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| My husband and I are relocating from crummy winter pa to milder Nashville! Wahoo! We leave in two weeks and I couldn't be more excited. My dh (not a gardener)says leave the roses and start fresh. I would but I spent so much on them and seeing them grow has been so wonderful I think , why pay for the same thing twice? None that id take are huge. We will be renting a nice home with a patio that pots could outline. My guess is only a year till we buy (need to get to know the area).
I think I could fit aprox 10 pots in my car. Time is running short so does anyone reccomend this or just start fresh? I cannot decide. Thanks for any advice! :) |
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| Why not give it a try? I would hate to think of leaving my roses, and can't blame you a bit for wanting them with you. Many more knowledgeable than me can probably give you good advice on how to do this successfully. Good luck, hope you love Nashville! |
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| While I understand your sentiments completely, let me play Devil's Advocate for you a moment. You're about to make a rather substantial move, during a very hot time of the year when much of the country is under extreme heat and drought conditions. Potting in-ground roses at this time of the year can be rather stressful, both on you and the plants. Unless they are particularly rare and difficult to replace or have special sentimental value (gift from a cherished relative, etc.), do you honestly need that extra stress and responsibility? Though nowhere near the distance you're facing, I moved 300+ roses eleven miles many years ago. Eighteen years later, I moved 200 out of the 1200 which were planted on that hill another few miles where they waited for a few years until I moved the 200+ nearly thirty miles south where they now reside. Transplanting a garden is a real chore under the best of circumstances and conditions. I only took the ones which had the greatest sentimental value or were virtually impossible to replace. As long as the varieties you are considering moving are readily replaceable, or should be, leaving them in the ground probably provides them their best chances of survival with the weather many places are experiencing. That will also probably significantly reduce your relocating and settling in stress, resulting in a much smoother, happier new start. It's entirely possible you may find roses after your move you may not have seen in PA. You could easily find new things you'd actually rather have in the new place. Plus, how are you going to feel if some of them don't cooperate and fail? FWIW Kim |
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