Dakota Gardener: Divide and conquer your garden

Dividing perennials will prevent them from overtaking an area of your landscape, while promoting more growth and more blooms. (Pixabay photo)

Dividing perennials will prevent them from overtaking an area of your landscape, while promoting more growth and more blooms. (Pixabay photo)

Dakota Gardener: Divide and conquer your garden

Dakota Gardener: Divide and conquer your garden

Dakota Gardener: Divide and conquer your garden

Dakota Gardener: Divide and conquer your garden

“You’ll never guess what I found behind the shed…another peony,” I shouted to my husband. This makes the tenth peony we have found in a random location around our backyard. Considering the peony is growing right next to my compost bin, I am not planning on keeping it there. Add that to the lilies I found along the fence line, the iris in the middle of the yard and the surprise tulips that popped u…