Double drat!
I have a clematis dilemma--please help--
the problem
I am redoing the porch gardens and relocating the current residents. Ordered plants are coming soon but I have yet to pull everything out because I thought it was still winter. Yesterday I was cutting back the monster Yuccas and putting them 'on notice' and I discovered that the clems were no longer dormant---uh-oh!
The plan was to move them before they woke up (there are two--one on each side of the porch)--but this area is earlier than the other parts of my yard where I intend to relocate them to.
So the questions are
Should I dig out the porch clems now and put them in containers until I can get their new holes ready? Or is it better to leave them be and just cut them way back when I move them into their new spots?
Should I dig out the clems that are still dormant now (which I am going to put into the new porch gardens) and put them in containers until I get the porch mess cleared out?
Or should I leave everyone be and do it all when I planned to do it--about a month from now when I have vacation?
