Healing a fallen shrub

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  1. HBK

    HBK Gardener

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    It rained heavily here 2 days ago and during the torrent a shrub in my garden was blown over. As much as I've tried to stand it up and firm the mud down with my boot it just keeps falling back down; problem is it grew at an angle to begin with. I considered pulling it up today and moving it elsewhere but I was unsure if the rules on planting bare-root plants applied here and that it was too late.
    I'll put a link to a picture below. I do realise that it's basically a weed but it's a nice colour and, if that's what's making that smell in the morning when I'm out in the garden, it smells good too!
    Any help would be greatly appreciated, thanks.
    http://i9.photobucket.com/albums/a60/Triple_HHH/yellow.jpg

    Edit: just looked at the picture and it's not the clearest in the world. Doesn't look like my camera was focusing on the plant in front of it. Sorry about that.
     
  2. Fidgetsmum

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    I assume you're referring to the yellow flowered thingy? Could it be rapeseed?

    If it were me, I'd either push some stout prunings into the ground front of it, letting the flower stems rest on the 'frondy' bits or, you could put a couple of small screw eyes in the fence and run a string between them.

    If it is rapeseed, then it's an annual anyway so you'd have nothing to lose by moving it.
     
  3. Spruce

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    To be honest I would of pulled that out but like fidget said put some canes in

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  4. gcc3663

    gcc3663 Knackered Grandad trying to keep up with a 4yr old

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    I may be looking at it wrong, but isn't it growing on a 45degree slope?.
    Move it forward a foot and plant it on the flat.
    As suggested already, there's not a lot to lose. Just give a large enough hole not to damage the root and water it well for a couple of days.
     
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    Looks like Rapeseed to me also. A cane and a bit of string should have it sorted.:dbgrtmb:
     
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    Ohhh yes, that's definitely rapeseed, the scourge of Essex farming, and nightmare for hayfever sufferers. I know what I'd do with it!
     
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    Personally, I think rapeseed 'stinks' - having to drive past endless fields of the stuff around here doesn't help as it fills the car with a sickly, oily smell that sticks in your throat and clings to the back of your nose. But then, I can't abide the smell of lilies or indeed hops ..... which is a bit unfortunate since I live in Kent close to a hop garden! I do like apples and cherries though (and some of my best friends are women!).
     
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