By far the easiest and most efficient means of propagating iris plants is through the asexual reproductive process known as division. Here are the steps: Division Steps Begin in fall, 6 to 8 weeks after blooming is complete. Dig up the entire iris plant and place it on a tarp or hard su...
Plant with companion plants likealliums, daylilies,peonies,tulips, larkspur,daffodil,lavender, grasses, andpoppies. How to Divide It’s time to divide them and replant when your growing irises become compacted due to age and restricted root growth. While it isn’t always obvious, if the plan...
Make sure you're getting bulbs and seeds from a reputable place. If you're buying potted plants at a nursery, always check the soil beforehand. Make sure you're getting healthy flowers right from the start. More ... 9. The Beauty of Bulbs In order to learn how to plant a flower ...
When to plant garlic The best time to plant garlic in the home garden depends on your climate and the type of garlic you’re planting, but in general, garlic is best planted in the fall or early spring. Fall planting is typically preferred, as it allows garlic to establish strong roots ...
Established Plants Backfill with soil or potting mix if you’re planting in a container. If you’ve purchased a flowering agapanthus plant from a garden center or received one from a fellow gardener,dig a hole that’s just as deep and roughly twice as wide as the plant’s root mass. Se...
and it is soooo satisfying to bring home a wilted plant and give it some love and care and watch it spring back to life!! I’ve become obsessed with saving plants like that recently since a friend gave me that idea!! :)/anyway..peones are something I have yet to try, but am ...
Tulips are known to be toxic to humans when ingested, and the ASPCA lists them as being toxic to dogs, cats, and horses. Then main concentration of toxin is in the bulb, however, all parts of the plant except the petals are poisonous. See Common Poisonous Plants for Dogs and Cats. Are...
If you’re growing nasturtiums in containers, they may need to be trimmed back occasionally over the growing season. This encourages the plants to produce new foliage. In summer, nasturtiums may stop blooming if they become heat-stressed. Their flavor may become more intense, too. Keeping them...
“ragweed,” the plant everyone loves to hate, or that I repeatedly responded with an enthusiastic “Yes!” when asked: “Does it spread?” My fellow gardeners, trained to panic in the face of plants that refuse to be kept down, backed away in terror, eyeing the pots as they would a...
How to grow Crocosmia Flower plants from corms. Growing Crocosmia plants in your flower garden. Growing better with The Gardener's Network.