Q: When is the best time of year to dig up and move my variegated hostas? They were originally planted under a maple tree, but the maple died and I temporarily moved the hostas while we removed the ...

Q: Is it a bad time to transplant hosta and ferns? My mother-in-law had some large bushes removed and the ground is very soft. We'd like to move these plants there now. A: This isn't an ideal time, ...

Dear Roger: My hostas are looking a little ratty after a long, hot summer, and I would like to have more. How do I divide and transplant them? - Lisa, Fayetteville Dear Lisa: Divide hostas when there ...

Hostas benefit from division every few years to keep them healthy and reach their full potential. Here's which time of year is best to do this.

Splitting hostas will make for a healthier plant and will propagate new plants. Here's when, and how, you split hostas.

Hostas, like this Hosta June, can survive in a container for a decade. But you also can move, divide, or transplant hosta any time the ground is not frozen as long as you water well after the ...

DEAR ANNE: I have a huge hosta in my flower garden that has to be at least 50 years old as it was already good-sized when I bought my house 40 years ago. It is now "hollow" in the center and is ...