Moving your perennials
Now is a great time to decide whether any of your hardy perennial plants would look better in a different spot. Hardy perennials are the plants that tend to die back to the ground each winter and resprout in spring, ready to bloom in summer and autumn. Gardeners often cut them back in winter to get rid of their dead stems and leaves.
At this time of year the live parts are only the roots and new buds, which means these plants won’t be disturbed much if you move them now. Your soil should now be hydrated by winter rain but about to warm up with spring sunshine, so conditions are good for the plants to get established.
This is a good time to move asters, rudbeckias, sedums, heleniums and Japanese anemones. They will have plenty of time in their new home to get ready for blooming in a few months’ time.