How do you propagate coral bells? I had some die out this past winter and I can't find the same variety. I'd like to fill in the bare spots by vegetatively propagating the remaining plants. - Lennie, ...

Some of my coral bells (Heuchera) looked terrible this spring, with dead, woody centers. No problem. The plants were just signaling that they want to be dug up and divided.

Coral bells (Heuchera spp.) is a plant that earns its keep even when not in bloom. Here is a perennial, especially some of the newer hybrids, that is loved as much for its leaves as for its flowers.

Do you know why the flower went to the dentist? It needed a root canal. Flowers don’t need dentists, of course, but humans do come in handy for other flower tasks. For example, most perennials thrive ...