Dividing Perennials (to get more space in the garden) | Perennial Garden

[@gardentours]

You're dressed up warm. It must have been very cold already. Thank you very much for sharing. I still have to divide many plants.

[@perennial-garden]

It is getting chilly here 💚… no frost yet, but autumn is here. 🍂

[@MadAboutGardening]

Thanks guys! We love to divide too, and we know what you mean about trying to find space for the new plants. You're garden is looking great 😍💛.

[@perennial-garden]

It's going to sleep pretty quickly tho... our cold weather is here at least. Just waiting for the ground to cool down and it'll be bulb time!

[@MadAboutGardening]

@perennial-garden It's gone cooler for us too but the changing colours are lovely so we don't mind too much. Bulb planting soon comes around! Did you take out your tulips in the borders you planted last year or have you left them in? 💚

[@perennial-garden]

@@MadAboutGardening We can leave them in -- so that's a relief!

[@marthamiriam8983]

This is exactly what I needed, confirmation to go ahead and dig some plants and relocate them in my garden. I also have about 6more weeks before the first frost. Great video. I enjoyed watching.

[@perennial-garden]

Wonderful! It's the perfect time to do it too :)

[@eileenchang2173]

I so enjoy the educational content, technical quality and conversations filled with passion and humour. 🥰🌸🇨🇦

[@perennial-garden]

Ahh! Thank you for that! And thank you for watching 🥰

[@pinetreesnflowers]

This must be why your garden always looks so well spaced! Those were a lot of divisions. Thanks for the great video!

[@perennial-garden]

Thank you :) We do love to move things around! Especially after a season to look and discuss and argue about what to do. haha

[@jeffreyrossi5084]

I must say one of you must have a very organized mine to keep sooooo many plants in such good condition in your space. I will add to the chorus that it is nice that you take the time to answer questions.

[@perennial-garden]

Thank you, Jeffrey! ''Meeting'' so many garden lovers from around the world is the best part of being on here :)

[@77sun222]

Hi I have a small folding saw,which is great instead of a knife. Lars enthusiasm is infectious💫🌟🥰

[@perennial-garden]

That’s a great idea! Or we just use the better knife that’s in the shed … not sure why that’s the one he grabbed 😂

[@CA-rx9ze]

I am so pleased I received the cooler weather and rain you sent my way. I am now dividing and planting. Also I understand Lars it is difficult to not keep and plant all the plant.

[@perennial-garden]

Wonderful! Glad you got the weather. haha. We'll send any of the rain we get your way ;)

[@CA-rx9ze]

@@perennial-garden Haha. We will take it. Things have already perked up a bit with rain we just had. After all that heat and dry the flowers are loving the rains.

[@neryshaynes9149]

Another fab video. I have learnt a lot from watching you two so many thanks from North Wales xx

[@perennial-garden]

Our pleasure! Thank you for commenting 💚💚

[@debs-more-plants]

Beautiful garden! Giving me confidence to divide. My gardens first season. Probably next year!

[@perennial-garden]

Happy first season :) You can probably wait until next year so everything gets a chance to really grow and take up the space it wants :)

[@ashguddu2364]

I love you guys, you're amazing. Thanks so much for your super helpful videos, I've learnt so much. I'm from England and absolutely love your garden 😍

[@perennial-garden]

Thanks so much! And a big hello from us here in Denmark :)

[@elisabetta8519]

Guten Morgen Lars, Ich habe eure Videos neu entdeckt. Ihr macht tolle Beiträge rund um den Garten. Es gibt immer was neues zu sehen und zu lernen in euren Videos. Ich werde jetzt auch einige Stauden teilen. Danke für die wertvollen Tipps und Anregungen. Schöne Grüße aus Niedersachsen

[@perennial-garden]

Thank you for watching! Hope you're having good gardening weather and enjoying the autumn :)

[@EnolaElorie]

