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Moving plants

MeomyeMeomye Posts: 949
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I am currently planning an area to site a new shed but this will involve moving some established plants. I am will not be able to replant them whilst I am reviewing a new border. Should I try and keep them temporarily in pots? eg. Skimmia, Ceratostigma (which I know will be coming into flower soon)

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  • LynLyn Posts: 23,190
    If you’ve got to move them anyway then it’s the only option.  Soak them first then take  a big root ball and keep very well watered, not sure in this drought if they will survive, but as they’ve got to be moved anyway, go for it. 
    Gardening on the wild, windy west side of Dartmoor. 

  • dont_die_wonderingdont_die_wondering Posts: 20
    Yes I have done this in the past. As Lyn says you have to water them a lot in order to keep them alive. 
    I bought a couple of water butts after my last attempt at doing this as half way through there was a hosepipe ban and I did lose a couple of my beautiful (and huge) peonies. :( 
  • MeomyeMeomye Posts: 949
    Thanks for replies, not sure when this is happening yet, but there are bound to be 'casualties'  :'(
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