I have been successful in transplanting the plants themselves to spots I would like them to grow. There is a strip, maybe 40" by 35' between the duplex next door and our house, down the driveway. It is an absolute mess. Had three trees that were failing but nevertheless dropped leaves, stems, berries on our drive and cars (as that is the way the wind blows and the trees leaned). The new owner agreed to remove two and the third got taken out when their drive had to be dug up at the end by the city. When the end 10' was put back (just treated timbers down each side and one on the end where their mailbox was) I told the young lady renting that side that I would plant a few things there just to spruce it up. I refused to consider trying to clean up the mixture of tree roots, large bark, weeds, etc the cover the remaining 20 feet. I put some iris, lamium, lilies, crocus, daffys, a fern and scattered some poppy seeds. It wasn't too bad this year (first year after planting) and I noticed some Johnny JU's were there. So I moved more from my garden to encourage seeding there. I think next spring and summer it will really look nice. The owner, who occupies the other side, promised to fix the raming 30' feet next year. I don't really care now that the trees are gone. It looks terrible but it is his side not mine. I did my bit only to give an assist the the lady renting as she knew absolutely nothing about gardening and had planted one lone pansy there. She never watered though so I inherited that. I thought she could at least handle that. Then they moved. So now it is sort of an extension of mine. I weed, water, preen, fertilize. lol Just what I needed.
Sorry for long story. But the silliness that goes on with gardeners .....trying to encourage to garden.
