We are having a garage built and I have foundation plantings around it (hostas, lily of the valley, astilbe and various ferns, echinacea, a euonymous shrub that I hope to save (it's at least 15 yrs old) and a wisteria that is 5-7 years old).
We likely won't be able to start the new garage until mid- Oct, which I think is too late in Colorado for me to dig up all the plants, move to a temporary location for about 3 weeks and then successfully transplant them before winter sets in.
So, instead, I think I have no choice but to dig them up in early Sept (if not sooner) and put them in a temporary location in the yard for the winter to give them a chance to get over the shock and develop some roots before winter. Then, in the spring, I'll move them to their new permanent location around the new garage.
Any tips/recommendations on how to do this and hopefully have them survive or any other advice? I am most worried about the wisteria, and know I have a 50/50 chance of success with it. I might just plant it in my veggie garden for lack of anywhere else to plant it (most of my veggie seeds did not sprout this year).
The place where I want to move the shade plants unfortunately has really bad compacted soil (maybe some clay), so I'm going to have to amend the area I plan to put them in with maybe steer manure and some topsoil mixed in. I've tried for 12 years to improve that particular soil with no luck.
We likely won't be able to start the new garage until mid- Oct, which I think is too late in Colorado for me to dig up all the plants, move to a temporary location for about 3 weeks and then successfully transplant them before winter sets in.
So, instead, I think I have no choice but to dig them up in early Sept (if not sooner) and put them in a temporary location in the yard for the winter to give them a chance to get over the shock and develop some roots before winter. Then, in the spring, I'll move them to their new permanent location around the new garage.
Any tips/recommendations on how to do this and hopefully have them survive or any other advice? I am most worried about the wisteria, and know I have a 50/50 chance of success with it. I might just plant it in my veggie garden for lack of anywhere else to plant it (most of my veggie seeds did not sprout this year).
The place where I want to move the shade plants unfortunately has really bad compacted soil (maybe some clay), so I'm going to have to amend the area I plan to put them in with maybe steer manure and some topsoil mixed in. I've tried for 12 years to improve that particular soil with no luck.
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