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Six years I moved into my first ever garden and I put too much in.
(As a child I was not allowed to plant anything).

Anyway I have some hypericum bushes and a a 2m lilac plant that I should not have planted - the garden is too crowded.
Can I dig them out and give them to someone else?  If so when and how?

I would not move established shrubs until the sap has gone down in the autumn. lilac will sucker if the roots are disturbed and would be best dumped and the ground treated with a brushwood killer. Hypericum is like marmite you either like it or loathe it and is treated as a weed in some gardens. Best just dig out the offending plants and unless you know somebody who likes it, bung it on the compost heap.

Dig them all out at anytime and just get rid of them.

Sounds a bit negative I know, but others might be more sensitive to your plight.

I am with Ace.  I moved some years ago and went from having a large garden to a small one.  I brought my favourite bushes with me and they were were far too vigorous.  The above plus Buddleias and Choisa Tenarta.  Small spaced out shrubs look much more effective in my opinion.  Go for it.

Quote from: ACE on July 19, 2012, 08:31:27
I would not move established shrubs until the sap has gone down in the autumn. lilac will sucker if the roots are disturbed and would be best dumped and the ground treated with a brushwood killer. Hypericum is like marmite you either like it or loathe it and is treated as a weed in some gardens. Best just dig out the offending plants and unless you know somebody who likes it, bung it on the compost heap.

Dig them all out at anytime and just get rid of them.

Sounds a bit negative I know, but others might be more sensitive to your plight.

I think I can find someone who will like the Hypericum - I just need to work out how not to kill it.

I thought that winter would be the ideal time.

Quote from: davholla on July 19, 2012, 09:22:41



I thought that winter would be the ideal time.

Winter is good if you are planting dry rooted shrubs, but as you are moving them Autumn is better as the plants have a while to settle and start to root into their new spots before the really cold weather sets in. Give them a good haircut first.