10 Plants That Won't Move - Garden Redesign

[@msroro3127]

I’m not moving my Seafoam Camellia they are in full zone 9 sun and have survived the Texas 2022 feeeze and the 2023 45!days of 100 degrees with no rain. Every garden center say they can’t take heat I say, “they are acclimated at this point. My Shi shi Camilla are in full sun and not moving either. Jim’s favorite plant has become a staple in my garden.

[@FranciscoOlmedo-x4b]

Take a bite of the Szechuan strawberries aka the fruit of that evergreen dogwood! You eat the pulp and spit out the seeds, very tasty

[@DeathlyReaper1]

I've been gardening for only two years. I obviously didn't know anything (still don't) about gardening, so I just packed flowering perennials into the beds. They're getting too big now, and my taste has changed, so I'm moving EVERYTHING. Once I find spots for my Japanese maples, those won't move. I think the only plant that won't move right now is my Dinnerplate Hibiscus. It's been in the ground for 2 years and it's thriving. Not sure I'd be able to successfully transplant it even if I wanted to.

[@judymckerrow6720]

I just planted an autumn brilliance service berry tree this year and it looks like it struggling. I’m hoping it pulls through this winter . I don’t want to have to start over again, I don’t know how many more seasons the Lord will grant me so every season is precious to me and my new garden. 🎃🍁🍂💚🙃

[@katiekane5247]

Hopefully, it's busy growing roots 😊 I'm in that season of my life too. Be sure you're watering deeply & not frequently & shallow. It took my Redbud 3 years to get happy.

[@judymckerrow6720]

@@katiekane5247 Thank you, good to know. 🎃🍁🍂💚🙃

[@poetryandpower263]

Besides the three trees I've planted.. flowering plum, Montmorency cherry, and Rising Sun Redbud, what else I wouldn't move is my confederate rose in my front yard. I have planted some others this year I can tell will soon be old friends I will enjoy aging with: my edgeworthia, my Thunderbolt nitida, my two Sunshine ligustrum, my Ruby Spice clethra, my Florida Sun illicium... shoot! I gotta stop. There are 10 or more I could list. Thank you, Jim, for allowing us vicariously to live with the stars in your yard, to get to know their personalities and quirks.

[@FrediOlson]

My Ruby Falls Redbud would never move. It's in a corner of a fence at the driveway entry and just in the perfect spot.

[@wilmasgarden3098]

My Redbud (5b) has withstood everything 8 and 9 years old could come up with. They turned it into a 'fort '. The dead hanging branches were not pruned but just snapped off to have more room. Inside, they hung these wind chimes given by a neighbor. My surprise in the winter when I saw roosters up near the top. That tree will never move. ❤

[@heatherw.2751]

When I bought my house in 2016 there was a camellia the was at least 10 ft tall on the front corner of the house. I limbed it up into a tree and I love it!! It adds so much weight and structure I would never consider moving it, even if it was possible! Although it’s so big and established I don’t think it would survive being transplanted.

[@marionallen2222]

I scored big time yesterday at Home Depot I found 3 gallon really big Early wonder Camellias, a snowball tree, 2weeping purple pixie loropetalums gotta get busy planting today!!!!

[@rpontex]

I have committed so many mistakes as a beginner gardener that I’m willing to move everything! We’ll see though, hopefully some of these beautiful plants surprise me!

[@thedivide3688]

That’s how you learn. And don’t feel like you shouldn’t move things. It’s part of the hobby. If you don’t love it there or it has outgrown its’ space…don’t settle. Be a content gardener!!

[@Aliasjax]

I have two Canyon Creek abelias planted side-by-side along a windowless stretch of my home. They're about 12' from my back patio and i keep them 8'-10' tall. It blooms all summer, smells terrific, attracts pollinators, all of which can be enjoyed while sitting sipping coffee or cocktail. They're perfectly placed, aint goin nowhere.

