The Great Shrub Take Out

I ask you, has there ever been a more pathetic bush?

This is the worst of two disappointing yews, in front of the house.

There was a time when they were decent, but that time is no more.

Every year they've died back more, necessitating me sawing off increasingly large branches (which you can see).

Today I took out the both of them with the bow saw. The other bush had more foliage, but I saw no reason to prolong the inevitable.

During the procedure, my budding adolescent dropped by:

"I really liked that bush...it was a nice looking bush," his tone oozing with disapproval.

But then, he hasn't been mowing around the bushes, their sawed off ends jabbing him in the leg and thigh.

Like all tree/bush removal jobs, it took longer than expected, but thanks to Carolyn making supper for me (thanks, Carolyn :-), I was able to beat it down the road and wrestle several Red-twig Dogwood specimens from the ditch.

These I planted just in front of where the bushes had previously been malingering. It is hoped they will eventually hide the stumps until I can find some way to detach them from the soil (a hatchet would be quite handy).

Naturally, once I got them all tucked away, the weather changed from "60% percent chance of rain today," to, "best chance of rain on Thursday evening."

But at least I didn't have to make supper :-D
 

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