleanup: All those perennials you’ve been nursing along for years have been dutifully growing, and they occasionally benefit from being divided. Here’s ...
The most pleasant perennial gardens are a combination of types. Most perennials bloom profusely during a specific season, such as spring, mid-summer or fall. Peonies bloom in late May through ...