I really really need to start doing some diving as well, but it will be my first time and I'm still a little afraid. I think I will do it next year and give everything a season more to grow and me more time to steel my heart. XD I love how easy you make it look. That gives me confidence. Laying something down to protect the gravel is a really good idea btw. I might have started working and then regretted not covering the pathway. I wish the both of you and your son an awesome weekend. Loved seeing you and your garden as always. ❤ I hope you will continue uploading through the winter time. Just take us along for the things you do in the cold time of the year to prepare for the next onslaught of colour and blooms. 🌺 I know you showed us a lot already, but just as a reminder of what we could and should be doing in Nov,Dec,Jan,Feb. I wish I could come over and snatch the devided plants that you need to toss. Have to save all the little green babies!! XD

[@perennial-garden]

Thank you for such a lovely message! And you'd be more than welcome to come and take any of these divisions/cuttings... we'd love to share :) And actually... waiting another year is probably best if anything is really new in the garden. Giving it a good year or 2 to really establish will make sure the roots are ready for the shock of dividing -- while most herbacious perennials can be divided (and should be), they can still find it a litlte traumatic at first ;) But then they grow right back and are thankful for the extra space.

[@77sun222]

Hi You two are always funning🤣😂💕Your perennials are so healthy,division is easy👏👏🌟🌟

[@perennial-garden]

We do have fun together 😂🥳

[@DouglasDrake-o8e]

Enjoyed this video. Finally, after a terribly hot summer we have some cool temps in Wisconsin this week. It's a joy to be out in the garden. However we are desperate for rain. I'm making some changes this fall including moving some unwanted plants. I have a separate garden which I call "the lab" where I can move sick plants and get them going again. It's a favorite space of mine.

[@perennial-garden]

That sounds like a wonderful idea - to have a space like your 'lab'! We'll send some of our rain your way :)

[@rogerpradier3238]

Beaucoup de travail au jardin en automne mais c'est indispensable pour maîtriser les plantes et pour l'harmonie du jardin ❤

[@perennial-garden]

And this time of year is great to do it :)

[@anairizarry5280]

You guys are the best honestly I love the videos ❤

[@perennial-garden]

That's so kind of you! Made our day :) Hope you have a great weekend :)

[@VirginiaAngus-j4w]

Thank you for the encouraging video. The toughest thing is having the courage to divide, prune and move plants. Once one sees how much new life it gives a flower bed it gets easier. Vancouver,BC - zone 8

[@perennial-garden]

That's so true! Once you start... it's a lot easier. But that first cut... can require nerves of steel. haha

[@wendybartlett6717]

Years ago when I first watched my mum dividing my Geranium, I thought that'll never be the same again but it really was the best thing for the plant. It's amazing how quickly they recover and grow. I was really ruthless with my Sedum earlier in the year and it's been taking over again. Lars, you looked so cold at the start of the video. Sure you were too Allen stood with the camera.

[@perennial-garden]

That's how it goes, right? The first time is always like ''great, it's ruined'' haha... but then it comes back even better. And it was cold this weekend! The weather has really turned to autumn. But with glorious sunshine now -- so we're thankful :)

[@valeriezendiver263]

I love gaillardia too, and am curious to see how the divisions last. Hope you’ll post an update in spring? Your space is so bright and airy feeling, thanks for sharing it with the world 🌎 ❤️👏👏👏

[@perennial-garden]

Thank you for the encouragement :) And we'll be sure to show how it goes in the spring. We've collected seeds just in case ;)

[@dianecarterduggan9293]

Love you two! Thanks for your videos. From Boston, Massachusetts USA

[@perennial-garden]

Thanks for watching! Hope you’re having a great weekend 💚💚

[@mercury_rising]

Thanks for showing how to divide with such a great explanation. I will have to try it with my Lady’s Mantle 😊.

