Continue planting shrubs and trees, and dividing and planting perennials.

Dig and divide perennials, trading extras with friends.

Of course, gardeners do move plants, usually as part of the spring rite of digging up, dividing and replanting perennials.

Divide overgrown perennials when new growth is three to four inches high.

This year, there will be practical demonstrations in two studios covering the arts of dividing perennials, pruning roses and the like.

Finish dividing perennials, especially those that bloom in early spring.

Divide and transplant spring-blooming perennials and ground covers.

Early to mid-spring is the best time for dividing most herbaceous perennials.

Divide crowded perennials, and spread them out over the garden, or give them to friends.

Continue to divide crowded perennials, giving them a good dose of compost and watering them as you replant.