RE: Moving a garden

I figured on exactly that: that as time and energy diminished, so would the importance of getting a piece of everything!

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Theresa- yahoo [t*@yahoo.com]
> Sent: Tuesday, June 10, 2003 7:22 PM
> To: perennials@hort.net
> Subject: RE: Moving a garden
> 
> 
> How far are you moving?  If it's withing driving distant, can 
> you get into
> the new garden before you leave your old house?  I moved 2 
> trunks full of
> plants from our old house (rented) into the new one we bought 
> several years
> ago.  The vast majority of items lived.  I did pick the 
> plants I was most
> attached to to move.  You'll get sick of lugging stuff around 
> after a bit
> and get pickier about what you can and can't live without.
> 
> Theresa
> Sac, Ca zone -8-9
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: owner-perennials@hort.net [o*@hort.net]On
> Behalf Of Saxton, Susan
> Sent: Tuesday, June 10, 2003 11:48 AM
> To: hardy; perennials
> Subject: Moving a garden
> 
> 
> I know this topic has come up before and I hoped (in vain) 
> I'd never need
> the information.  But it looks as though I may, although I 
> have some time to
> work on it.
> 
> My tentative plan (ha!) is to start digging pieces of 
> perennials, clematis,
> and some shrubs in January through April or May and putting 
> the house up for
> sale then.  I would store everything in pots and fill the 
> holes with compost
> or something else so the garden looks smaller but 
> presentable.  I don't
> really want to reseed grass.
> 
> I'm looking for any suggestions, tips, or experiences you can 
> share with me.
> Is it really worth taking all this with you?  Moving in 
> itself can be a
> nightmare, I truly can't fathom moving my house AND my 
> garden.  While it
> seems ridiculous financially to start over, how feasible is 
> it to dig, move
> and replant a garden?
> 
> I'm all ears!
> 
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