Re: moving...sniff
Barb Tourtillotte wrote:
> We've decided to sell our lovely home (financial reasons) and downsize. The
> saddest part is leaving my huge perennial gardens that I've put so much time,
> money and soul into. I would like to take some of them with me if only part.
> Most of the plants are coming up on their fourth year so will probably need
> dividing anyway. Can I divide next month and just keep them potted till we get
> settled which may be winter? Should I 'garage em' till Spring? I refuse to move
> to another home without sun and gardens!!!
Barb --
I would take divisions and pot them up now -- every gardener has in their garage a
collection of those one-, two- and five-gallon pots from nurseries -- so that a) the
plants have time to get used to their temporary life as pot-plants, and b) any real
estate salesperson or prospective buyer sees what's staying, avoiding confusion down
the line.
I did all that last year, moving into a "blank slate." My plants spent most of June,
July and August in pots with no harm. I got the new house in time to spend September
putting most of the plants into their new ground -- at least to tide them over for
the winter. Didn't lose a thing. Have spent this growing season moving everything
to permanent locations. Not to mention all the new additions...
Dean Sliger
Warren, MI, USA
Zone 6B
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