the general rule as said above is to move in autumn or spring, but I did move one of mine about 3 weeks ago, and it is doing fine, just ensure you water well for a good couple of weeks, and get as much root system as possible
Thanks, we shall definitely take cuttings. It always amazes me that this works at all. At the moment we have some promising Twisted Willow Tree cuttings.
Hey, So we are having a patio fitted and our Buddleia is causing trouble. We don't want to kill the plant as its beautiful. However it is very old, as in im not sure exactly how old, but probably 10+ years. How easy would it be to move it slightly out of the way and is this even possible without killing it?
Chop it back and dig it out. They're hard to kill. I've done it several times, as have lots of people. Just prep the new area and make sure it's watered in. It should be fine over winter and start growing again next year. You can also use the cuttings as new material. They're very easy. Just stick some bits round the edge of a pot of soil of almost any kind, or just compost.
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Hi Mike,
the general rule as said above is to move in autumn or spring, but I did move one of mine about 3 weeks ago, and it is doing fine, just ensure you water well for a good couple of weeks, and get as much root system as possible
mdw84-
Thanks, we might try moving it a bit earlier as you suggest! It sounds in general as if they are fairly tolerant of moves!
Mike
to add Mike, flower buds have now started appearing and the 3 cuttings I took (by accident as they snapped off when moving) have all took.
My next door neighbour is doing well with all of my cuttings this year
mdw84 -
Thanks, we shall definitely take cuttings. It always amazes me that this works at all. At the moment we have some promising Twisted Willow Tree cuttings.
Mike
So we are having a patio fitted and our Buddleia is causing trouble. We don't want to kill the plant as its beautiful. However it is very old, as in im not sure exactly how old, but probably 10+ years. How easy would it be to move it slightly out of the way and is this even possible without killing it?
You can also use the cuttings as new material. They're very easy. Just stick some bits round the edge of a pot of soil of almost any kind, or just compost.
I live in west central Scotland - not where that photo is...