'Shannie',

You be able to save those shrubs|trees if you follow a few simple rules
as outlined in these informative sites.

http://www.ext.nodak.edu/extpubs/pla...ees/f1147w.htm

http://gardenline.usask.ca/trees/moving.html

As you will see it is important that you secure an ample rootball, wrap
it in hessian or similar and keep it moist. Spray the whole plant in
hot weather to replace lost moisture caused by the root disturbance and
if practical shade from direct sunshine.

I wish you luck.

Regards,
Emrys Davies.



"shannie" wrote in message
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Hi All,

Im really hoping someone can help me on this. Due to circumstances
very much
beyond my control it is necessary for me to move house this year,
probably
in mid/late summer. The house is to be demolished to make a road (the
price
of progress!!) so I am able to take the plants I want to take with me.
Last
year we did a huge revamp of the gardens and there are some very new
plants
I'd like to take, phormiums (sp?) bottle brush, dogwoods,
cottoneaster, and
some other assorted shrubs and grass's. There is a japenese maple,
planted
three years ago and a horse chestnut tree I've been growing since it
was a
conker, it's about 8ft tall now and the sticky buds are just begining
to
open. I have lots of 45gallon drums which I can cut in half and Im
thinking
if I dig up the plants now and pop them into them then they'd be ready
for
transporting for late summer. Is this the best way to go? Or does
anyone
have any other ideas/suggestions I could go with. One way or another
Im to
lose lots of my plants so I figure it's worth trying to save some.

TIA

Shannie