Garden shrubs
When moving garden shrubs, it is often necessary to move an older garden shrub and here we show you how to give it the best chance of survival. Johnsons of Whixley is often asked if it is possible to move semi-mature garden shrubs. Quite often the garden shrub will need to be moved at an unsuitable time of year to allow for (for example) a building project. In response to these requests there is a key point plan.
Dormant garden shrubs
If possible the work is best carried out in the early dormant season, ideally in november, but if you take extra care and avoid moving the garden shrubs in very hot weather it is often possible to achieve good results at less suitable times of the year.
Garden shrub trimming
With most evergreen garden shrubs and deciduous garden shrubs it is a good idea to try and reduce the foliage area by trimming them back. Conifers should be trimmed extensively, remembering that the foliage will not re-grow if you cut back these garden shrubs into the brown area inside the foliage. The reason for reducing the foliage is to firstly stop excessive water loss from the leaves and to balance the garden shrubs in regards to the root system which you will have reduced in the digging up process. It is important to remember that a garden shrub will always balance itself so that its mass in the ground will equal the mass above ground and if you remove some the roots in the process of digging up, the garden shrub will naturally shed leaves to achieve a natural balance.