I have been tending to the neighbor's (who passed away a couple of years ago) lilac for three years now. It was scraggly with no blooms, dead branches and being choked with boxelder trees.

For the past couple of years the blooms have improved trifold, but no suckers to take.

Today I went and looked at her. She has babies! Three of them so far. One problem - the elderly neighbor that was friends with the woman that owned the house comes by to mow and I'm afraid that eventually he'll mow over them.

I know that fall would be best to transplant, but can I just do it now? Please tell me it's possible! :-/ The suckers are all softwood and about a foot tall. I can probably wait a week or two and chance them getting mowed...

But please tell me that I can take them soon? :-/

(nobody owns the property or house. she had no decendants. her friend mows the property because they were close.)