Transplanting my plants from old house to new

[chicletteeth]

Hello all,

I like to garden, although I wouldn't necessarily say I am any good at it!

We are moving home within the next 8 weeks and we will be leaving the contents of our garden, other than that which is potted. Some of the bigger plants we have established in our garden I am sorry to leave (blackcurrant bush, blueberry bush, black sambuca bush) since they all look lovely, have grown wonderfully since I planted them from tiny little shoots and fruit marvelously. I really can't be bothered to dig them up and move them, and I think they should stay put anyway since I fear that moving them would kill them, and whilst I would like to take them with me, I don't want to kill them.

However, other than taking berries from these bushes and trying to grow new ones, would it be possible to take part of the established plant and grow it in a pot before moving it and replanting it?

Any advice would be wonderful and very much appreciated.

many thanks

p.s. also have a plum tree which produces many lovely little plants that grow where the fruit falls and was wondering if there is any advice as to how best to dig these up since the roots seem to take very well, very quickly

I moved around 200 plants when we moved house, most of them were in pots for 6 to 8 weeks and all survived really well. We did it with a lot of different plants, one was a 6 foot tall tree.

I didn't move part of any of them.

I should add, it was a large garden with no lawn and there were so many plants you couldn't see I had taken any.

Bear in mind, for the purposes of selling a house, the items planted in the garden count as part of the sale. So what you plan is fine, but if you dig up anything and take it with you after it's been sold, they buyer has the right to complain.
Cuttings will strike from many plants, some it depends what time of year. Just try it and see what happens is the best bet.
Your plum may not grow true from seed, better to buy another of the same species for your new garden if you want the fruit. If you just want them for sentimental reasons, then JI3 and good watering will keep them alive.

Yes...we took them out before the house went on the market so it wasn't an issue.

I moved a lot from my last home too, with a bit of focused attention and regular watering, they all did well. Of course, we did move from the NW to the SE so the weather changed a bit too.

Hello Goblin,

I thought exactly as you do. However, plants are now listed in the fixtures and fittings and you can either say yes or no to leaving them! As the vendor the choice is yours. I was surprised by this but according to solicitor, this in the past has been a real bone of contention so it was put as a standard part of the fixtures and fittings to prevent any misunderstandings, it is given to the buyer before contracts are exchanged so they know what they are/aren't getting.

I don't want to kill them so have said they'll be staying!

So cuttings should strike then? Any particular part of a well established blackcurrant and blueberry bush in particular?

thanks for all feedback.