How to move plants from one part of the garden to another

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Looking for some tips on how to move plants from one part of our garden to another, or if its even possible!

Total beginner gardener,and trying to get on top of our overgrown garden. In a bit that we want to cut back completely, there are these lovely pink flowers. I want to try and move the plants from there to the back garden, so they dont get lost when we cut back the area.

Any idea on a) what the plants are, and b) how to move them and replant, without killing them in the process??

This is the wrong time of year to move anything.

Those at peonies. They're lovely! Never move plants in the growing season. They're best moved when dormant over the winter. I move stuff just prior to spring.

When you move them take them with as much root and surrounding soil as you can so to minimise root disturbance, and replant them at exactly the same depth they came out of the ground. Even better if you give them a little space the you replant them (peonies dont respond well to being crowded) and enrich the hole with some soil improver. But I'd be thinking October/November at the earliest.

They are peonies. Never move anything when it's flowering; it won't like it. Peonies hate to be moved anyway.

See www.gardeningknowhow.com/ornamental/flowers/peony/moving-established-peonies-2.htm

I moved paeonies - the tough old common dark red ones - and also have split them.
If you have to move them now I would make sure I had a hole dug ready and dig up as much soil and roots with it as you can and once moved remove any flowers and some of the leaves ( because if you've ripped them out of the soil they won't be up to taking in adequate nutrient and water to sustain the plant) then water it regularly so it doesn't dry out.

I moved an Amelanchier yesterday. I prepped a place to plant it to. I tied up the branches, made sure I lifted the entire rootball, checked thoroughly and carefully that I had. I moved it and replanted it in one operation, and watered it thoroughly. It's still alive today. I'll admit I'm quite anxious about it, but I had no choice. It was in the wrong spot and needed more sun. I'm hoping it'll do a lot better now, but time will tell. I also have two roses to move, but I can wait to move them in the winter.

Thank you for the advice! Will try and hold off moving it as long as possible, still need to weed, turn, fertilise etc the beds in the back garden that i want to move them to. But i know that dp is keen to clear their current area soon so might need to move them before winter...

I've got good advice now as to how to move them though, so if they take fantastic, if not they needed removed anyway, but would be sad to lose them!