Dividing is one of the easiest methods of reproducing plants. I usually do it in September, when I am slowly starting to clean up the garden before winter.Then I replant and reproduce perennial species that have already faded.
In my garden I pay a lot of attention to cover plants. I have quite a large collection of them. They occupy the area under shrubs, tree crowns and between stones.They are reliable and easy to grow. When planted in larger numbers, they create colorful carpets.
I don't like bare ground, so I especially appreciate these inconspicuous perennials. To fill up all the empty spaces in the garden, I divide the larger clumps and plant in a new position.With these treatments I stick to a few rules which I describe below:
1. When planting perennials, divide the roots of the plants with their above-ground part.
2. The divided plants should have several he althy shoots and roots.
3. Before planting young specimens, the soil should be loosened, weeded and sprinkled with compost.If the ground is heavy and clayey, it must be loosened with sand or fine gravel.
4. Remember to plant the plants to the same depth at which they previously grew.
5. Some species require rejuvenation every few years, because their means dry up (żagwin, geese) or excessively stretch out (keratosis, gout).
6. After digging out the plant, I remove the oldest and diseased fragments, divide it into smaller ones and plant it again.
7.Species that have shallow roots, I tear with my hands right after digging.This is how I treat, for example, periwinkle, oakwort, phlox, geese, yarrow, gallows, marsh, hoof and catnip.
8.I often collect single specimens of a given species in the garden and add them to an existing composition or create new onesThis is how mini-collections are created. In this way, I created a bugle stand which consists of several varieties - 'Atropurpurea', 'Burgundy Glow', 'Chocolate Chip', 'Metalica Chipsa' and 'Alba'. All but the latter bloom blue-violet and have original leaves. I created other positions for the phloxes of sedum sedum and swarms.
9. You have to bear in mind that among the cover plants there are also very expansive plants that can mix up quite well in flowerbeds. These are: pale cymbalaria 'Alba', scattered monkshood, yellow gamekeeper or chanterelle ivy.The listed perennials look very nice, but best in places away from others.They can easily dominate especially smaller species. Their long runners, touching the ground, will root themselves, so you can get new cuttings without disturbing the main plant.When organizing the rebates, I uproot them and - depending on my needs - plant them elsewhere.
10. I place the excess of divided perennials in the pots.In a secluded place they are waiting for their new owners - my guests.
