Some lavender and marjoram advice, please

In the next few weeks I should be going to visit my mum (taking a tarragon plant with me.)

I hope to lift some of her lavender seedlings, that are growing in abundance in the gravel in her herb garden. From past experience, they will be v stocky, and about 2" high. What would be the best thing to do with them when I get them home? To grow on in pots, and plant out next spring, to plant out in a nursery bed, or in their permanent positions?

There will probably be marjoram that she also wants to get rid of. Would it be best to lift the plant now, or wait until spring before moving it? (Tend to be self-sown, and about 6-8" across).

I am assuming that the best thing to do with the tarragon would be to grow in a pot, and move into the garage/cool room for the winter? My parents did have one thriving next to the house on a south facing wall for about 15 years, but it has now failed...

R wild flowers... There are many cowslips and primroses growing in the lower garden. Would it be possible to try to move some at this time of year?

 

Well here is what I have done...

I have planted the tarragon into the ground in a very warm south-facing bed, right next to the house. It should have a little more protection than the previous plant, as it is nearer to the house wall.

I have lifted four small cowslip plants, probably all have not yet flowered. They are sitting in local soil, and I will replant in similar soil at home (we have a small strip of clay in the garden).

I have lifted a number of lavender plants, of different sizes. All had a few broken roots, so I will treat them with a little tlc when I get home. Still not sure whether to plant them in their permanent site, overwinter in pots, or in a holding bed (spare space in the veg bed). Lets hope that they are happy in pots this weekend, and cope with the journey home to Belgium!

 

In the end, I thought it best to plant the lavenders in their permanent position, as this would result with the least root disturbance overall.
I had enough to plant all round the brick circle at the centre of the herb bed, and even a little along the straight paths leading towards the circle.
I will do a compare test, by lifting some more plants next spring, to finish the straight paths, and then I can see which establish quicker. I would guess the autumn-planted, but we will see!