August is here, and with it comes a gardening job that’s going to give you more beautiful plants without costing a penny.
‘This month is one of the better times to lift and split certain perennials, especially anything that has become congested or is flowering less freely than it used to,’ says Julian Palphramand, head of plants at British Garden Centres.
There are some other great reasons to divide plants this month too – it stops overcrowding and gives tired varieties a new lease of life, and doing it this month ensures the ground is still warm enough for the plants to get established before winter. We look at which...
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