Garden

[GrailSeeker]

I would put them in the ground and forget about them.  They are in dormancy, and may need a cold "winter" period of rest.

I have two that have been there for years and I don't do anything special.  They are a shade loving, woodland plant.

And remember the phrase about perennials - "the first year they sleep, the second year they creep, the third year they leap."    So most likely it will be the third season after transplanting that they begin to look back to normal.    

[JustJazzmom]

With the garage project from last year done, the previous year I had to remove or replant the existing landscape. 

A hydrangea got planted in October, it survived to bloom the following year. Summer blooming bleeding hearts that had white flowers with no discernible root systems — imagine a stem that is partially submerged that blooms & puts out flowers had to be transplanted. They went into various shady areas for a temporary home. They remained in their temporary homes this year.

An astilbe I missed that had gone dormant by October, came up among the construction, I dug it up & plopped it in the ground below a magnolia where there was an empty spot. That bloomed last summer & this summer. 

Peonies got dug up, potted up last April & were replanted in their new home by late September. Most of the divisions survived. I kept 2 of each peony of which I had 7. An 8th division arrived last September, & put out a few blooms this year. 

@Allegheny  Plant those roots in the ground for the time being. Mark the spot. When they come back next year, replant them back to where that new retaining wall is. Perennials are tough. In fact dividing them will help them because it will make them put out new growth. 

Many times perennials aren’t as lush or flower as well as the years go by. Some plants emerge looking like ‘donuts’ with foliage on the outside & empty spaces in the centers. By digging them up, separating them, you give them a chance to do better. 

[Big Joanie]

I have trans-planted Bleeding Hearts .. they are a lovely plant ..

yes .. get them in soil ... don't be concerned if the foliage is not

there as it would probably would have died off anyway ...Me

I usually cut it off ... more power to the roots ....But if you ;have

a large root bundle .. they should take and be up again next

year ...

Good Luck ....