Hello Chris, I hope you are enjoying living in Australia. This is what I do when transplanting. Dig a hole twice as wide and twice as deep (even deeper is better) as the root ball and fill it up with water and let it drain away. Do this three times. Remember one of the laws of physics - everything will try to get to an equilibrium state, so the surrounding dry soil will draw the moisture from the hole. If the water takes a long time to drain, then more than likely you have clay soil. If this is the case then dig in some gypsum or dolomite mixed with garden loam and compost before planting. NEVER, NEVER put fertilizers into the hole. After about 6 weeks you can mix some cow manure with some blood & bone and place it on top of the soil and give the plant a good drink. All you can do now is to give the plant a good watering virtually everyday and cross your fingers that it survives. Diluted Seasol once a week will also help. I hope I have been of some help. Good luck. Barbara.

 Hi Chris, when I transplant shrubs I always spray the foliage with Yates Droughtshield or Envy. It really helps with water loss through transpiration. I also use it on really hot days to protect some Camellia Japonicas that were planted in the sun by a previous owner. It helps protect them from sun scorching of the leaves.