Too late to be moving Buddleias? (Uploaded pics to ID shrubs)

Painkiller

The hedge shrub (possibly hebe?) along the wall of our front garden is dying & the only thing I can think of is to remove it and move some buddleias there. Is it too late to be moving these plants around?

I was thinking of creating a new hedge using Purple Beech, Red Robin or Green Privet but I've no idea how long it would take them to grow to a good size or even if there's a specific time they can be planted?

ixwood

The late spring has extended the transplanting and bare root season. If you do it soon the plant won't be in full growth yet and will transplant better.

You can move most things at any time of year if needed, but you've got to make sure it doesn't dry out too much for the rest of the year.

ALIBOBSY

Are you sure the hebe is dead/dying, they can look quick bare after winter (and this year was seriously cold and dragged on).
We have a hebe out the front and it is only just now this week starting to get a few little leaves sprouting on it. Looked very dead till now.

Privet takes quite along time to grow, but does look good down the line.

ali x

Painkiller

It was on it's way out last summer. Part of it is alive and part is dead - the neighbour used to have a tree growing above it so all the growth has gone to one side and the only bit of green is furthest away from the roots. If I cut all the dead parts off it might come back but it would leave the garden a bit exposed (it's acting as a bit of a barrier). There is another shrub next to it which is healthy & green but I've no idea what that is either.

If you look at the area from the front garden then there is a 5.6m wall (2.5ft high), the left half has the dying plant & the right half has the living plant - both are about 4ft tall. I basically want to get something uniform along the wall so it looks better. I've got enough buddleia to go along the wall

The other option would be to get more of the type of shrub that is doing well - It has waxy green leaves & white flowers in the summer. I'll try & get a picture of it uploaded tomorrow & see if someone can identify it.

ALIBOBSY wrote: »

Are you sure the hebe is dead/dying, they can look quick bare after winter (and this year was seriously cold and dragged on).
We have a hebe out the front and it is only just now this week starting to get a few little leaves sprouting on it. Looked very dead till now.

Privet takes quite along time to grow, but does look good down the line.

ali x

Painkiller

Here's a picture of the healthy shrub that needs identifying, it has a slight odour;



And here's the shrub that is dying (this is from the healthiest part of the plant;

invisiblecabbage

have a look on birdfoods.co.uk. They have Juneberry plants for 18p (=£2.25 postage). would a few of those be any use, less than a fiver for 5!:j and the birds would love them.

kippers

Top picture is a Choysia ternata which grows round and approx 1-2 meters across. It's not usually used as a hedge. It have small white flowers in spring and smells slightly. You can get a yellow version called Choysia ternata 'Sundance' which was discovered by accident.

pollypenny

Hebes are vulnerable to very cold winters. I like them and have had quiet a few over the years in various houses.
Lost a lovely one this year.

You should be able to make a buddelia hedge easily, by sticking in cuttings. They grow like mad. I've never heard of it as a hedge though.