Cut Back Grasses and Perennials
Did you already cut back ornamental grasses and other perennials? You need to make way for the new growth.
Did you already cut back ornamental grasses and other perennials? You need to make way for the new growth.
Early spring is an ideal time to plant herbaceous perennials, including Geranium, Astrantia and Oriental poppies.
You surely want to plant new annuals and perennials this year: Do you grow them yourself or do you buy ready plants?
Start cutting back grasses and other perennials left for winter interest.
Root cuttings can be taken from now: Papaver (perennial poppies), Verbascum (mullein) and Phlox are suitable examples.
Look out for crown rot and brown rots on died down perennials, especially if you are on a clay or poorly-drained soil.
Root cuttings can be taken now: they can be used to propagate herbaceous perennials like acanthus, echinops and phlox.
Most perennials benefit from division: plants to divide are Anemone, Delphinium, Euphorbia, Helianthus and more.
Did you already divide perennials? Plants can be divided at almost any time if kept well-watered afterwards.
Did you divide perennials? Plant divisions as soon as possible and water them in well.