[@perennial-garden]

You are so welcome! You'll have so many new plants in no time :)

[@catherinematthews8573]

Many thanks...very informative. Love from Ireland. ❤

[@perennial-garden]

You are so welcome! 🥰

[@radieschen1965]

What a really beautiful garden with really beautiful gardeners 😉😘Hugs from Germany

[@perennial-garden]

Thank you so much! 💚🥰

[@radieschen1965]

@@perennial-garden 💚

[@jaytopham8514]

Thank you so much for your encouragement on dividing plants. I have two blue grasses that I need to divide and I'm hoping they come outbthe ground easily. We've had some torenchal downpours here in UK. So, fingers crossed. Did you know the common name for Alchemilla Mollis is Lady's Mantle. I have a lot of bulbs to plant up. Are you guys going to planting any unusual bulbs for spring? Thanks again. See you next time

[@perennial-garden]

All of that rain should make it easier... it helped here. We've had days and day of rain too. Isn't that a beautiful name for that plant? In Danish it's called 'Lion's Foot'. How about that? I guess because it looks like a lion's paw? And we've got bulbs to plant, too! Lots of tulips going in. But we're waiting on the soil to get below 10C... so maybe by the end of October we can get them in :)

[@mapndo2337]

That spider was only Halloween decorating. Don't get caught up in guys 😂.

[@perennial-garden]

😂😂 it’ll be our only decoration

[@LifeHomeandGardenwithAnaRica]

It's time to divide, I have to do it as well, some perennials are growing and spreading too past in my tiny garden. have a good weekend

[@perennial-garden]

It's a great time! And a chance to get rid of whatever wasn't working ;) We do that off camera. haha

[@claudia_ese8788]

i just started my first tiny garden bed in our new place with verbena bonariensis which i hope will self seed, scabiosa and nepeta fassenii of which i am amazed to see in your video how much they grow in one season: hopefully next fall i have to find the courage to divide them. Not sure about my echinacea and rudbeckia how they will do. ah yes, and there is also a dwarf budleia. if anything at all would ever need to be divided i would be more than happy as i have plenty of space to be filled with flowers. i love Lars’ “gentle” method, gives me some confidence if i’d ever have to do the same. thank you guys!

[@perennial-garden]

Your collection sounds wonderful! And yes... you'll get a much bigger garden with just a few seasons and dividing :) Glad you liked the 'gentle' approach! haha. He always makes me laugh when he says 'gently' and then you hear him straining and the roots ripping up out of the ground. Nothing gentle about it! hahaha.

[@AchromaticBen]

Do you guys think you'll be doing a pruning video in early Spring? I'd love to see when exactly you prune the majority of things, as well as how you do it for different types of perennials in your garden!

[@perennial-garden]

That's a great idea! We'll be sure to do that. We'll cut back most everything in the spring for sure.

[@ClassicLitLove-kx9tt]

Yay, you're back! Here I am thinking I can just relax now in the fall and then "poof" a new amazing video to inspire me to get dividing 😊! In Southern, Ontario, Canada, it's been such an incredibly warm start to fall, and I see you are all bundled up, there in Denmark! How could does your winters get? ❤ and hugs from 🇨🇦

[@perennial-garden]

haha... there's always something to do in the garden :) We had a warm September, actually... but this week the rains came and now it's cold. Our winters are usually right above freezing (here on the coast) -- more inside the country will get a lot colder, but we're blessed with coastal 'warmth' hahaha -- altho those breezes do not feel warm at all.

[@debsquires6469]

Great video with some very useful information , Thank you for sharing

[@perennial-garden]

Glad you enjoyed it! 💚

[@4565nikki]

You guys are so nice! Thanks for the top tips, Ive been moving some plants today - its the first year's planting, I wondered why a hydrangea hadn't grown and when moved dug over the ground to discover loads of hardcore still having been left in the soil!!

