Hostas work so well to set off flowering plants and fill in shade gardens that one is never enough. Learn how to double your plants by dividing correctly.

By dividing hostas, you take one large plant and split it into smaller ones that you can spread out across your landscape.

Every three to five years, divide astilbe, campanula, coneflower, daylily, lily and iris. Every five to 10 years, divide hosta. After removing dead tops, dig the entire clump.

From hostas to lavender, keep reading for everything you need to know about dividing plants correctly — including the best time of year to do so. When should you divide plants?

Hostas are an easy landscaping plant, so hosta care is often taken for granted. Here are 11 of the most common mistakes gardeners make when growing hostas.

A • Any time now in early spring is the best time to divide hostas. This is most easily accomplished when the shoots have just broken through the soil, but before the leaves unfold. Lift the ...

If the lighting situation changes over time, move and divide your hostas to a new location where they will be able to thrive.

The best time to divide hostas is in the spring, and you don't have to repeat this practice each year, only when the plant gets too big or when you decide on a new landscape appearance, says Abdi ...