While July gardening chores revolve around watering, weeding, deadheading and helping plants through the heat, those chores might include transplanting bearded iris and watching for powdery mildew on ...

Exceptionally hardy, drought-tolerant, and deer-resistant, bearded irises are one of the easiest perennials to grow in cold-weather regions. Though they are mostly care-free, these irises do need to ...

Bearded irises (Iris germanica) are vigorous perennials that bloom in spring in a rainbow of colors (in fact, the name iris refers to the Greek goddess of the rainbow). Bearded irises increase in size ...

1. Rhizomes have heaved out of the ground. When an iris is overgrown, crowded rhizomes shift against each other like tectonic plates until they erupt out of the soil. It’s not exactly an earthquake, ...

As temperatures cool down, the garden seems to come alive again, especially with the recent rains. Dahlias, zinnias, and phlox all appear to deepen in their colors, providing one last burst of beauty ...

Mid-to-late summer is an excellent time to manage your flowers, dividing them to make more and for the health of the plant. Here are some questions about dividing with answers from horticulturists at ...

We have a storied history here with gardeners, along with many writers with gardens, who have created our Southern place in ...

Dividing plants is an excellent way to rejuvenate and expand your garden. Whether you have plants that are dying or growing leggy, see that your perennials are becoming overcrowded, or simply want to ...

Herbaceous perennials (those that die back in the fall and emerge with new growth in the spring) are commonly divided for three reasons: to control size, to rejuvenate plants and to propagate a prized ...