Tag Archives: transplanting

Allium bulbs – storing and moving

5B zone. Currently full sun. The previous home owner had planted beautiful allium bulbs 15 + years ago, I went to dig them up to move them after they bloomed and dried up in late July. For each dried flower,…

ZZ plant is unhappy after transplanting

I have two questions about my 3-year old ZZ plant. 1) I transplanted my ZZplant from a 6 inch to 8 inch pot when its crowded rhizomes started to come out of the top of the pot. I potted it…

Replanting Tulips

Hello, Located in east Ontario, I want to replant a couple of tulips that come out in a busy place… I checked this site: https://yardandgarden.extension.iastate.edu/faq/when-can-i-move-tulip-bulbs#:~:text=Answer%3A,can%20be%20located%20in%20October Since the foliage of the tulips have now turned to brown, is it ready to…

Peony shooting from root

I am in North York. I have a regular peony (not tree, not itoh) which has sent up a shoot from what appears to be a root that has broken clear of the ground surface (it is on a bit…

Milkweed transplanting

Good morning, My daughter and I discovered a milkweed plant growing in the middle of our front yard this morning. We “rescued” it before it would get mowed. I dug up as much of the root as I could, transplanted…

Ostrich Ferns

Is it safe to move an ostrich fern after it has grown ferns in mid may in zone 5b?…

Saving Trilliums in a Community Garden

I’m the coordinator of a Community Garden located on Glen Road South of Bloor across from the TTC station that is the Glen Road exit of the Sherbourne subway station. Glen Road South is being redesigned and the beds and…

Hibiscus stem turned brown/black

Hi, I transplanted a Summerific Hibiscus (Ballet Slippers) in early fall, but its leaves started falling off, and now most of the stem has turned into brown/black. My other hibiscus that I transplanted at the same time have also fallen…

Pruning and maybe transplanting rose bush

Hi, I have a rose bush (not sure what type), it’s being stifled by my rose of sharon plants. I’d like to transplant the rose bush. It’s now October in Toronto. What’s the best time to prune and transplant the…

When can I dig these up to move them?

Hi. I have a little juniper seedling, a flowering quince and a katsura seedling that I’d like to dig up to move and grow someplace else. When is the best time to dig them… fall or early spring? Thanks. –…