Excellent information, excellent pictures and excellent article.

Great article, Char! Every time I divide a daylily, I try to separate the new clumps in the new whole to give them room to grow and hopefully they will be easier to separate if I decide to give some away. I definitely wouldn't be with out my garden fork when I divide.

Love the pictures, too. That is a nice clump!

I so needed that explanation about the garden fork - always hated blindly having roots cut under the ground when digging - so not only is a garden fork going on my list, it is going to the top of the list! Many thanks!

Newyorkrita said:Excellent information, excellent pictures and excellent article.

Very easy to follow instructions and great illustrations, thank you!

I believe I will have to get myself a garden fork.

I'm oh so jealous of that beautiful, rich soil I see in those photos.

Sorry for the late reply, returned home last evening after being away for a few days.
Thank you everyone! I agree Vickie, leaving a space between divided sections when replanting makes it so much easier to divide later. You still get the benefit of a full clump appearance and many times can take the fork and separate one of the sections from the edge without needing to lift the entire plant for sharing. It's a slightly different approach to "lining out", planting in a circle rather than a line.
I my garden fork and wouldn't be without it!

Great idea! I am getting a garden fork!

It will be a while before I am doing any dividing but found this article while researching daylilies. Great information and I'll be checking the yard sales for a garden fork!