On Thu, 13 May 2004 20:53:13 -0500, "Romy Beeck" opined:

I have a chance at some nice shrubs. Problem is that they been planted about
2-3 years ago. I heard most shrubs growing for that long are hard to replant
becouse of you have to get all the roots or they will die. Anyone on here
have any ideas on all to keep them alive when replanting them. thank you.


They can definitely be transplanted, but this is the worst possible time to do
it. It is much better to go in now with a sharp shooter shovel and start
pruning the roots all around the shrubs all summer. Keep doing that by making a
trench of sorts around it and in the fall after all heat is gone, move the
shrubs. Yes, do take as much as the root ball with the soil in tact.