[@urchinsushi2041]

Wow!! I have 4 planted in full sun, they are about 2-3 feet tall - I don’t want them to get much taller since they are in the front of the border - I had no idea they could get that tall!! I ADORE mine, the foliage is sooo beautiful with all the different colors, the flowers and bees are a definite plus 💚 zone 7A northern VA

[@jordankane2606]

I would love to see those abelias. Mine are newly planted this spring. Same variety. Flowers everywhere!

[@scottmeederdrums]

I will never move my Snowball Viburnum. After trimming every year, I finally gave in and let it be how big it wants to be. I trimmed it in a topiary form from the bottom to expose the multiple trunks. 10-12 feet high now and absolutely gorgeous

[@waynem.7226]

We were gifted a Crimson Queen japanese maple, and it was one of the first things planted 10 years ago when we bought our house. It is cherished and has a permanent home near the front entrance.

[@terrivance8750]

Jim, I would never want to remove the 30' Hemlock I planted 30 or so years ago. It's shape is the perfect conical w/ a slight weeping effect. While I'm not at all fond of winter, especially when it snows, I must admit that snow on the hemlock is not only lovely, but can lift my spirits during the cold winter months.

[@thedivide3688]

I have a Picea glauca 'Pendula' that I will never move. It is such an anchor point to my garden. Best tree ever!

[@charlesvickers4804]

Trained my lara patella into a tree. Big umbrella top with a bunch of shade lovers under it. Everyone focuses on it when they come here.

[@jordanyeager9220]

The house is looking gorgeous! 🏠

[@beckyscheller9358]

I have a small Japanese maple tree only 3 years old and a white crabapple trees that I would never move. Plant spring bulbs around them. That make a great spring display. Had a redbud like yours but it did not live😩( zone 5 Indiana)

[@terrivance8750]

Jim, Redbud flowers are edible? That's sooooo cool! You should do a video on plants w/ edible flowers. 😊

[@lynnwilhelm7928]

yep, some trees produce those that taste better than others. Sample a few in your area to find out. The ones I like best are those that taste just like fresh garden peas!

[@joannc147]

Eh, they taste like lettuce. Now - Pineapple Guava shrub, an evergreen, has petals with a delicious melon flavor….yum! Pretty plants. Needs a heavy prune in late winter to get those light pink flowers.

[@BackyardFlorida]

I have a few I won't move at this point either. My large Podocarpus shrubs are definitely in their permanent spots.

[@8helenjhouston8]

Please show staking and moving the ties on your Golden Falls Redbud. Inspired by you, I just put one in and planted a Ruby Falls last year but know NOTHING about staking.

[@lorrainemcwhorter2796]

Our Fire Maples will never be moved. They are so gorgeous in the fall and the new spring buds come out pink with beautiful spring green leaves. It takes awhile for them to widen out, so they are ideal for urban yards.

[@franbernhards7844]

I have the purple version of your weeping red bud! It is absolutely glorious. Definitely will not ever move it. I also have three Yochino cherry trees near it, which makes a spectacular spring show as well.

[@jessicaellington1451]

Whew, this is a topic I need more education on. I've been gardening in ground for 3 years in Lower Alabama (8b). I have a few treasure plant I'd really like to move when I do including a Don Egolf and Golden Falls redbud. It'll be a year, if not two, before I move, so I'm at a loss as to what to do. Should I root prune this year, take them up next year? Dig them out now, put in large containers and nurse them back from their shock and baby them until we move? I think I'm fine with leaving the rest of my garden, having time to take cuttings and move them that way, but I'm at a loss for what to do with my pattented treasures :/

[@dotmiller6382]

My kousa dogwood that I see out my kitchen window. It is always beautiful and the hummingbirds perch there before coming to my window feeder.

[@Flower_hoarder]

🪴YOU MAKE EVERY PLANT INTERESTING ‼️🪴

[@MelodyHopkins]

I have a beautiful 12 foot tall Vitex (Chaste Tree) that is so large now, it will never be moved. Other things that will not be moved are 2 large Upright Japanese Plum Yews, a Chinese Fringe Tree and a large Yuletide Camellia.

