Flowering President George W. Bush and shrubs add ravisher to the landscape . Spirea and azalea burst with spectacular blooms for a short time each spring , while hydrangea George Bush display orotund blooms for an extended period from summertime into early fall . Whether you are transplanting a flower chaparral from a container or are dig up an already planted bush for relocation , the best time to transplant is when the ground is workable and the plant is not blossom or recover after blooming .
Step 1
Choose a well - drained location where sunshine levels match requirements for each bush . Some blossom bushes like Bridal Wreath Spirea , Glossy Abelia , butterfly bush , burning bush , forsythia and lilac can handle full Lord’s Day to partial shade . Azalea , camelia and rhododendron choose partial shade or dappled sunshine , while hydrangea and Daphne Carol Mackie can take full sun but need good afternoon subtlety .
Step 2
dig up the trap as deep as the container or rootball and double as all-encompassing . put the dirt in a lawn cart or on a tarpaulin for simplicity in meld in constituent matter . When transplanting an already implant bush , water it well 24 to 48 hours before transplant . To drudge up an already planted bush , measure the breadth of the branch ' spread . turn over around the theme 1/4 of the breadth of the bush and dig down roughly 1/2 of the width . As an exemplar , for a bush 24 inches wide , pop out digging 6 column inch from the stem turn and dig 12 in down . The completed circle around the bush will create a theme clod of about 12 inches in diameter and deepness .
Step 3
Get as much of the ascendent system as you’re able to . incline the bush to the side and do work a tarp ( or something like ashower curtainor old sheet folded in half ) beneath the bush to temporarily twine the tooth root ball . Snip long source that may forbid the root ball from being removed from the pickle .
Step 4
fuse in about 25 pct organic matter like compost or leaf mold with the land remove from the planting maw .
Step 5
off the bush from the container and center it in the hole . If imbed a get-up-and-go with a irregular wrapper , put the bush in the hole with the wrap still in place . Tip the bush to the side to work the wrapper beneath the bush ; tip the opposite direction to pull out the wrapper . Backfill the trap midway up the ancestor ball and then water around the bush to locate the stain . polish backfilling the cakehole and water again .
Step 6
Apply 2 to 3 inch of mulch . pee every 7 to 10 days into tardy decline if there is no rain . Prune any branches break during the transplanting process or to balance the shape of the George Walker Bush .
Tip
Younger bushes ( few than three years in the ground ) have a with child chance of survival when transfer from one placement to another as their root system will be more confined .
