As with anything, there is a right way and a wrong way. While winter is the ideal time to move plants, they can be successfully moved at any time, throughout the year, provided care is taken. Smaller plants, under three feet high, are the easiest to move. The first step is to trim the plant, by about one third.

The next step is to dig the plant out, ensuring that the root ball is approximately the same diameter as the plant.

The plant can then be transplanted, in the new position, in the garden and the soil around it firmed.

The procedure with bigger plants, in the 3-foot to 5-foot range, is much the same, but will take a little more time.

Once you have dug around the plant, to a depth of approximately 1 to 1 1/2 feet, you should leave it for a week, before finishing the removal.

After a week, ease the plant out, by digging under the roots and trim off long, or damaged roots, before transplanting.

For bigger plants and trees, the procedure gets a little more involved. The first step is to dig down deeply on two sides of the plant, through the roots, at the drip line. The plant should then be left for a week, or two, before the same procedure is repeated on the other two sides of the plant.

As with the smaller plants, you will need to trim the plant back, by about one third before starting. After having dug around all sides of the plant, you should wait another couple of weeks, before digging under the roots. Again, you will need to trim off long, or damaged roots, in preparation for the transplant.

Let another week, or two pass, before removing the plant and wrapping the root ball with Hessian, to protect the roots.

You should have already prepared a new hole, that will be slightly bigger, than the root ball, of the plant you are replacing. Add compost, mix and slow release fertilizer, before transplanting the plant. Top up the soil and water it well.

Provided you have taken good care along the way, the plant should settle in to it’s new location, without any problems.

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