Transplanting and/or plant storage

[shashafrash]

We are in the process of putting our house on the market, and there is a very good chance (we hope!) that we will sell before Christmas. There is also a chance, though slim, that we will not be moving right away into a new house. I have a lilac bush that I transplanted from my Grandmother's house when we moved in 6 years ago that I desperately want

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[dickgloucester]

I can't offer plant advice, but don't forget to advise whoever buys the house that you are taking these plants with you, otherwise you might get in trouble.

[fallconsmate]

this is JUST what i was about to say.

i know one of the reasons we chose this house was the lemon tree in the back...if that tree had disappeared between us putting in an offer and closing? we'd have backed out immediately.

[shashafrash]

We made sure our realtor know our plans :)

[oxymoron02]

Your realtor can know your plan, but make sure that any contract you sign with a buyer *explicitly* states that the plants are coming with you. Since they are technically part of the land, unless their removal is *explicitly* stated in your contract, you'll be in breach if you remove them without it being in the contract.

I had a law prof once who told me she pulled up her rose bushes and potted them up before even listing her house, so that there was no reasonable expectation that they'd be left and no chance that she'd accidentally fail to include it in the contract.