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Rose relocation conundrum

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NorthernChinchilla · 18/06/2022 07:43

It looks like we will finally be moving house end of next month. Been somewhat of a wait, given that our offer was accepted in September and there's just us buying, so no chain, but that's for another thread....

In preparation, as I have my priorities straight 😬I took lots of hardwood cuttings from roses (plus lilac and hydrangea) in winter, some more softwood recently.

I also plan to pay a professional to dig up four of my established roses to take with me.

Conundrum is: obviously, hight of summer is the worst time to be moving them, so normally you'd want to get them straight in the ground. But obviously I won't really know where they'll best be placed in new garden.

I'm thinking I should keep both the dug up ones, and all my cuttings, in pots till next Spring... thoughts?

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StyleDesperation · 18/06/2022 08:31

It might be easier to look after the established ones through the summer in the ground though in terms of keeping them fed and watered. You'll have to move them anyway if they're in pots and they might be happier back in the ground as their root systems will be quite big if they're established.

It might help to cut them back once transplanted so that the roots can focus on growth and regeneration rather than maintaining established foliage and flowers.

Also, what roses are they (just because I'm obsessed with roses like getting ideas for what to plant!)

NorthernChinchilla · 18/06/2022 09:06

This is what I'm struggling with, whether it'd be better for them just to get them in the ground in July and then plant the rest of the garden round them! Will definitely given them a big prune...

Got a:
Gertrude Jekyl
Rhapsody in Blue
Bologna Varigata
Elegance (which is a standard)

Also got a Blue Moon, but that's relatively young so will move it myself.

Three more in pots already, in from purchase:
Penelope
Eyes for You
Harry Edland

Cuttings from some of the above, plus cuutings from:
Maid of Kent
Compassion
Both of which are climbers

Finally, also in a pot, dug out from my late Mum's garden, an amazing ground cover rose of unknown variety with bright fuchsia flowers!

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