As snowdrops finish flowering you can divide them to increase your stock of plants and spread them through the garden. Follow these three simple steps, brought to you by the garden team at RHS Harlow Carr, Harrogate, Yorkshire.
Step 1 – Digging up Clump.
Use a spade to lift your clump of snowdrops from the soil. Wait until the flowers have faded and the ground is not waterlogged or frozen. Insert the spade away from the centre of the clump to avoid damaging the bulbs.
Prise the clumps apart with your hands, removing any damaged or diseased bulbs and sort the clump out into smaller groups of bulbs ready for replanting in new places.
Replant each new clump at the same depth as they were at before, making sure the base of the hole has been loosened up with a garden fork or a trowel to help with drainage.