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Moving Shrubs, Roses, Perennials and Houseplants<\/p>\n

When we sold my dad’s house, my sister dug up the rose bushes and moved about half his brown gold – the compost pile – to her home. My father in law dug up his iris rhizomes and moved them from New York to our garden here in Virginia. Have you ever moved your plants to a new home? Please enjoy my latest article – click the link above – about moving with your plants.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Moving Shrubs, Roses, Perennials and Houseplants When we sold my dad’s house, my sister dug up the rose bushes and moved about half his brown gold – the compost pile – to her home. My father in law dug up his iris rhizomes and moved them from New York to our garden here in Virginia….<\/p>\n

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