Transplanting shrubs: Timing and technique for a thriving garden | National – Union-Bulletin

This Oct. 14, 2025, image provided by Jessica Damiano shows a shovel plunged into soil around a cherry laurel shrub. Gardeners can transplant spring- and early summer-blooming plants like cherry laurel in fall but should wait until spring to relocate late-summer and fall bloomers.

This April 18, 2025, image provided by Jessica Damiano shows a rhododendron in bloom on Long Island, N.Y. Gardeners can transplant spring- and early summer-blooming plants like rhododendrons in fall but should wait until spring to relocate late-summer and fall bloomers.

It’s the end of the gardening season, and those of us who’ve endured a less-than-perfect layout may be itching to move shrubs around. But proper timing is imperative.

I inadvertently planted a Clethra bush too close to a peach tree, and their intertwining branches have been taunting me all summer. But because the Clethra is a late-season bloomer, I’ll have to wait a bit longer before I can safely move it.

As a general rule, shrubs (and perennials) that bloom in late summer and fall should be transplanted in spring, just after they emerge from dormancy. This timing provides ample time for roots to establish before the plant’s energy is redirected toward blooming.

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