[@terrivance8750]

Jim, Nefarious--such a good word for bad behavior (your HS English teacher should be proud 😉). 😊

[@sparklingwiggle]

Wow, the wood on top of that weeping redbud is really interesting very nice.

[@HandcraftedintheFoothills]

I finally saw that redbud at a nursery but they also had a FLame Thrower Redbud and that is the one I brought home. Been looking for one for a long time and now I have one at an amazing end of season nursery sale❤

[@joannc147]

Oh yes! You nabbed a winner! I took good care of this beauty for its first year at my house (also Raleigh area). It seemed a bit “weak” but survived well and looked gorgeous during its second spring and summer. It is the most asked-about plant I have. Enjoy it!

[@jeanniecollier6763]

I would not move my 7 Limelight hydrangeas, as they love the spot they are in.

[@sherrybrown4340]

I have a forsythia that has become the size of a small tree with branches that drape outward. It’s a showpiece and has probably earned the ‘never move’ designation. It does take a lot of work to maintain the form, and I usually can’t do that right after it blooms because birds nest in it. So we continue on…

[@666rohith]

I planted a 6ft golden falls redbud in my zone 10a garden and leaf cutter bees have had a feast on it . I can't find a single leaf on tree which hasn't been munched on or is in its original heart shape. The leaves look healthy though but my friends/neighbors keep suggesting I put something to deter leaf cutter bees. I am just hoping bees have had enough and next season it fills in with more branches/leaves so it won't look so beat .

[@joannc147]

Understand! My Ruby Falls was well chewed and covered with leaf rollers in its first year. I was concerned but did not treat it. Second year was better and by the third year I didn’t notice insect damage. I’m also in 7b region, so I don’t know how it will fare in 10a. Give it some time? 👍🏻

[@666rohith]

@@joannc147 fingers crossed :)

[@Collington23]

My white tabebuia won’t move. Fell over during a hurricane when it was young and I propped it back up and it’s grown 5 feet since then. Hoping for beautiful flowers on it next spring.

[@dreamsandmonsters]

When I saw THIS video title, I immediately had a big smile. We got our house two years ago and it only had 5 tiny shrubs in the front. I've been planting over 35 trees, several shrubs and plenty of flowers. However, I keep moving my plants around as I try to get better at landscaping... and my husband keeps rolling his eyes when I do🙃Now I feel much less alone, so... thank you for this! haha

[@kristywhited8857]

I moved it once many years ago, but right now my 4ft Wintergreen boxwood planted on the corner of my house will never move again. After reading other comments about the glorious specimen plants others are so fond of , I know it seems weird that I would get so excited about a boxwood. But I love that thing. Perfect shape, healthy, consistent. And it smells good....at least up close. :-)

[@Annathranholm]

My Paulownia tomentosa. I think it’s the only one.

[@katiekane5247]

The beautiful but damaged dwarf Japanese Maple I brought back to health sits by my front porch steps. It's not getting moved, it's perfect there & it would cost a fortune to replace. I've priced some with a similar caliper & they were $400- 600, yikes!

[@MapleManiac]

A few things I wouldn’t or couldn’t move if I wanted I have what I believe to be a beautiful prairie fire crabapple tree and a g seedling no 2 Japanese maple from talon buchholz that I both absolutely love in my garden!!! Great video as always and ur garden is looking absolutely amazing!! Love all of your videos, been watching your channel for years.

[@ChristineJensen-li1ny]

I have a perfectly shaped blue spruce I grew from a tiny sprout. It is almost 5 ft tall and just as wide, a perfect color of blue and very healthy. I moved it 8 years ago when it was quite small, but now it shall stay where it is always.

[@marionallen2222]

I did not know that Redbuds were in the pea family … that makes a lotta senses with the pods!!!! LOL 🤍🤍🤍

[@katherinec7698]

I would not move our Rising Sun Redbud. Beautiful garden! Question, what do you use for a permanent stake? I imagine wood would rot over the years.

