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Salvaging plants from another garden

LatimerLatimer Posts: 1,068
edited October 2020 in Plants
Hi everyone,

I have acquired a site as part of my job in which there is going to be a fair bit of construction (basement etc) and so there are large parts of the garden that'll need to be dug up. I was there this morning and took a couple of picture of some of the roses that are being grown there. 

I don't know how long it's been since anyone tended the garden, it's pretty overgrown. Are any of these worth saving and how easily can they be transplanted? And is now (or in a month or so) the best time to do it?


Rose 1 & 2 - there appears to be 2 roses growing one behind the other



Rose 3 - this one appears to be growing through this shrub. You can see flowers below and above the shrub.

I’ve no idea what I’m doing. 

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  • ObelixxObelixx Posts: 30,090
    Definitely worth salvaging.  I would take several cuttings of each of them and then prune them back to a manageable size so you can get in to dig them out with as much of their roots as possible.  Make sure you give each one a really good drink of 10 to 15 litres of water poured slowly so it soaks in around the roots rather than running off.

    Have large buckets or trugs or boxes ready to take the roots and stems and be sure to cover them whilst being transported so that any wind or sun doesn't dry out exposed roots.   Re-plant asap in a well prepared hole with plenty of well-rotted manure and/or garden compost worked in to the soil and then water well.  Make sure they are at the same soil depth as before.

    Autumn is a great time to do this as the soil is still warm which encourages new root growth and the extra moisture from autumn rains will help them settle too.   Next spring, give them a good feed of slow release rose or tomato food and prune out any dead, diseased or damaged stems, going back to an outward facing bud so you maintain an open structure.


    Vendée - 20kms from Atlantic coast.
    "The price good men (and women) pay for indifference to public affairs is to be ruled by evil men (and women)."
    Plato
  • LatimerLatimer Posts: 1,068
    Ok, great!! Thanks!
    I’ve no idea what I’m doing. 
  • LatimerLatimer Posts: 1,068
    @Obelixx I've been doing a bit of research and I just wanted to check, I'll be doing hardwood cuttings of these roses, right? The technique seems to be to put them in a trench and leave them for a year, of I don't have anywhere to do that, can it be done in a pot of compost or topsoil?

    Thanks
    I’ve no idea what I’m doing. 
  • ObelixxObelixx Posts: 30,090
    Yes, Take pencil size cuttings and put them round the edge of a deep enough pot so they get good drainage but adequate moisture.   Keep them in a sheltered spot so they don't freeze over winter.
    Vendée - 20kms from Atlantic coast.
    "The price good men (and women) pay for indifference to public affairs is to be ruled by evil men (and women)."
    Plato
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