Walk through a mature perennial garden and you may be looking at hundreds of dollars’ worth of plants you haven’t created yet. Hostas, daylilies, irises, bee balm, and several other common perennials can be dug up and separated into multiple plants, giving you an inexpensive way to fill empty beds without another garden-center trip. The University of Minnesota describes dividing perennials as an easy, inexpensive way to increase the number of plants in your garden while potentially rejuvenating crowded plants at the same time. Division isn’t simply chopping roots into random pieces, however, because each new section needs enough healthy roots and growing points to recover. If you’re trying to stretch next spring’s gardening budget, start by checking whether you already own these seven plants.
