On Apr 19, 4:37*pm, brooklyn1 wrote:
Poppy27 wrote:
I'm a novice gardener and have just started working on my garden and
have found a big tree stump in a large flower bed area that I was
intending to dig over and cover with decorative stones (as I would
like a low maintainence garden!). *The stump is about a foot higher
than the soil level and I can't afford to have a professional remove
it. *I'm also reluctant to dig it out as I understand this is a very
hard (and sometimes long) job. *So, what are the other options? *Can
I chop it down a bit more (to soil level) and then cover the whole
area (and it) with stones or will this cause problems later on? *Is
it also necessary to try to remove all the roots from the ground
before covering - will they also cause problems later on?

I have two other trees on the other side in a flower bed area that are
cut down to about 4 ft (so I'm hoping to also be able to cut them down
to ground level and cover them as well). *Any advice welcome.

Without knowing the diameter or your stumps and what kind of wood all
anyone can offer is wild speculation. *It would also help to know
where you are and how accessible your stumps... where I live so long
as the stumps are easily accessible I can have someone grind say a 24"
hardwood to below grade for like $100... and like $75 or less for any
additional. *In most cases it doesn't pay to dig out a stump
yourself... of course if you have a few husky pals with big tools and
can afford burgers and bruskies. . .

The best suggestion so far is to use it as base for a decorative
element,
like a handsome pot with a suitable plant.

I posted recently about the same problem with a pair of approx 8"
diameter
stumps right in front of the house. I also have $$ constraints and no
buddy-burger-brewski resources.

My gardener is going to try to get it out by digging around. He
instructed me to water for a few minutes every day. Let's see
what he says come Friday.