When I had to move last Apr, I dug up hostas, peonies, Lily and tons of iris and replanted into my 6sisters yards. I am trying to remember who got what and where there are. Usually by ides of March we can get planting, we are 7b here. First frost is Apr 11or15, I forget, but I just cover the beds for a day or so. Feb is my favorite month to travel because I can go out into yards, farms I don't know and not worry about snakes! And you can see the bones of the gardens, I really like cool and dry Feb days. The trees are beautiful and no kudzu. Only a mid south gardener would know, best time to plan, anticipate the work ahead and do some hard scraping projects. So far Feb is not so nice, to cold.