A few years ago, when I moved, I desperately wanted to bring my 'pet' Rosemary with me. It was 10 years old, and enormous. We tried digging it out and were very surprised by how shallow and small the root system was compared with the size of the plant. I then walked it to my new house - about 1/4 mile through a town..........All you could see of me (apparently) was my feet.....

I planted it in a raised bed, on gravel overlain with soil and compost.

I did need to tie it to the fence, as it was very top heavy the first year and would never have stayed upright under its own steam, and I watered it every day through the summer (they usually thrive on agressive neglect).

Have to say it looked a bit unhappy (but moved it in June, so was hot and dry from day 1), but by autumn it had recovered, the following spring it flowered its socks off, and its been growing madly ever since.

So, the moral is. Move it, pamper it for the summer, and you'll probably be fine. Just remember that both the Rosemary and the Sage may need support until they get their tootsies sorted out.

Good luck!!

LCG