Moving Homes with Plants

Moving home can be complicated. But when you want to take your favourite plants with you, it can become even more difficult. You’ve put hours of labour into these plants, so its understandable that its not easy to leave them behind. Here, we’ve provided a brief guide to help you.

Consider your conveyancing agreement

In a standard sales and purchase agreement, large garden ornaments, outdoor sculptures, fountains and such could be counted as chattels that go with the property. Because of this, if it is fixed but you want to take it with you, it should be put into the conveyancing agreement.

Take cuttings

Many types of plants can be propagated from cuttings. This includes fruit trees, climbers, flowers and perennials. Ideally, it is best to do this a year before you make the move, so you know for sure they struck.

Divide clumps

Flowering bulbs and shrubs tend to be hardy and easy to propagate this way. Daffodils, irises, lilies and daylilies and many other plants love this kind of treatment and thrive in new locations if moved this way.

Collect seeds

If you have particularly rare or unusual plants in your garden which you can’t take with you, this is worth doing. Just be sure to label the box you’re keeping them in as it can be easy to misplace!

You can do this for your standard herbs or flowering annuals as well if you like, but its generally better off buying them from the local garden centre once you’ve moved.

Start a new garden!

And let us not forget about how this is an opportunity to start a completely new garden! This is the chance for change and exciting new plants.