When you've worked out which ones you'd like to keep, the next thing is to consider the size of pots you're going to use. Some of them are much more suited to pots than others. I'm sure your grandad would be happy to know you want to care for his plants as he did, but l think it's better to take just a few that will be happy and are comparatively easy to care for in his memory, than have them all
Thanks yes I want to be realistic about what I can take and keep alive.
I know wicks do large planters for £6 https://www.wickes.co.uk/Stewart-Corinthian-Square-Planter-40cm/p/229431 I would be quite happy to fill say 10 of those or something.. Any that generally won't do well in large pots I guess I will have leave unfortunately. Maybe I can persuade his partner now nice they will look!
You could try moving the Ilex, Berberis and Euonymus, but it's not the ideal time of year and they may be too large to go into pots unless they are still very small. The Hydrangea macrophylla would be easier and more adaptable to container life, ditto Hebe and Spiraea providing they're not too woody. The Leycesteria is a lovely plant but will be better bought anew or even grown from seed, which they do quite readily. It won't be ideally suited to pots but you could grow it in a border.
You could take a section of the Leucanthemum, possibly of the Osteospermum, and it would be worth digging up the Ophiopogon and London pride (Saxifraga). I don't think it's particularly worth your while digging up the Aquilegia and primroses, which are easy to grow from seed, unless you particularly want these ones in memory of him.
It is not a good idea to take the bluebells, Allium triquetrum or Ficaria which will become a nuisance, especially in a small garden.
@Cambridgerose12 many thanks for the above info, very useful. I will be making I list with all the notes from comments next to each plant so I can get a plan together.
I have just been trying to clear this area here of weeds and grass in my garden but I think I have a bit of space to plant if I ever clear all the weeds out! Nothing too big due to the roots of the climber.
I can't add anything to the help you've already had with the plants, I just wanted to add that I think your grandfather's legacy is really not his plants, but his love of gardening. If having some of his plants brings him into your garden then that's wonderful. But the most important thing is to make a garden that you enjoy and can manage and to thank him now and then for the inspiration to do that. Then he will be remembered and honoured and you will be a happy gardener.
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@raisingirl thanks for your comment that makes perfect sense. I think it just would be a shame to see them all end up in a skip so I decided I would try and avoid that happening! I think having him as an inspiration to wanting to get my garden looking nice is the right way to go 😊
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I know wicks do large planters for £6 https://www.wickes.co.uk/Stewart-Corinthian-Square-Planter-40cm/p/229431 I would be quite happy to fill say 10 of those or something.. Any that generally won't do well in large pots I guess I will have leave unfortunately. Maybe I can persuade his partner now nice they will look!
You could take a section of the Leucanthemum, possibly of the Osteospermum, and it would be worth digging up the Ophiopogon and London pride (Saxifraga). I don't think it's particularly worth your while digging up the Aquilegia and primroses, which are easy to grow from seed, unless you particularly want these ones in memory of him.
It is not a good idea to take the bluebells, Allium triquetrum or Ficaria which will become a nuisance, especially in a small garden.
I have just been trying to clear this area here of weeds and grass in my garden but I think I have a bit of space to plant if I ever clear all the weeds out! Nothing too big due to the roots of the climber.
“It's still magic even if you know how it's done.”