Does anyone know anything about gardening?

Why not leave it for the new owners? A shame to risk it dying imo.

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I've got some of these, but feel they get a bit lost on their own. Have you layered yours and if so with what?

I’m not an expert but surely transplanting is stress; pruning is stress; you’re better off transporting whole so that you minimise stress (i.e. only subject it to the stress you can’t avoid once you’ve decided to move it)?

I was given 4 stubby plants in September, and we planted them straight away. So there's now a 'wall' of them at back of the bed, and we planted roses in each gap but towards the front of the bed.

We'll give them a bit of a trim but happy for them to go a bit wild to start with. (Second photo is from April)

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I’ve wanted a wisteria in this stage of growth for years and it’s free so in my eyes worth the risk.

Ah. Yours are much denser than mine. Definitely a better look.

transplanting is stress; pruning is stress; you’re better off transporting whole

foliage requires roots to keep it supplied with water. unless you can lift up a cubic metre or more of soil with all the roots in, loss of roots is inevitable, which will cause the foliage to wilt and die.

accepted wisdom is cut back the above ground parts to match the smaller root mass, it will grow back when it's ready.

This!

Whenever I’ve taken a cutting the advice is always remove the leaves as they require energy to grow. But you wants the roots to be getting established. Not sure if the theory is the same.

My thinking is if the roots can use all their energy to get established the foliage will come later.

It likely won't flower for several years post transplant, I think I'd just save myself the bother and the backache of digging out, and plant new.

It’s to grow up a pergola so the time to flower isn’t an issue.

That is really interesting, thanks - i have learnt something! (And will probably keep my mouth shut rather than venture my thoughts up so quickly next time too)

Here goes nothing. Took a lot of foliage off it. It’s currently sat in some water and a bit of seaweed feed. I don’t feel so bad as the new owners of the house have said they’re going to strip the garden and put artificial turf down

If he does he dies.

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Probably done it a favour by the sounds of it.

I get if you’re super old, but there’s no reason for artificial turf imo.

FFS, some people shouldn’t be allowed to have gardens

It’s in the ground, had a good feed. See you in 12 months

Did you add any mycorrhizal fungi to the planting hole?

Wisteria are tough customers. My money is on survival. Just don't let it get too dry over the summer.

Anyone putting down plastic grass needs a stern talking to.

Rust is pretty bad on the garlic this year

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If he's stripping the garden and putting down AstroTurf I'd take the hose reel as well as the wisteria....

Nah, he'll need that to wash the Merc on the new block driveway.

remove the leaves as they require energy to grow

but don't they also give energy to the plant 🤔

Leaves are removed on cuttings to reduce water loss (leaf transpiration), had a quick Google and the oak in my garden looses 40,000 gallons of water a year through its leaves,!

but don't they also give energy to the plant 🤔

Leave are only as good as their functioning root system, though. Cut leaves back and the disturbed/broken root system has less to support while the plant recovers.