[@cece_marie]

My spiders web Fatsia is in a happy spot where it grows but still protected. I'd move the nearby shed before I touched it! 😂

[@MrsTitina]

My 85 y/o olive tree is definitely not going anywhere 😊😊😊

[@P.Hightower]

House looks good.

[@HandcraftedintheFoothills]

Timely video! We are reworking our beds too after we put in a new patio in the spring. Now that I've seen how some things are growing I need to rearrange plants for sure. At what point is it too difficult to move something? That's what we ask ourselves..even though we are in our 3rd season with this garden I feel a few things might be too difficult to move successfully.

[@bettenotap4791]

We have two massive silver maples in our back yard that will remain as long as they are healthy, planted in 1963 when the house was new. They really dictate what else is in the garden, I do not have a full sun spot back there. 🇨🇦

[@taylorswf23]

My weeping ruby redbud wouldn’t move. I planted it last year and it definitely “slept.” I’m excited to see it come into its own in the coming years.

[@joannc147]

❤❤

[@lisac.8266]

My two Japanese maples! They are loving their lives. And a few days ago I planted a Jade Waves Fernspray False Cypress near my steps to front door. I am in love! It is beautiful. I will only move it if it tries to go well beyond the 4’ width it “claims” to have. 🤣 And for reference I planted a Dappled Willow tree form three times. 🤦🏼‍♀️

[@joannc147]

Great points herein, Jim! Totally agree with having some “garden height” out towards the street. For me, it creates a feeling of being comfortably nestled in nature. Shasta viburnum - it’s a monster plant! I’ve got a half acre plot and that dang shrub was too big and growing aggressively. Took three of us to remove (most of) the roots. I’m a fan of columnar shrubs now 👍🏻 You have a GORGEOUS windmill palm! I have 2 of the ‘Tokyo Tower’ trees - exquisite tree that looks perfect every day of the year. Nothing bothers it. Requires no pruning. I’ve limbed up one tree to allow more sun to ground perennials. My second choice for keepers is my Cercis ‘Ruby Falls’ which is spectacular. Agree with your comment on few flowers and I’ve seen no seed pods. My first summer with Ruby Falls showed intense insect damage (must be yummy leaves). As it established, it needs no staking and very little pruning. Great winter interest with that ganglia of hanging branches. Going to a nursery today to help a friend select one of these beauties!

[@bonniejackson7476]

My osmanthus which is very large and seems very happy where it's at. Also a 15 ft magnolia. Thanks for all the info

[@joannc147]

Oh, I forgot all about my lovely osmanthus (fragrant olive). It’s a pretty evergreen midsize shrub. I give it a light prune every 2-3 years. And oh….what a wonderful fragrance that wafts thru 1/2 my ppty at this time of year! Great shrub ❤

[@jordankane2606]

I have a golden globe arborvitae that is batting out of its league. It is perfectly round and it has to be 7 ft tall and wide. Sits just off the corner of my east facing front patio. My entire landscape was planned around it so it is a must stay!

[@jordankane2606]

It has also been in the ground for 8 years. Started off the size of a basketball. It is quite lighter in color than my emerald arbs and danicas. Maybe a Woodward globe arb.

[@lynnwilhelm7928]

The house looks great! I got a Calycanthus x raulstonii (maybe Hartlage Wine) from an NC State arboretum symposium many years ago (Richard may have brought it, I just can't remember). I planted it in a spot where it stretched like crazy and had to be cut several times during the season. I finally moved it to a spot in more sun and where it can spread out more and it's happy so far.

[@gracefulgrowing144]

I definitely would not move my Miss Kim Lilac. The golden falls redbud my favorite I cannot wait until I get mine❤❤

[@kso808]

I have a red Yuletide camellia in the center of my circular raised front bed that I would not move. I’ve read it’s very risky to transplant them.

