Transporting Transplants

I wanted to give a small hydrangea plant to my friend Lisa. It had self-propageted from a low branch. To get it to her, I dug it out, shook off most of the dirt. I also got a bunch of old newspapers. 

 First, lay the plant down and wrap a newspaper around the roots.

 Use as many newspapers as needed, every time making the wrapping a bit snugger.

 Use additional newspaper to wrap branches and leaves.

After all done, the plant fit in a plastic newspaper bag.

I found out, though, that Lisa is out of town for a week and I had to give hydrangea to someone else. You could store plants wrapped like this for a few days, but really the rule of thumb is to put a plant in a new spot as soon as possible.