Moving plants now

just been out weeding the front garden and have decided that some of the plants I planted last year are too close to the grass border and want to move them back i to the border a foot (will make mowing easier).

The plants are Geums and Coreposis and Dornicium(sp?) Are these ok to move about now or is it a bad time?? Don't want to kill them off so they don't return next year!

 

Morning Snorky
Yes, all 3. You wont "kill them off"
If you simply want to move them dig up the clump intact....have recipient hole ready....and water well. Simple. It/they wont even know it/they have been moved
However, I have been dividing perennials since mid summer and now is even better time to do that. A spade down the middle or quarter them/whatever and replant or pot into 3 or 5 litre pots if you arent sure where you want them yet. Again water well.
The advantage of doing this now is you can see exactly what they will look like....leave it much longer and the foliage will have disappeared.
Nothing to worry about whatsover and no risk

 

Thanks @Verdun Brilliant-will get on with that today. Done a preliminary weeding of the bed-going to trim the grass edging first and then move/divide etc.

 

Lupins divided in June are now flowering again......geum Totally Tangerine, the very best geum, also in bud. Have fun Snorky

 

Lucky you! My lupins are in pots when I removed them just before the GW tv appearance lol.

Do you think I should be chopping back the alchemilla mollis back hard now?

And these salvia flowered once and done nothing since! :( I'm thinking of moving them but don't really know why as I don't know why they haven't flowered so well. Humph.

 

I would let the alchemilla die down naturally Snorky.
Prob your salvias lacked sun if they didnt flower.....are they in shade or even dappled shade? Or shaded by taller plants?
Hmm! Is that salvia there? Can see achillea. What variety? If tender take cuttings if hardy, yes, move it so it not squashed in or

 

Hi @Verdun this pic shows thhem with flowers just infront of the achillea. I think i'll dig them up over winter and put them in the cold frame in pots?? and next year plant them with a bit more space. That whole bed is south facing and gets full sun and is very hot!

 

Stachys officinalis 'Hummelo' Is the variety. Bought it from Waitrose Garden who are usually good?!

 

@Snorky85 That border is sooooo pretty luv the colours

Im also sucker for zingy colours.... luv how the gawus Stachys officinalis 'Hummelo' looks when coupled with this Snazzy Sneezeweed ​

 

Makes sense Snorky
Yes more space would be good