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Too late to move plants?

Robert WestRobert West Posts: 241
in Problem solving
Two years ago I planted up a new long thin border along my front path. It's north facing so never gets any sun but everything has grown really well... Maybe a bit too well. Ok, maybe I just over-planted it! Lol

Last year it looked great but I can see that this year things are going to be too cramped in places and could do with removing a few things and shuffling others along to give them more space. Is it too late in the year to do this as some of the plants have grown a fair bit already. The plants I would be moving (to either pot up or move along) are...

Astilbe
Japanese Anemone  
Fern
Lamium

Can I risk it now or should I really wait til autumn?


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  • Busy-LizzieBusy-Lizzie Posts: 24,043
    I would leave it until the autumn or spring and move plants then, when they aren't in full growth.
    Dordogne and Norfolk. Clay in Dordogne, sandy in Norfolk.
  • JennyJJennyJ Posts: 10,576
    I think that looks great! I like a nice full border, but they do need editing from time to time. I would leave it until autumn too.
    Doncaster, South Yorkshire. Soil type: sandy, well-drained
  • Busy-LizzieBusy-Lizzie Posts: 24,043
    I think it looks great, too, should have said.
    Dordogne and Norfolk. Clay in Dordogne, sandy in Norfolk.
  • FairygirlFairygirl Posts: 55,117
    I move stuff when it suits me, but it's much easier for me to do that.
    The Japanese anemones can sulk for while after moving, so you may find they don't flower next year regardless of when they're moved.
    Ferns are pretty straightforward, and wouldn't mind when they were moved.
    It's a place where beautiful isn't enough of a word....



    I live in west central Scotland - not where that photo is...
  • ObelixxObelixx Posts: 30,090
    It does look good.  Take photos and make notes throughout the summer and then move/lift and divide/trim in autumn.
    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
  • Robert WestRobert West Posts: 241
    Thank you all for your kind comments and advice. I do like a full border (any bit of ground showing is a waste in my eyes!) But I like things to just overlap rather than some things getting swamped by others. They were all small plants from 9cm pots when they went in so I definitely overdid it a bit. 
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