{"id":13878,"date":"2026-03-23T05:06:26","date_gmt":"2026-03-23T05:06:26","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/gardenescapades.com\/blog\/?p=13878"},"modified":"2026-03-23T05:06:26","modified_gmt":"2026-03-23T05:06:26","slug":"plant-resilience-amazing","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/gardenescapades.com\/blog\/2026\/03\/23\/plant-resilience-amazing\/","title":{"rendered":"Plant Resilience&#8211;Amazing!"},"content":{"rendered":"<body>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">When Leon\u2019s sculpture studio was abruptly closed in October, we decided to create a new space for him to carve here in our yard.  That meant removing a garden to make room.  What had been the orchard garden was razed to create a flat, clean space for a new outbuilding.  There were several great plants in that garden that I wanted to save, but we were in quite a rush\u2013there was no real prep for transplanting, just a quick dig-it-up-and-move-it event.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Ultimately, I moved three David Austin own-root roses, a hellebore, and a grafted Asian pear espalier.  I felt pretty good about the hellebore.  It came out with lots of soil and roots.  I was unsure how the roses would do. They had minimal roots and seemed rather fragile.  The poor pear tree had the bulk of its major roots deep behind the fence, making them impossible to dig out; it was transplanted with almost no roots at all!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Amazingly, so far, all of these plants are doing great!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/gardenescapades.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/NZ9A8617-scaled.jpg\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"474\" height=\"316\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/gardenescapades.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/NZ9A8617.jpg?resize=474%2C316\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-13888\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/gardenescapades.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/NZ9A8617-scaled.jpg?resize=1024%2C683 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/gardenescapades.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/NZ9A8617-scaled.jpg?resize=300%2C200 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/gardenescapades.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/NZ9A8617-scaled.jpg?resize=768%2C512 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/gardenescapades.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/NZ9A8617-scaled.jpg?resize=1536%2C1024 1536w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/gardenescapades.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/NZ9A8617-scaled.jpg?resize=2048%2C1365 2048w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/gardenescapades.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/NZ9A8617-scaled.jpg?w=948 948w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/gardenescapades.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/NZ9A8617-scaled.jpg?w=1422 1422w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 474px) 100vw, 474px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Hellebore has no idea it was even moved\u2013just bloomed right through it and seems very happy in its new space in the memory garden.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/gardenescapades.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/NZ9A8616-scaled.jpg\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"474\" height=\"316\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/gardenescapades.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/NZ9A8616.jpg?resize=474%2C316\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-13887\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/gardenescapades.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/NZ9A8616-scaled.jpg?resize=1024%2C683 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/gardenescapades.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/NZ9A8616-scaled.jpg?resize=300%2C200 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/gardenescapades.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/NZ9A8616-scaled.jpg?resize=768%2C512 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/gardenescapades.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/NZ9A8616-scaled.jpg?resize=1536%2C1024 1536w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/gardenescapades.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/NZ9A8616-scaled.jpg?resize=2048%2C1365 2048w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/gardenescapades.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/NZ9A8616-scaled.jpg?w=948 948w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/gardenescapades.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/NZ9A8616-scaled.jpg?w=1422 1422w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 474px) 100vw, 474px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/gardenescapades.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/NZ9A8615-scaled.jpg\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"474\" height=\"316\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/gardenescapades.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/NZ9A8615.jpg?resize=474%2C316\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-13886\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/gardenescapades.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/NZ9A8615-scaled.jpg?resize=1024%2C683 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/gardenescapades.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/NZ9A8615-scaled.jpg?resize=300%2C200 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/gardenescapades.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/NZ9A8615-scaled.jpg?resize=768%2C512 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/gardenescapades.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/NZ9A8615-scaled.jpg?resize=1536%2C1024 1536w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/gardenescapades.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/NZ9A8615-scaled.jpg?resize=2048%2C1365 2048w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/gardenescapades.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/NZ9A8615-scaled.jpg?w=948 948w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/gardenescapades.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/NZ9A8615-scaled.jpg?w=1422 1422w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 474px) 100vw, 474px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/gardenescapades.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/NZ9A8612-scaled.jpg\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"474\" height=\"316\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/gardenescapades.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/NZ9A8612.jpg?resize=474%2C316\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-13883\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/gardenescapades.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/NZ9A8612-scaled.jpg?resize=1024%2C683 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/gardenescapades.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/NZ9A8612-scaled.jpg?resize=300%2C200 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/gardenescapades.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/NZ9A8612-scaled.jpg?resize=768%2C512 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/gardenescapades.