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removing old shrubs
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I am wanting to remove several old fuschias and a hydrangea. They are sited either between a concrete path and a patio area or next to a low brick wall, in beds about 3 foot wide. I am wanting to do this organically if possible but obviously don't want to disturb the paths and wall if it can be helped. Any ideas please? Thanks, Eleni. |
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says... Hi I am wanting to remove several old fuschias and a hydrangea. They are sited either between a concrete path and a patio area or next to a low brick wall, in beds about 3 foot wide. I am wanting to do this organically if possible but obviously don't want to disturb the paths and wall if it can be helped. Any ideas please? Thanks, Eleni. Go around them with a spade cutting through the smaller roots then use the top growth to lever them out, both are easy to dig up -- Charlie Pridham, Gardening in Cornwall www.roselandhouse.co.uk Holders of national collections of Clematis viticella cultivars and Lapageria rosea |
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On Nov 10, 1:46 pm, "Eleni"
wrote: Hi I am wanting to remove several old fuschias and a hydrangea. They are sited either between a concrete path and a patio area or next to a low brick wall, in beds about 3 foot wide. I am wanting to do this organically if possible but obviously don't want to disturb the paths and wall if it can be helped. Any ideas please? Thanks, Eleni. They don't have huge roots Eleni and I have moved both with a minimum of effort using a sharp spade to cut the roots off under the soil. Both are very easy to propagate from cuttings if you actually wanted them growing elsewhere? Judith |
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"Chris Hogg" wrote in message ... On Mon, 10 Nov 2008 13:46:53 -0000, "Eleni" wrote: Hi I am wanting to remove several old fuschias and a hydrangea. They are sited either between a concrete path and a patio area or next to a low brick wall, in beds about 3 foot wide. I am wanting to do this organically if possible but obviously don't want to disturb the paths and wall if it can be helped. Any ideas please? Thanks, Eleni. As the others have said, just dig them out with a sharp spade. But be aware that both fuchsias and hydrangeas can shoot again from severed roots, so keep a look-out for suckers and rip them out if they appear. -- Chris Gardening in West Cornwall overlooking the sea. Mild, but very exposed to salt gales E-mail: christopher[dot]hogg[at]virgin[dot]net Thanks for the advice from everyone, reassuring that it doesn't seem too difficult a task. Eleni. |
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