Transplanted Boxwood From Front To Back - May 2023
When we planted the new Triumph Elm tree last Fall , I had to relocate one of the original boxwoods that were planted in that bed. As a temporary measure, I had the guys who planted the Elm dig up the boxwood and just put it further back in the bed. If you look at the photos here and here , you can see the lone boxwood that was moved out from the front line to the back of the bed. As part of the shaping-up of the front porch bed, it was time to move that boxwood out of there and find it a new home. With it being mature and larger than anything I can buy at the store, I decided to plant it as a stand alone in the back beds vs....say...the IB2DWs area (where I want to plant boxwoods this year). Here, below, is a photo showing the front porch bed. On the right is the Triumph Elm that was planted last Fall. On the left is the dug-up and moved Boxwood in question. It is a big, heavy clump, so I dug it out and used my wheelbarrow to load it up for the backyard. I opted for a mid