Wild Way: advanced gardening for nature by Jack Wallington

Wild Way: advanced gardening for nature by Jack Wallington

Divide perennials for free plants

Apr 02, 2026
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All of our pink pulmonaria have been grown for free through division from one existing plant

Most of the plants in our garden have been grown for free by dividing. This is the process of cutting one plant into two or more pieces and then growing them as separate plants. Over the course of five years I’ve grown hundreds of plants in this way saving us a thousand pounds or more. It’s also a fast way of growing because divisions are usually fully grown plants ready to roll. Division is done on herbaceous perennial plants, the ones that live from year to year and generally grow larger with more growing points.

How to divide plants

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