Moving and Planting Perennials

Category: Starting and Maintaining the Garden | Posted: Thu Jul 11, 2013 7:06 pm

Although most people don't have the conditions to move perennials this time of the year living in a temperate climate makes it fairly successful endeavors for me. After taking care of some mole damage to one brick walkway and doing a little watering I could not wait any longer. The spotted calla lily needed to be moved.

Lost calla lily ( photo / image / picture from Jewell's Garden )

I was shocked at the size of the volunteer columbine that had seeded itself on top of the calla lily.

Bad columbine ( photo / image / picture from Jewell's Garden )

Into the compost with this volunteer with roots 12" wide and even longer. Never a shortage of columbines. I probably should be a little more ruthless with weeding them out, but do enjoy their spring blossoms. The good news! There were eight bulbs in the lost cluster of calla lily. A total surprise!

Although the calla lilies are not looking like much now they will make a nice statement next summer and cannot get lost in their current location.

Starts along the wall ( photo / image / picture from Jewell's Garden )

I continued on getting a pot of Tricyrtis formosana (Toad Lily) into the ground.

Tricyrtis formosana (Toad Lily) ( photo / image / picture from Jewell's Garden )

Tricyrtis formosana (Toad Lily) ( photo / image / picture from Jewell's Garden )

It was doing well where I had placed the pot so into the ground it went. Still have two more hostas to find homes for, but they are happy in their large pots for the moment. That went so well I dug a double hellebore to provide some winter structure in a bed. The hellebore is between a couple of hostas.

Now to get out there and do a little more weeding. Will continue to explore planting options.

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Kay wrote on Fri Jul 12, 2013 8:12 pm:

Nice job there Jewell; Your plants look healthy and will settle right into their new homes.
I actually moved 3 plants last weekend. Now I am watering like crazy because it has really warmed up.

Tina wrote on Sat Jul 13, 2013 4:52 pm:

Very nice job, Jewel. I am awfully scared to move anything - even the ones that badly need moving this time of the year and waiting for rains. You give me a lot of courage.

Jewell wrote on Sun Jul 14, 2013 5:13 am:

Everything I have moved/transplanted was put in deep shade and has gotten lots of water. Looks like they don't realize I've moved them. lol Am getting tired of all the pot watering so some of the perennials I was wondering where to put are going into the landscape.

Kay I am sure your plants will do well too.

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