[@perennial-garden]

Hope you've had good weather in the garden! That makes moving and dividing so much easier. :)

[@uteberg4781]

Thank you for this really fine video! I couldn't through the plants away either Lars 😅 Couldn't you sell them? I would buy them 😊 Greetings from Hejsager!!! 🤗🌻🌞

[@perennial-garden]

We've given away as many as we can :) At least they can go to compost somewhere (that's how we comfort ourselves. haha)

[@maritmadsen554]

So nice❤

[@perennial-garden]

Thank you! Time to get the garden ready for sleep ☺️

[@laurenjw1356]

Hey you are my favourite garden youtube page, i love your bond and how much you both care for each other and your beautiful garden. I bought many perennials lately as i was inspired by you 😊 Lars you have such a kind soul and brilliant garden knowledge and Allen you should be a comedian you are so funny ❤ I live in england, I have taken some cuttings in September and divided some perennials too, they are planted up in containers in my garden and a few have tiny roots already. do you tend to keep propagated perennials outside over winter too? Or do you move them to your greenhouse? I only have a tiny zip up one haha so i dont know if this will do the job when we have frosts. I remember one of your videos you showed some pots all together in a bed outside covered in snow, so i wasnt sure if these were divided perennials that had died back over winter that you'd placed there to plant out in spring. happy autumn and take care 😊

[@perennial-garden]

That is the sweetest message! Thank you 💚 We do enjoy being in the garden together... glad that shows thru the screen :) And yes, we do keep some outside in the winter and some in our unheated greenhouse. (I bet your little zip one would be fine, too... ours gets very cold as it's old, unheated, and quite drafty ;) ) The ones we leave outside are ones that are already quite established before the frost hits... like our sedum, hydrangea, etc. They take about 6-8 weeks to root... then they can live outside (we put them on top of our raised beds once the dahlias come out). They will die back a bit... but come again once spring is here... just like the mother plant in the garden. AND... we do propagate more than one of everything... as sometimes, life happens ;) and things just don't make it. I hope that helps! Let me know if it makes any sense :)

[@laurenjw1356]

@@perennial-garden aw thank you for your reply! That is very very helpful 🥰 I look forward to your next video 😊

[@perennial-garden]

@@laurenjw1356 💚🥰

[@ensi6796]

I appreciated showing us step by step, with several examples. I feel confident after watching your video. I have one question: do you think you can also split lavender and other woody herbs, the same way?

[@perennial-garden]

No, you generally can't divide woody herbs like lavender in the same way you would divide herbaceous perennials. Herbaceous perennials, like Hostas or Nepeta, have soft, non-woody stems and roots that can be easily split. Woody herbs, such as lavender, rosemary, or thyme, have a tougher, woody base that doesn’t respond well to being divided. For woody herbs, propagation is usually done through cuttings rather than division. Taking semi-hardwood cuttings or layering is a better way to propagate lavender and similar plants, as trying to divide them can damage the plant and reduce its vigor. Hope that helps!

[@Melanie-s9d]

Thank you for yet another useful and very entertaining video. You always inspire me to get outside! I'm interested to know if you have any salvia amistad in your garden? I'm in the South of England and if I leave my amistad in the ground then it gets hit by frost and doesn't perform well the next year. However, it's still flowering and looking great at the moment. I am tempted to keep my eye on the weather and then just dig it up just prior to the frost, pot it up and keep it somewhere free of frost. I'd be interested to know what you do with half hardy perennials. Thanks again. :)

[@perennial-garden]

We don't have that one here at home, but they do have it at the garden where Lars works. They have to dig them up because they don't like the frost so much. ((Maybe that's why we don't grow it here at home! haha ))

[@istratepaula8812]

Another great video, thanks for sharing, so much useful information for a first time gardener! Do you mulch all your perrenial plants to survive over the winter or just some? 🌺🌺🌺🌺🌺

[@perennial-garden]

Thank you for watching! We don't mulch anything actually... everything we have is perennial for our area, so it's really not needed. We also don't cut anything back yet... we wait until the end of winter (when we're really really itching to get back outside!) So, in a way... that keeps them insulated. We do cut back things like hostas... anything is really soft and makes a mess (slugs love it!) over the winter.

