RE: Moving a garden

Deb, I can understand what you are saying, especially since I have no clue yet what kind of garden space I will acquire.  

I think I would not be so set about cuttings of certain shrubs if I didn't know that they are the most expensive to replace and will probably be the first to go in to set up new "bones."  

I have a friend with a greenhouse who has offered to start whatever I want.  I hope she takes me up on my offer to take as many cuttings as she wishes for her own personal use and for sale at her open gardens (she has a large country garden).  

It's just too bad you can stack plants up in boxes, it would certainly make them easier to move.

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Debra Teachout-Teashon [t*@tscnet.com]
> Sent: Tuesday, June 10, 2003 9:33 PM
> To: perennials@hort.net
> Subject: RE: Moving a garden
> 
> 
> Susan that is an excellent idea if your friends will take you 
> up on the 
> offer. In fact they can probably help you learn how to take 
> cuttings with 
> plants they might not want to propagate. Hydrangeas root very 
> easily from 
> cuttings so that might be a good one for you to try.
> 
> I moved a garden before and as I look back on it, it wasn't 
> worth it. Many 
> of the shrubs I moved just didn't fit into the new landscape. 
> The ground 
> covers such as sedums and creeping thymes, etc didn't take 
> much to move and 
> proved invaluable. I divided perennials and some I am glad I 
> brought over 
> (such as my astilbes) and others I have since ripped out. For 
> all the work 
> it took to move them I don't think it was worth it. It may be 
> for you. If I 
> was to move again I would only take plants that have 
> sentimental value or 
> irreplaceable. The rest I would leave. Good luck in selling 
> your home and 
> your big move. Deb
> 
> At 01:36 PM 6/10/2003 -0700, you wrote:
> >That is the hard part, indeed.  So many of my roses and 
> clematis were mail 
> >ordered and started from cuttings, so starting over again, 
> waiting for 
> >them to mature is a big issue for me.
> >
> >I like the idea of putting multiple things in one pot, 
> especially if they 
> >are completely different plants, there would be no confusion 
> when it came 
> >time to replant.  Very good!  Thank you.
> >
> >I've never done cuttings but will experiment and try it.  I 
> now live in an 
> >old bungalo (1911) and there some plants there that are 
> ancient that I'd 
> >love to take a piece of, one being an exquisitely blue 
> hydrangea with a 
> >trunk about 2-3' in diameter.  Needless to say, the plant 
> can't go with, 
> >but I will trying layering a branch this summer!
> >
> >One of the saddest parts is that almost all the shrubs, 
> except the newest, 
> >are too big to take and would be the most expensive things to 
> >replace.  One of my thoughts is, I have two friends with 
> greenhouses who 
> >excel at cuttings; both sell plants at open gardens.  I'm 
> hoping to strike 
> >some sort of bargain with them to take all the cuttings they 
> want, as long 
> >as I can have one of each type later... think they'll "bite"?
> >
> > > -----Original Message-----
> > > From: Hal or Nancy Robinson [r*@bellsouth.net]
> > > Sent: Tuesday, June 10, 2003 1:17 PM
> > > To: perennials@hort.net
> > > Subject: Moving a garden
> > >
> > >
> > > I would move any plant that is special to you.  Now that
> > > would be a lot
> > > for me but maybe not for you.  If it can be replaced and a
> > > lot of plants
> > > can't be, then leave it or a part.  I would suggest 
> planting multiple
> > > plants in containers instead of individual pots since you 
> could keep
> > > them watered better.  You could also start cuttings now of all the
> > > deciduous plants you want and the cuttings will not take up
> > > as much room
> > > as the whole plant.  The evergreen plants could be rooted 
> in Dec, Jan,
> > > Feb.  A whole garden could be moved in a small car or 
> truck.  Not easy
> > > but then it could be done.  Seeds are also a good way to 
> move plants.
> > > Once I dug up all the bulbs to move to another state and the
> > > movers left
> > > the garbage containers with the bulbs to freeze and brought the
> > > garbage.  They were not the swiftest of movers of other
> > > household items
> > > either.
> > > Start by thinking what you really can't stand losing.  
> Memories are in
> > > most of our plants rather than the plant itself.
> > > Nancy Robinson  Maryville, Tennessee
> > >
> > > 
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