[@fundamental1020]

I enjoyed your tour as usual. We would never move a row of arboretum that has grown so full and tall for privacy in our 1/2 back yard. They always look good but in a big (rare) snow in Alexandria,VA we get out with brooms and get the snow weight off. I also have a tall tree Camilla that blooms in February with bring reddish pink flowers that cheers me up from my favorite chair and even through our French doors at the end of our dining table.

[@hd1ab1]

I would originally say everything is "fair game," however, I have some trees up to 90', and a few shrubs that have been in place 35 years, so they get to stay.😊 Having said that, we just took out 25 year old azaleas and barberries. For sure my never movers are our twin 25 year old hollies pruned into round on standard trees that flank the front of the house.

[@judymckerrow6720]

Thanks Jim. 🎃🍁🍂💚🙃

[@Carl-iw9sy]

I have two Fine Line buckthorns on either side of the front of our shed that I would never move. They are maintenance free, upright and narrow. My only complain would be the Japanese beetles.

[@Anirras-got-a-bergenia]

How does the crown on your redbud handle high winds? Does it need support? My new (my experiment) angle falls weeping spruce (6-7 yrs old), even with staking seems like a weak spot. Spruce and redbud are obviously very different, but your redbud just has me curious. I'm zone 3b-4a open prairie in clay. I've learned such a great deal from you over the last year.

[@terrivance8750]

Jim, You said loropetalum was in honey suckle family. I thought it was in witch hazel family. 🤔

[@JimPutnam]

Good catch. I didn't even hear while editing. Thank you.

[@virginiasummer2619]

I thought lorapeteleum was related to witch hazel. I work for a small nursery, am an avid gardener, and sell a lot of the newer selections, especially it is so deer resistant. I really love it but I did not know it was related to honeysuckle.

[@jennifergreene8891]

What Japanese Maple is that? Thank you for another great video!

[@Yvonne_ennovY]

Theres no way I'd move my Jane Magnolia, my Yoshino cherry blossom, nor my Fireglow Japanese maple. (Zone 7b NC) All 3 were planted in early March- early May 2021 and they are incredibly happy. 🌸🌳

[@deannahaworth7666]

The plants in my garden I definitely would not move is my two native fringe trees one is a female ( gets olives) and the other is a male ( blooms prolific)

[@kkeenan536]

I wouldn’t move two big, beautiful forsythia at the entrance to my driveway 💚

[@dbueter]

Soft Serve False Cypress

[@paulprovenzanotelejug7877]

How do you keep your Miss Kim from suckering after you trim? Mine is now uncontrollable suckering since I trimmed!

[@dianetemple4243]

My Tamakuyama Japanese maple would never move. It’s about 20 years old

[@thundernuts9283]

Was that a Bee Farm in the Front Yard? Safety concerns? Front yard, pedestrians ..neighbors walking etc?

[@mypreciousgarden]

I wouldn't (because I couldn't) move my linden tree. It was there when I got the house. Not the perfect choice for a small garden but I think the tree is around 40 years old and if it's not sick then I'm keeping it. I want to redesign my garden but really don't know what to do, and I have to do it by myself since I don't have the budget for someone else to help me :)

[@mypreciousgarden]

(other than that I planted last year 2 crape myrtles so I think I won't move them, nor the fig tree, nor the sambucus nigras nor the Choisya ternatas. But what is def going out are: rosa banks (monster plant !), a rose bush that is sick and that I don't love. I'll move my hydrangea fraise melba to a part shade place cause in my french zone 8b, full sun is def not for it, flowers are burnt.

[@judymckerrow6720]

QUESTION. Do you HAVE to prune shrubs that grow on new and old growth? 🎃🍁🍂💚🙃

[@bethheerten1132]

I would not move the maple tree we planted the year our youngest son got married.

[@dorindajenkins7825]

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[@cath.lamontagne5357]

❤😅

[@marshawilliamson8602]

Redbud. Never!