[@bewoodford2807]

Thank you for a very informative and enjoyable video. Here is South uk, I m just about to start dividing my plants. Trouble is I get too many and I can't bear to throw them in the compost. I now belong to an allotment group and hoping I can share/swap vmy excess plants with plot neighbours. Happy gardening 🙂

[@perennial-garden]

That is wonderful that you can share them! We've given so many to friends and neighbors... so it's the compost for us. At least they'll get a new life! Hope you're having a great weekend :)

[@bewoodford2807]

@@perennial-garden 😀😀

[@luacolo]

Can you please your garden in winter time? Mine is horrible and i get crazy ajajajaj. But the way, yours is lovely. Congratulations from Argentina!

[@perennial-garden]

BIG hello to Argentina! We'll show it in the winter, too -- altho it's covered in frost and usually rainy. hahaha -- but we'll show it anyway :) Here it was last January! kzbin.info/www/bejne/hX6ugmhplJaao8ksi=gDnrmsFBZe0SQWYT

[@luacolo]

​@@perennial-garden That's January... wow, winter time! You're a genius! I am lerning a lot from you! Thank you!!!

[@mypreciousgarden]

Also, thanks for explaining why it's interesting to do it in fall, I didn't think of the opportunity to better see which plant is which and also to create space for more bulbs, now I'm completely sold to do it now. I wonder if also it does give more time for the new plants to be big and beautiful comes spring, did you notice any difference ?

[@perennial-garden]

You're right... Dividing perennials in the fall gives your plants a chance to settle in and focus on building strong roots before winter. The cooler temperatures and steady moisture make it easier on them, so they experience less stress. By the time spring rolls around, they'll already be rooted and ready to grow, which means you'll often see fuller, healthier plants. :)

[@lindagreen2040]

Love watching you guys on KZbin. I have never come across anyone who explains things better on how to do things. My question is, i have an unheated, zone 6B greenhouse. Will I be able to winter sow or will it be to cold?

[@perennial-garden]

It will indeed get quite cold in the winter, often dropping below freezing I bet, which may make conditions too cold for many non-hardy plants to survive or germinate. However, winter sowing in cold conditions is actually meant to mimic nature, where seeds experience cold periods before germinating when temperatures warm up in early spring. The key is choosing the right type of plants (especially those that need cold stratification) and understanding their tolerance to cold -- anything perennial to your area should work just fine! Our greenhouse is also unheated (and it's so old that it's pretty drafty, too ;) haha).

[@lindagreen2040]

@@perennial-garden Thank you for answering my question. Looking forward to seeing more of your very informative videos. 🙂

[@perennial-garden]

@@lindagreen2040 Thank you!

[@GlendaClark-ns7cm]

I said this before and I'll say it again. I love you guys. My question is, do you ever divide echinacea, or do you just transplant seedlings? Thanks for a great video.

[@perennial-garden]

Thank you so much! And great question. We don't usually divide ours... although you can. We just transplant seedlings. The advantage of division is that you get a more established plant faster... but we're happy to wait with seedlings :)

[@ceemee7368]

Great video. Thank you. Have you ever made a video of a list of all your plants that you successfully do cuttings with? :) Is the deep purple, tall flowers? Delphiniums??? Beautiful. Could you Please remind me what growing zone you would be in IF you lived in the US? Thank you, again.

[@perennial-garden]

We actually made a few videos of cuttings... maybe that will help. In the descriptions, you can see which plants we show (so you don't have to watch all of the videos :) ) kzbin.info/www/bejne/fJy0c56Lh7J5qrcsi=7itcoEEAHTHOmls2 kzbin.info/www/bejne/ioiunJ9um8t4bsksi=eeBOF9s_pu_hXOHk If we were in the USA, we'd be a Zone 8a :) That's the closest we can figure out with our temperatures, etc :)

[@banyuanhuacaobanyuancai]

Thank you for the video! When do you fertilize these new plants? Why don’t add some when you divide them? Thank you again!

