Please choose the correct ending to complete the given sentence: Home and Garden: [header] How to keep perennial plants from taking over your garden [title] Understand the concept of plant division. [step] Dividing perennials means splitting 1 large plant into several smaller plants. Plant division helps keep perennials healthy, promotes blooming and may extend the life of some plants.

Ending1: [title] Protect each half of the garden in the winter by covering each half with 8 inches (20. 3 cm) of chosen perennials of different colors and sizes. Ending2: In the case of plants that are overtaking a garden, dividing a perennial will reduce the plant's size and keep it from crowding out other plants. [title] Determine when to divide your perennials. Ending3: While dividing perennials can result in a new plant dying in a few years, dividing plants in an urban garden can help further encourage new plants, which in turn promotes health by maintaining the genetic content. [substeps] Dividing perennials could prevent one plant from having a closer new plant, or it could encourage further growth, which in turn encourages new plants. Ending4: To learn how to start dividing perennials, go to :. [title] Identify the main reason for dividing perennials.

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