Moving established plants into pots

[pmanson]

Hi All,

As part of the garden overhaul I need to move three of four plants (including a rose) for a short period of time into pots.

I'm assuming that as long as I give them plenty of water they'll be ok in there for a couple of weeks before I replant them?

Cheers,
Phill

[Sheets Tabuer]

Normally to move a rose you would wait until it is dormant and then trim it right down leaving about 8"

I wouldn't move one now as you are going to use up all it's energy establishing in the pot for a few weeks and then back in the soil.

What are the other plants?

[pmanson]

Sheets Tabuer said:

Normally to move a rose you would wait until it is dormant and then trim it right down leaving about 8"

I wouldn't move one now as you are going to use up all it's energy establishing in the pot for a few weeks and then back in the soil.

What are the other plants?

Some flowery things that I have to cut back at the end of each summer and a small rosemary bush.

I'll leave the rose where it is until I can move it to where it needs to be longer term

[pmanson]

Slightly o/t but when pruning roses (i think I did mine in March and they look really good) how short should you go?

[Sheets Tabuer]

Rosemary grows like wildfire, you could plant a new one or take cuttings and pop them in a pot, it will root quite easily. I wouldn't move a bush at all right now but if you wanted to you may have more luck than a rose.

I trim mine to about knee-thigh height.