Despite shorter days and cooler temperatures as summer transitions to fall, many popular perennials ... blooming native ...

It’s one small upside to fall yard cleanup: All those perennials you ... a plant that is post-bloom is ripe for the taking. Right now, we’re dividing spring- and summer-blooming plants.

Most perennials bloom profusely during a specific season, such as spring, mid-summer or fall. Peonies bloom in late May through early June, tall iris flower in mid-June, and garden phlox blossom ...

But how often do we think about fall blooms? If you think about it, having plants that burst into bloom in fall should be a gardener’s reward for putting up with all the summer season throws at us.

sphaerocephalon) show up just as early summer perennials such as catmint and ... as the delicate blooms are best planted in numbers for impact. Crowded clumps may be dug and divided to add this ...

In general, spring and early-summer blooming plants are the best candidates ... winter months. Not all plants benefit from fall division, late-summer and fall-blooming perennials will usually ...

The idea being that any plant has its uses if planted in the right place. Many of the undesirable plants we work so hard to keep out of our yards would be quite useful if we actually knew just ...

All recommendations ... says Craig. These flowers often come in hues of pink and purple and will bloom late winter when most other flowers are done for the season. It's best to plant them now ...

Winter is renowned for zapping the life out of any blooming garden ... who has spent all summer curating a colourful space full of life. “Thankfully, there are several plants and flowers that ...

“Viracocha” Daylillies in bloom. The easiest way to divide a perennial like day lily with entangled roots is to dig and lift the entire clump from the soil. Next use a small saw -- like the ...

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