In this new article on Garden Design Crouch End, we have added some information about moving your plants from communigate.co.uk.
It looks like we may get a break in the weather, and you may start to think it's about time to start working in your London garden.
Most of us at one time or another plant too closely or in the wrong place which makes it necessary to move mature plants. Many gardeners are nervous of moving a large and established plant, but it will be better for the plant, and its neighbours, which could be smothered if the plant is left where it is, and for the overall look of the garden. Whether the plant you are moving is large or small, the job should be done when the plant is dormant, so autumn or early winter, before the weather gets too cold is a good time, as long as the ground is not too wet and waterlogged. Before making a start on digging out the shrub, prepare the new planting position by digging out a hole large enough to take the rootball and incorporating plenty of well-rotted organic matter. Dig a trench around the plant just beyond the extent of the shrub's branches,cutting through any woody roots, then use a fork to loosen the the soil around the rootball. To make the work simpler and the plant easier to handle, if practical first tie up the branches to leave the base of the plant clear and the top more compact to handle. Using a spade or fork dig out the rootball again cutting any large roots that are anchoring it in position, and slide some sacking underneath and wrap it around the rootball. You may need a friend to help you manoeuvre the plant onto the sacking and you will certainly want help to move the plant. For heavy plants it may be easiest to move them by positioning a strong piece of wood through a knot in the sacking and using this to lift the plant into its new position. Make sure it is planted to the same depth as before,then backfill, firm, water well and mulch.
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