Re: Moving plants

I'm impressed!!!!   You should write a book!!!!


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From: berlin@wycol.com <berlin@wycol.com>
To: perennials@mallorn.com <perennials@mallorn.com>
Date: Saturday, June 20, 1998 12:51 AM
Subject: Re: Moving plants


>> I'm having a difficult time imagining leaving it behind, and
>> so I thought maybe I could bring some of my favorite plants
>> along with me.  If anyone has any suggestions about whether
>> certain plants can be moved and how, I'd really appreciate
>> the input.
>
>When are you planning to move?  That could make all the difference.  If
>things are dormant, you could haul away practically anything.
>
>> These are the plants I want to move:
>>
>> achillea (yarrow)
>Easy.  Whack and dig it.
>
>> Buddleia (one with white flowers and one with purplish blue)
>Why bother.  Just take cuttings.  Easy to root.  Difficult to transplant
>when in full growth.
>
>> Columbine
>It should have reseeded well enough to take some seedlings.  But if you
>really want the mature plants, whack it down and dig it.  I've done it in
>high Summer and it worked.
>
>> my absolutely favorite rose:  Souvenir de la Malmaison
>The closer to dormant, the better.  But, you can cut it back and take as
>much dirt as possible.  It'll stress out, but should survive.  Again,
>cuttings are easy.
>
>> another nice dainty rose:  The Fairy
>The easiest rose of all to root from cuttings.  But it's also easy to find
>and inexpensive.
>
>> several variegated hostas
>Just whack a division off.  I move them year round.  If you want the whole
>thing, go ahead.  The things are cast iron.
>
>> Delphinium
>Not easy.  Better to try if dormant.
>
>> Scabiosa
>Whack and pot.  It's really a weed, but don't tell anybody.
>
>> Pee Gee Hydrangea
>How big is it?  If it's big, and you're sentimental, do cuttings.  It could
>really stress out too much if it's a big one and you could lose a lot of
>it's shape.
>
>> peony
>The closer to dormant, the better.  If in full growth, it's risky.  And
>with the more valuable ones, not worth the risk.
>
>> Spiderwort
>Easy.  Whack and pot.
>
>> Jacob's Ladder (which is finished blooming and is absolutely
>> huge)
>Pot and whack. Just to be different.
>
>> all my oriental lilies (or not, since they're easy to
>> acquire)
>If they're dormant, go for it.  If they're in full growth, it'll shock them
>for a year at the least.  I've done it.
>
>I hope this helps a bit.  I know what you're going through.  But since it's
>not that difficult to build a collection back up, take what you absolutely
>can't live without and treat it as well as possible.
>
>Try joining some of the local plant societies when you relocate.  You
>wouldn't believe how easy it is to build up a whole new garden in a very
>short time.  And check out some of the seed exchanges on the Internet.
>
>\Keith, WNY zone 5
>
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