[@perennial-garden]

We fertilize in the early spring (with organic chicken manure). We don't fertilize here in the autumn as the plants are going to 'sleep' and it would just be a waste of the fertlizer.

[@banyuanhuacaobanyuancai]

@@perennial-garden clever 👍I will do it next time, thank you!

[@eileenchang2173]

What I have been doing is adding organic compost as my soil needs enrichment anyway .

[@perennial-garden]

@@eileenchang2173 That's a good point. Autumn is a good time to add compost -- we'll add a layer at the end of autumn anyway (to clean out our compost bin).

[@SandyKH]

All the rain... thanks for inspiring me to divide my plants next week. It's only 6C this morning... so I better divide and conquer! If I have liatris bulbs can I plant them now?

[@perennial-garden]

Thanks for watching :) And yes... now is a great time to plant them. Liatris bulbs don't need a specific temperature for planting, but it's best to plant them when the soil temperature is between 55°F and 65°F (12°C to 18°C), which typically occurs in the fall (here at least). This allows the corms to establish roots before the ground freezes. Liatris is quite hardy, so they should do well as long as they are planted before the first hard frost.

[@SandyKH]

@@perennial-garden Thanks so much!!

[@jonasbotsinka8947]

hi, watching your video and made me smile @25:15mins, i see your hydrangeas still in flower same as as mine, when do you prune them. Mine in pots

[@perennial-garden]

It does look like a clown wig tho! hahaha For our hydrangeas... we do a few different things to them... mainly just removing spent blooms at the end of winter (because we're still trying to get the new ones to grow as tall as the older ones... so it's a balancing act trying to get all of them to finally be the same height). kzbin.info/www/bejne/mJO4gaJjnrh3paMsi=x-MmEHTBnLeX2Cza

[@NoelFarrell-mq9rd]

Hi,what's the name of the grass behind Lars left shoulder at the end of the video. Gorgeous garden thanks.

[@perennial-garden]

That's Calamagrostis brachytricha. Here we show it (in another spot in the garden): kzbin.info/www/bejne/g522lpykfKh7eposi=e4W_9iH5abUXQpCh&t=1513

[@NoelFarrell-mq9rd]

Thanks.

[@miriamvoorwinde4854]

Thank you for your educational video's and your beautiful garden! Can you split the sedum herbstfreude also now? It is blooming but falling apart.

[@perennial-garden]

Yes, absolutely... our blanket flower was in a similar situation. But we wanted to go ahead and divide while the temperatures are better.... instead of waiting for it to finish blooming.

[@mypreciousgarden]

Hi ! But do you get 5800 people in your garden, of which 76 tells you/asks you something ? That would be a lot ^^' I feel sad not to be nearby, I dream of having a local network od garden enthusiasts with who I can share plants/seeds etc ! While watching I was wondering if some people new to gardening wouldn't get it wrong by trying to divide shrubs, I mean when you're new, you don't always get the difference, especially if the shrub is deciduous. Thanks for spending some time with us !

[@perennial-garden]

That's a good point -- it's mainly herbaceous perennials (the clump-forming ones) that are great for dividing. These are pretty difficult to mess up. But you're very right... shrubs and any woody perennials (lavender, for example) wouldn't like being divided at all. And yeah... we do get lots of comments and questions... but I couldn't imagine not answering them. Plus, we get to 'meet' people like you with a shared passion for gardening! Thankfully, it's possible to reply and everyone is so kind and encouraging and gracious. We've only had a very very few negative comments in the whole year we've been here -- so that's great! And those comments just get erased. haha.

[@caroltrego1379]

Great video. What is the tall beautiful bluish/purple blooming plant by the fence at 16.20 minutes into the video? Is it Monks Hood? I know it is a late blooming plant and mine did not make it this summer. Thanks for sharing.

