transplanting lilies

by Mary Davis
(Walworth WI)

My lasian lilies are beautiful but I need to transplant some of them. They have grown to bush like groups and I need to know when and how to move them.

Doug says that lilies can be either moved in the fall (usually after a frost has knocked back the leaves) or very early in the spring.

There are no special skills here - just dig up the bulbs and move them to the new place. Add a touch of compost, bury them at the same depth as they were and you're off and running.

I note there is a ton of information about bulbs (and I answer questions there about them) at flower-garden-bulbs.com