Moving Shurbs

ooh tricky
I would wait until its either a lot cooler or when they are dormant!

I stupidly moved something about a month ago

oopsy not a happy bunny now

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someone may say these particular ones are ok to move bit personally I would wait

Wait till they are dormant

Thanks Mookins and Drc726 for your speedy replies. I'm still in the early stages of planning so waiting's not a problem. Info on the forum also points to waiting a bit. Thanks guys.

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remove after flowering water well beforehand. dig up the plant with as much of the rootball as possible. replant and keep well watered

Have I found someone else who actually doesn't like Leycesteria??
I got rid of FOUR which our predecessors had planted - I don't like them!

They were not difficult to dig out. :-)

Hello Spritzhenry - Looks like you have!! I don't so much as dislike the plant itself (the flowers are nice) but it's too sprawly for my small garden (probably got it in the wrong place!) and it seeds itself everywhere so it's got to go. Probably in the right situation where it can sprawl as much as it likes, it's lovely.

Hi Beckyboop - thanks for that. It looks like I'll have to wait from what I've read and the advice I've been given. Not a problem though, it just gives me a bit longer to think about the final layout. Thanks again.

the transplant success rate is not only dependent on doing it at the right time (October) but also on how well you manage to retain a decent root ball round the shrubs, particularly evergreens, and this might be difficult if the shrubs have been in their positions longer than about 2-4 years.

Oh dear Bamboo, yes they have. Might have to get a man in who knows what he's doing! (The three I've got here wouldn't have a clue unfortunately). Thanks for your reply.

I have read in an old gardening book that to move an established shrub, you should dig around one side one year (the partially severed roots then 'bush out' - same as in the principle of pinching out the top of a plant I suppose) and then doing the other side of the shrub the following year. Haven't had cause to try it, but I can see the sense in it.

Hi Sid, thanks for your reply. I can see the sense too but in my head the master plan is happening now! I've emailed a "wee man" so hopefully he'll get back to me soon and we can take it from there. Here's hoping he's confident.

This whole exercise only started out as a general tidy up and look where it got me - lol