How to move all my plants when I move house?

[Ragnar]

Hi all, has anyone moved house but loved their plants and taken them with them? Im wondering how to basically transport my plants from one garden to the next when o move house and if anyone has any pointers or experiences?

It depends how far you're going . I moved 7 miles, I'd sold, but hadn't completed on the purchase, so I asked friends and family to store the potted plants. I gradually took them over a couple of months and friends with a greenhouse took the more tender ones.
Brining them to the new house was again a gradual process. In fact DS still has two planters a year later!

Plan ahead.

Divide the perennials and pot up your favourites in Spring or late Autumn.

Small shrubs can be lifted with a good rootball prior to departure.

Large woody shrubs - take hardwood stem cuttings in the Spring.

Established Roses - leave them behind. Transplanting these is hit and miss.

New roses, prior to moving lift and cover the roots.

Plant anything you have lifted as soon as you arrive and water for at least 12 months thereafter. The potted perennials can wait for their turn.

Steve

Your question is about transportation rather than how to dig things up - I'm currently doing this myself for a house move in 6 weeks.

I'm getting the plants sorted out early as the last thing I will want to be doing on the moving day is having to worry about my plants.

I've managed to move about 20 pots of divisions and cuttings already by transporting them in an estate car with the seats down. I've taken them to a friend's house where they are living on the patio. They are due another shipment soon! They do take up quite a lot of room in a vehicle as you can't stack them up.

It's really important that you don't transport your plants in an open backed vehicle as the wind can destroy them.

I'll be able to go and pick up my plants after I've moved. I bought the foster household a new hose and spray gun to encourage watering and hopefully they will survive.

I have actually dug up my roses because they have such sentimental value that I can't leave them behind. If they don't survive at least I tried.

I'd just advise digging them up and potting them before your house goes on the market.

We bought a house and when we arrived the garden borders were half empty and nothing like it was when we signed the dotted line!