Lift Perennials to Remove Weeds
Are your herbaceous perennials infested with couch grass? Lift the perennials so the roots of the weeds can be removed.
Are your herbaceous perennials infested with couch grass? Lift the perennials so the roots of the weeds can be removed.
Early spring is an ideal time to plant herbaceous perennials, including Geranium, Astrantia and Oriental poppies.
In mild areas, and during dry spells, you can still lift and divide herbaceous perennials.
Root cuttings can be taken now: they can be used to propagate herbaceous perennials like acanthus, echinops and phlox.
Herbaceous perennials and grasses can be cut back in late autumn, when seasonal flowering has ended.