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/NZ9A8612-scaled.jpg?resize=1536%2C1024 1536w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/gardenescapades.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/NZ9A8612-scaled.jpg?resize=2048%2C1365 2048w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/gardenescapades.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/NZ9A8612-scaled.jpg?w=948 948w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/gardenescapades.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/NZ9A8612-scaled.jpg?w=1422 1422w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 474px) 100vw, 474px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">All three roses have strong new growth!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/gardenescapades.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/NZ9A8609-scaled.jpg\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"474\" height=\"316\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/gardenescapades.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/NZ9A8609.jpg?resize=474%2C316\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-13880\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/gardenescapades.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/NZ9A8609-scaled.jpg?resize=1024%2C683 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/gardenescapades.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/NZ9A8609-scaled.jpg?resize=300%2C200 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/gardenescapades.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/NZ9A8609-scaled.jpg?resize=768%2C512 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/gardenescapades.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/NZ9A8609-scaled.jpg?resize=1536%2C1024 1536w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/gardenescapades.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/NZ9A8609-scaled.jpg?resize=2048%2C1365 2048w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/gardenescapades.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/NZ9A8609-scaled.jpg?w=948 948w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/gardenescapades.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/NZ9A8609-scaled.jpg?w=1422 1422w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 474px) 100vw, 474px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/gardenescapades.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/NZ9A8608-scaled.jpg\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"474\" height=\"316\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/gardenescapades.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/NZ9A8608.jpg?resize=474%2C316\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-13879\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/gardenescapades.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/NZ9A8608-scaled.jpg?resize=1024%2C683 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/gardenescapades.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/NZ9A8608-scaled.jpg?resize=300%2C200 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/gardenescapades.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/NZ9A8608-scaled.jpg?resize=768%2C512 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/gardenescapades.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/NZ9A8608-scaled.jpg?resize=1536%2C1024 1536w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/gardenescapades.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/NZ9A8608-scaled.jpg?resize=2048%2C1365 2048w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/gardenescapades.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/NZ9A8608-scaled.jpg?w=948 948w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/gardenescapades.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/NZ9A8608-scaled.jpg?w=1422 1422w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 474px) 100vw, 474px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/gardenescapades.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/NZ9A8610-scaled.jpg\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"474\" height=\"711\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/gardenescapades.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/NZ9A8610.jpg?resize=474%2C711\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-13881\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/gardenescapades.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/NZ9A8610-scaled.jpg?resize=683%2C1024 683w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/gardenescapades.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/NZ9A8610-scaled.jpg?resize=200%2C300 200w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/gardenescapades.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/NZ9A8610-scaled.jpg?resize=768%2C1152 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/gardenescapades.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/NZ9A8610-scaled.jpg?resize=1024%2C1536 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/gardenescapades.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/NZ9A8610-scaled.jpg?resize=1365%2C2048 1365w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/gardenescapades.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/NZ9A8610-scaled.jpg?w=1707 1707w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/gardenescapades.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/NZ9A8610-scaled.jpg?w=948 948w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/gardenescapades.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/NZ9A8610-scaled.jpg?w=1422 1422w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 474px) 100vw, 474px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">I\u2019m still most worried about this pear.  While it is putting out new growth, which is great, I know sometimes trees have hold-over energy they use to bloom and leaf out, and then they need the roots to provide their energy for the rest of the year.  I would not be surprised if this tree, so aggressively torn from the ground, ends up dying after it leafs out and blooms a bit.  I hope it doesn\u2019t!  It would be so great if it survives and it clearly is trying.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Here are some photos of a few other flowers in the garden today.  Spring started a bit early, but then stalled out.  It is finally really coming on.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-jetpack-tiled-gallery aligncenter is-style-rectangular\"><div class=\"\"><div class=\"tiled-gallery__gallery\"><div class=\"tiled-gallery__row\"><div class=\"tiled-gallery__col\" style=\"flex-basis:52.61111%\"><figure class=\"tiled-gallery__item\"><img decoding=\"async\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/gardenescapades.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/NZ9A8614-1024x683.jpg?strip=info&amp;w=600 600w,https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/gardenescapades.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/NZ9A8614-1024x683.jpg?strip=info&amp;w=900 900w,https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/gardenescapades.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/NZ9A8614-1024x683.jpg?strip=info&amp;w=1200 1200w,https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/gardenescapades.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/NZ9A8614-1024x683.jpg?strip=info&amp;w=1500 1500w,https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/gardenescapades.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/NZ9A8614-1024x683.jpg?strip=info&amp;w=1800 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