I had a neighbor (he died 4 years ago) and I have been slowly liberating some of his plants. I know that whoever buys the house (still in probate) will tear it down along with his plants. The house dates to 1954 and there are a boatload of aspidistra. (And some irises, four o'clocks', and I'm really eyeing his camellia.) But I digress. All are planted in the ground. Twice now I have dug some up and thrown them in a bucket with drainage holes. Tried to include some of the nice soil that they were in. One day I'll get around to planting them. But I keep them in the shade and they have survived drought, snow & ice, abuse and neglect by me. Yes, some leaves turn yellow or partially yellow (brown depending on your eyesight), but I liberated enough to keep them going. So don't give up. They are so easy to grow and are very forgiving. Be sure not to plant them too deep if planting straight into the ground. Good luck.
Let me see if I have a picture of one of my buckets.
