Hi I'm still on the novice side doing the gardening and people say you can move plants in the Autumn I was just wondering if you could do it now or would you wait till a little further into October.
It depends on some factors. Are the plants in growth still? if so , I'd leave it a bit, are they evergreen or deciduous? if deciduous, I'd leave it 'til after leaf fall.
Are they trees/ shrubs, or herbaceous? that too make a difference.
Technically you can move anything at any time, providing you're careful, but when they're dormant over the winter has the least risk
Ones a Phlox plant, other red rose bush, hydrangea and couple of hostas, its to move them around in the board to make way for 2 Skimmia - Rubella and Pabella its north facing but get a nice chuck of light still must be at a good angle.
On balance, I'd leave alone for a while. Roses don't like being moved whilst in leaf and , if you've got the skimmia, they're probably going to fine in their pots for a while yet.
Am I right that they're in the same border? If so, move them all at the same time would be my advice. Clear the border and get some well rotted farm yard manure of garden compost in whilst it's empty and you have a nice clean slate.
Yeah this second picture is the side Im moving around alot grown bigger and want to move so you can see them this is why I love gardening at this time of year playing about with them seeing wear they will look good next.
I'd get a big sheet of plastic, dig them out, lay them on the plast, compost / manure then re-arrange. I'd also have a look at the conifer at the back. It's not looking great from these photos. Might that be better out?
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It depends on some factors. Are the plants in growth still? if so , I'd leave it a bit, are they evergreen or deciduous? if deciduous, I'd leave it 'til after leaf fall.
Are they trees/ shrubs, or herbaceous? that too make a difference.
Technically you can move anything at any time, providing you're careful, but when they're dormant over the winter has the least risk
Ones a Phlox plant, other red rose bush, hydrangea and couple of hostas, its to move them around in the board to make way for 2 Skimmia - Rubella and Pabella its north facing but get a nice chuck of light still must be at a good angle.
On balance, I'd leave alone for a while. Roses don't like being moved whilst in leaf and , if you've got the skimmia, they're probably going to fine in their pots for a while yet.
Thanks for the advice guys really appreciate your time on here
Am I right that they're in the same border? If so, move them all at the same time would be my advice. Clear the border and get some well rotted farm yard manure of garden compost in whilst it's empty and you have a nice clean slate.
Yeah this second picture is the side Im moving around alot grown bigger and want to move so you can see them this is why I love gardening at this time of year playing about with them seeing wear they will look good next.
I'd get a big sheet of plastic, dig them out, lay them on the plast, compost / manure then re-arrange. I'd also have a look at the conifer at the back. It's not looking great from these photos. Might that be better out?
Or is the top much nicer than the bottom?