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can lift the primroses and primula and put them somewhere shady to start again in rthe autumn. Once they finish flowering it is also a good time to divide them.  Hi Mike they are all hardy so will be quite happy in pots in a quiet corner of the garden

to learn last evening that when I lift my pelorgoniums then I cut them back and put them indoors if possible. Perhaps I did not catch all of what to do with those plants and how very sad that as from next week, it will not be televised before 10 pm. which

well during the summer. In colder areas protect the rhizomes from frost from January onwards with cloches, horticultural fleece or a thick mulch of straw or compost.Growing tipsLift and divide schizostylis rhizomes from mid- to late-spring every two

leaf.I lift mine every three years divide them up and spread them out replanting them as I go, Any bulbils taken should be put into pots in a sheltered space and left to grow on around three years to flowers depending on type.Refresh the soil with half

special care since.Like all hardy perennials they'll come back year after year, but some need lifting and dividing to keep their displays fresh and vibrant. Not so with astrantia, which produces delightful starburst blooms in June, that last all season

the best time to lift and divide the clumps to make more of a spring show for next year. It doesn't take long for their foliage to die down and you can't expect them to make energy for next year's flwoers if you remove or knot the foliage.  The leaves are a

the aruncus grows too big for that spot you can lift and divide it, and then you can move the fern too.   Maybe it is too dry, weird i know with all this rain ! A friend has a massive clump of it growing on the side of  her pond and into the water even, so

, then switching to a gerneral purpose one. Totally agree with backyardee - Peonies hate being planted too deep.  You can lift and divide them easily - as I do regularly - and they'll just keep on doing what they do best so long as you plant them at exactly

.  If they'r ehappy the clumps get bigger each year but that just means you can lift and divide them and have more plants for your garden or to swap with firends and rellies. I have several forms in my garden and they're very forgiving, happy to grow in sun

returned.I'm no bird expert, but these harbingers of summer lift my heart when, as now, they scream their victorious celebration of return across the heavens. They made one low sweep together, a passing salute, then divided and wheeled off to the horizon. I