[@perennial-garden]

Great spot! Yes... it's Aconitum napellus. While very dangerous, the color is just so special at this late time of the season.

[@caroltrego1379]

You could do a video on late blooming plants like the Monks Hood and make mention all parts of it are poisonous. Pineapple Sage just started blooming in my garden last week. I love late blooming plants to extend the season. I also noticed your temperatures are cooler now than in Pennsylvania. Nice to work in the garden bundled up though.

[@johanfrye2253]

Hi Guys, Please tell me the name of the grass to the left of Lars towards the end of the video Btw: excellent video AGAIN Love your guys content! Keep it going ❤

[@perennial-garden]

Thanks so much! That's Calamagrostis brachytricha. Here we show it (in another spot in the garden): kzbin.info/www/bejne/g522lpykfKh7eposi=e4W_9iH5abUXQpCh&t=1513

[@ensi6796]

Ps: last spring I had “ an invasion” of wild tulips in one part of the woodland garden. They were so many that none of them flowered. Can I get rid of 2/3 of them by digging and taking out the bulbs. If I dig “ all” the bulbs shall I put some back or most probably there will always be some left .

[@perennial-garden]

Absolutely! Yes, you can totally thin out those wild tulips by digging up about two-thirds of the bulbs. That’ll give the remaining ones some breathing room so they can bloom beautifully next spring. Even if you dig up as many as you can, chances are some little ones will be left behind - tulips are good at hiding! You don’t really need to replant any unless you want to, because a few will probably stick around on their own. Just let nature do its thing, and you should be set for next year!

[@Letsgocamping143]

Can you divide guara?

[@perennial-garden]

Yes, you can. 🤓

[@sanelacosovic9120]

Hi, please tell me the name of the tall grass behind Lars in the last frame to his left. thank you!

[@carolyngaumer9093]

Looks like a Korean feather grass

[@perennial-garden]

That's right!

[@perennial-garden]

Yes... it's Calamagrostis brachytricha :)

[@philp4842]

Hi guys, I planted my perennials only this year, can I divide this year or wait a year or two?

[@perennial-garden]

It's best to wait a year or two before dividing perennials you just planted. Dividing too soon can stress the plants since they need time to establish strong root systems first. Once they're more mature, they'll handle division better and grow more vigorously afterward.

[@bettyreynolds204]

I did the same in my side yard cause I didn't want to mow that area anymore. Invested a lot of money and now have to wait to see what comes up in the spring. I'm so nervous and it's going to be a long winter in central Indiana. Hope we get lots of wet weather. For the annuals I planted marigolds, Zinnias and cosmos in a couple of big plastic swimming pools. Made sure it's filled up with good and lots of soil. Don't you love flowers?

[@perennial-garden]

@@bettyreynolds204 It sounds pretty already! And i'm sure it'll bloom in the spring :) Can't wait to hear how it goes!

[@JamesWhite-yf2cw]

How did your family do through the hurricane. I know is was terrible in some places in south Georgia. Here in north west Georgia we only got rain. Rome recorded 9 plus inches.

[@perennial-garden]

Thank you for asking - it was pretty bad down in Alma. My parents lost the tin off of their roof, had several trees ripped from the yard and lost a few farm buildings/shelters - with winds over 100mph. It was very bad. But thank God, they are safe! Glad you are, too! So many are in very worse situations - I see the flooding on the news.

[@JamesWhite-yf2cw]

@@perennial-garden it's amazing to see all the devastation in so many states, throughout the south.

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@@JamesWhite-yf2cw True. And for my little home town, it was the worst it's ever been.

[@JamesWhite-yf2cw]

@@perennial-garden I'm just glad to know your family is OK. The material things can be replaced. Have a great day.

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@@JamesWhite-yf2cw So very true! Have a good one, too :)