And then there were 2… or 3… or 4…

November 07, 2019 by Guest User in Perennial care, Fall gardening, Hemerocallis, Hosta, Aesthetics

Throughout this growing season, did you notice any perennials completely outgrowing their allotted garden space? Did you notice a perennial that grew as a ring with a big empty space in the middle of it (see photo)? Did you have a perennial that under-performed in it’s floral display? These are all signs that your perennial in question needs to be divided…

Perennials: to chop or not?

October 15, 2019 by Guest User in Perennial care, Fall gardening

The gardening season is progressing at an alarming rate and it is hard to believe that we are now on to fall gardening tasks. At this time of year, I am often asked: “what should I cut back”? I am going to try to answer this question as concisely as possible in this post (no promises).