Moving perennials

I am moving soon and want to take a bunch of my perennials with me. Do I put the spring bulbs that have died back already in a pot of soil to move them or will they be ok in a plastic bag. And the ones that are blooming now, will it hurt them to be moved by puttng them in planters?

I do not think it would hurt to dig your spring bulbs now, but I would use paper bags rather than plastic which would hold moisture and heat that could possibly lead to mold or fungus
. You can try to pot up blooming bulbs, just try to disturb the roots as little as possible, and you may lose the blooms, but you will have the bulbs for next season.

Any other blooming perennials would do best with a bit of a haircut before you move them. The stress of transplanting is greatly reduced by minimizing the amount of plant the roots need to support.

Best of luck with your move.

Thank you so much themoonhowl. I was wondering about the plastic bags. Also I have reblooming irises and I intent on putting them (the few I'm taking), in a planter with soil, to transport. I will save these for the last day before moving. I'm in zone 5, and I will do my best to not disturb the roots of the ones I am taking. Thanks again.

You are very welcome Momsgarden. When we moved a few years back, I bought a couple bags of inexpensive soil to fill the holes I made trying to get as much undisturbed rootball as possible. My husband said the yard looked like it had been attacked by giant moles before I filled things in. Grin.

It's Not the best time to move perennials as they are all either in bloom or got lots of foliage trying to grow or die back. My plan would be to lift the perennials with as much soil as you can and lay them in a shaded area, water them every day, then day or 2 days before you actually move, cut the foliage down by half to reduce stress and moisture loss by some, shake some soil away, split the clumps up and wrap each clump into wetened newspaper, stand these wrapped plants in an upright position in either a wooden box or cardboard container, leave outside till last thing to be packed, if they get too dry, you can mist them with tap water.
Soon as you get to your destination, plant them out, even if your garden is not ready, plant them in a trench till you are ready to plant the beds, label them so you know what and where they are, when you replant them in their final place, add a good manure / multi purpose feed or chicken poop bought from the store, add this to the planting soil so your plants will get a good feed before they go to sleep for winter and a good start for next season. water them in well and keep an eye on them.
They will not flower till next year after this treatment but you will have good plants the following year, just don't let the paper wrap dry out completely.
the bulbs are as mentioned by others, keep them dry, or in a box with straw so the hot air in the move cant dry them too much and cause them to shrivel up, plant the bulbs at the same time as your perennials with added feed also. good luck. WeeNel.

Moms... You didn't say what springs bulbs were, tulips or daffs maybe? If so then they could be dug, soil removed, dry in shade a few days, can replant asap or in fall. Also on the iris, if german bearded, dig, remove soil, dry in shade and replant when possible, if japanese or siberian, pot up. I agree with others about cutting back foliage for those in bloom or not, they will go thru some shock but should rebound. Only problem with moving, you don't know if new owner will enjoy your beauties as much as you, so yes take them with you. If necessary could maybe divide others not being taken to fill in holes. Isn't it amazing how we become attatched to our flowers? LOL! Good Luck, Kathy.