Comments on: viburnums: think fall (yes, fall) http://awaytogarden.com/think-fall-yes-fall Gardening information and inspiration from Margaret Roach Sun, 14 Mar 2010 00:45:45 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Margaret http://awaytogarden.com/think-fall-yes-fall/comment-page-1#comment-14386 Margaret Mon, 01 Feb 2010 17:55:41 +0000 http://awaytogarden.com/?p=159#comment-14386 Welcome, Dee. I have found them to be cooperative companions (except lately when some have gotten <a href="http://awaytogarden.com/trouble-in-paradise-galls-beetles-more-woes" rel="nofollow">Viburnum leaf beetle, which you can read about here</a>). Do you know how big this kind gets or what its name is? Would help to know...and so you can leave the right amount of space, since <a href="http://awaytogarden.com/from-the-forums-pruning-viburnums" rel="nofollow">they are best not pruned to squeeze them into a too-small spot.</a> Let me know which it is or more about what it looks like? Welcome, Dee. I have found them to be cooperative companions (except lately when some have gotten Viburnum leaf beetle, which you can read about here). Do you know how big this kind gets or what its name is? Would help to know…and so you can leave the right amount of space, since they are best not pruned to squeeze them into a too-small spot. Let me know which it is or more about what it looks like?

]]> By: Dee http://awaytogarden.com/think-fall-yes-fall/comment-page-1#comment-14385 Dee Mon, 01 Feb 2010 17:05:31 +0000 http://awaytogarden.com/?p=159#comment-14385 Hi Margaret, I live in zone 9 and just bought a vi this weekend that was in a 5 gallon pot. It has tiny little pink blossoms all over the plant and looks quite healthy (and large). Since this is my first vi do you have any special tips for my zone? It is healthy enough that it could stay in the pot a little longer. I bought it in the plant sale area and we weren't supposed to ask any questions. I'm thinking of putting it on the southwest side of my yard to replace a freestanding privacy fence. Thanks! Dee Hi Margaret,

I live in zone 9 and just bought a vi this weekend that was in a 5 gallon pot. It has tiny little pink blossoms all over the plant and looks quite healthy (and large). Since this is my first vi do you have any special tips for my zone? It is healthy enough that it could stay in the pot a little longer. I bought it in the plant sale area and we weren’t supposed to ask any questions.

I’m thinking of putting it on the southwest side of my yard to replace a freestanding privacy fence.

Thanks!
Dee

]]> By: Margaret http://awaytogarden.com/think-fall-yes-fall/comment-page-1#comment-11028 Margaret Sun, 09 Aug 2009 19:53:46 +0000 http://awaytogarden.com/?p=159#comment-11028 Welcome, Gary. I have moved them in spring and fall, but I'd wait until the leaves drop so the plant is more dormant and won't go through any extra stress. If it were spring, I'd try to do it as early as possible. Whether it will be difficult depends how big the rootball is, meaning how heavy it will be to move. Plan to dig well out from the trunk to locate where the rootball extends to, to make the move as painless for the plant as possible. See you soon again. Welcome, Gary. I have moved them in spring and fall, but I’d wait until the leaves drop so the plant is more dormant and won’t go through any extra stress. If it were spring, I’d try to do it as early as possible. Whether it will be difficult depends how big the rootball is, meaning how heavy it will be to move. Plan to dig well out from the trunk to locate where the rootball extends to, to make the move as painless for the plant as possible. See you soon again.

]]> By: gary olson http://awaytogarden.com/think-fall-yes-fall/comment-page-1#comment-11021 gary olson Sun, 09 Aug 2009 16:53:43 +0000 http://awaytogarden.com/?p=159#comment-11021 I have a Winterberry bush I would like to move. It is about 6 years old. Is there a better time to move it and is it a difficult task? I don't want to risk damaging it. I have a Winterberry bush I would like to move. It is about 6 years old. Is there a better time to move it and is it a difficult task? I don’t want to risk damaging it.

]]> By: Margaret http://awaytogarden.com/think-fall-yes-fall/comment-page-1#comment-11004 Margaret Sat, 08 Aug 2009 02:37:25 +0000 http://awaytogarden.com/?p=159#comment-11004 Welcome, Jenn. Best not to uproot things in the heat of summer, so wait until the last possible moment (or a rainy day) and get it out and back into a new hole ASAP. Keep well watered (and make sure for week or two or three before digging it up it's well watered). Never leave things out of the ground one more minute than needed...lift and replant right in order if you can. Welcome, Jenn. Best not to uproot things in the heat of summer, so wait until the last possible moment (or a rainy day) and get it out and back into a new hole ASAP. Keep well watered (and make sure for week or two or three before digging it up it’s well watered). Never leave things out of the ground one more minute than needed…lift and replant right in order if you can.

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