RE: The urge to re-organize

Last summer it was getting almost impossible to get up the front sidewalk to
our house as one of the rhodos was getting so big.  My husband was threating
pruning which would have left a beautiful shrub all one sided.  So when a few
raining days hit in August I moved it.  Kept the water on for the next few
sunny days and it didn't wilt and was covered with blooms this spring.
Around the same time I was on a garden tour and there were some bad empty
places in the garden so I moved full sized perennials in full bloom and only
one didn't look perfect on tour day.
Heather on Vancouver Island

>Sheila -
>Tut, Tut, shame on you!! Actually I also have been hard at work 
>reorganizing things in my garden, and have had good luck. I usually work in 
>the wee hours of the A.M. (avoidance techniques for the snickers from the 
>seasoned gardeners in the area who also seem to have more discretionary 
>time <g>), and then I pamper the dickens out of the transplants for a 
>couple of weeks. You may want to temper any advice you take from me, as I 
>fall into the fairly new category (this is my third year!) but most of what 
>I am moving are hearty souls (Echinacea purpea, various hostas, sedums, 
>monardas, ferns, etc...) and all have moved pretty darn well - even some 
>which were starting to bloom! I have three small children, and can never 
>really plan on having blocks of time to work when it is the most opportune 
>- so I throw all caution to the wind and go nuts! My theory is work when 
>you can!  I'd rather risk it, and get it done, then put it off and never 
>get it done!  I am really pleased with the results; the only draw back thus 
>far was having to trim some of the larger ferns way back! I won't get to 
>enjoy them as much this year, but they are in a great location - and will 
>really get a good start next year!
>
>Jenny O.
>Zone 5, S.E. Wisconsin
>

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