How I Spent The Long Weekend Part Deux – Julie Devereaux
I wish I had a picture of that shrub before I took the shears and then the shovel(s) to it! It was YUUUUGE with many tributaries! I did apologize to…
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I wish I had a picture of that shrub before I took the shears and then the shovel(s) to it! It was YUUUUGE with many tributaries! I did apologize to the poor thing as I was dismantling it. I think the drought made it easier for me to dig it out. I'm super excited to plant some flowers there!
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When I initially had the home inspection, the inspector told me I might wanna move this overgrown bush away from the house. So one of the first things I did was to give it a very good hair cut.
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Well, naturally it grew back. I knew if I didn't rip it out by the roots, soon it would be as big as it was before.
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So, I got out my shovel and went at it with a vengeance. I have to admit it felt good to get up under the roots and rip it out! However, when using the shovel as a leverage between the shrub and my body, the shovel gave out. It was an old shovel anyway.
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I decided to get a new shovel. Along the way to the hardware store I came across about five yard sales and god forbid I don't stop and look! Guess what I found!!!
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Mission accomplished! I'll have to watch to make sure it doesn't come back in the spring. Now I get to figure out what flowers to plant there!
