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Hydrangea extraction: the proper way
October 10, 2004We had two ancient hydrangea bushes in front of our house. They had to come out for Curb Appeal.
I spent an hour and a half last Saturday trying to dig the first one out. The roots were so deep and woody that it took an hour and I was exhausted after removing the first one. I saved the second for this Saturday.
I bought a new spade at home depot for the occasion and began to dig. It became apparent within the first 5 minutes that the second hydrangea wasn't coming out any easier than the first.
There was a road crew paving the street perpendicular to our and one of the guys noticed my hacking away at the bush. He asked if I wanted some help. I said sure, expecting him to grab a shovel. He returned with a backhoe. The hydrangea was out in less than 2 minutes.
That is the proper way to remove a hydrangea!
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