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Desperate Landscapes: Cooking Up a New Look A maple transplant, a magnolia makeover, some reworked beds and exterior paint touch-up elevate this abode from drab to dashing. From "Desperate Landscapes" episode DDSL-107

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Project 1: Dig Up Japanese Maple

Marc and Ilene have a beautiful Japanese Maple in their front yard, but it was planted in a bad spot. It's right next to the front door and blocks some of the architectural features of the house. Because the tree is healthy, beautiful and expensive (a tree this size would cost about $800 in a nursery), Jason's plan is to dig it up and transplant it.

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Tips:

• A good rule of thumb is to dig a hole nine inches in diameter for every one inch of trunk. For instance, a trunk that's two inches thick would require an 18-inch diameter hole.

• Japanese Maples are best transplanted when they're dormant.

• Wrap the root ball in burlap to hold it intact and to prevent a mess when moving the tree from one spot to another.

• Water immediately after planting.

• Mulch after planting
  
  
  

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