Transplanting My Burning Bush

Posted on marilynfPosted in Dance Till You FLY! mw System, fibromyalgia, Garden, Gardening, organize

Yesterday I made the decision to transplant my ‘Burning Bush’.  We have had significant rain over the weekend and felt it would be the easiest on the bush to transplant.

There are all types of Burning Bushes and you can click on the link.  Mine has a personal meaning and so I hope it withstands the transplant.  I have a shed that will be moved into the back of my yard and to move it I needed to move the ‘Burning Bush’.

When one decides to transplant something like a bush or a tree, patience and time are needed in the equation.  One wants to get the majority of the roots and keep from damaging them.  The following are photos of the process.

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I started with a potato fork. I measured the height of the bush and then that is where I began to dig by the base of the bush so many inches out.
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The hole I dug last fall. I wanted to transplant the bush then.
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You can see the roots how far out they go and all the off shoots of the roots.
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After taking a much needed break I almost have the bush removed.
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Here you can see all of the roots. I went down as deep as I could before having to clip the larger roots.
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Set it in the new location and began shoveling the dirt in.
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I give the bush a good soaking to assist and keep the bush from going into shock. I am going to have to get more dirt to fill in the hole. I learned from this experience that I didn’t need as deep of a hole as I dug.

That was my project yesterday after I planted onions on the edge of the garden since it is still too muddy to get in there.  The next couple weeks will be the worst for tracking in mud to the house.  How do I know?  From recording it the past couple years.  It keeps me from getting stressed out.

After all gardening is supposed to be enjoyable.  As long as I keep doing my nine habits of Marilyn’s Way Dance Till You FLY! System to maintain for the coming weeks, what’s a little dirt?  The joy that my gardens give me outweigh the dirt hands down!

Happy Gardening!

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Have you done some transplanting this season?  I would love to hear from you!

One thought on “Transplanting My Burning Bush”

  1. Marilyn, Funny, we just transplanted a burning bush too! We pulled it out of it’s space with a backhoe (it was much larger than yours) and it fell apart into three pieces. We dug holes where we wanted them elsewhere in the yard, and voila! They seem to love their new homes! It was so crowded where it was, we had no idea it was actually so large. Thanks for sharing your story with us. We both like to garden!

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