Lots of good suggestions there- thank you. I may install an irrigation system in the flower beds, as I do have two 100mm underground service ducts between the far end on the flower beds and the house, which could be used to install a water supply without digging the drive up. It’s certainly food for thought and whatever I choose to replace the bushes with, I’ll be sure to ensure they receive more water than they have been receiving in the past.
In hot dry spells many shrubs and trees need 10 to 15litres a day to keep them going and those trees are definitely restricted in terms of where their roots can go. That's quite a commitment.
If you want a simple, decorative solution I'd go for Lizzie's pots which would also need daily watering in hot spells but could be planted with changing seasonal interest plants or else dig out the trees and put in a pair of sculptures or a decorative metal to frame that path to the grass. It wouldn't need climbers if you picked a good design.
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Busy morning today! I’ve removed both of them and they took 4 good runs to the tip! Also, right in the centre of each were the original tags, stating that they were Chinese Juniper ‘Juniperus Chinensis Strict’. On the back of the label is the name of the long-gone local garden centre, where they were purchased and judging by the old 4 digit phone area code, they are pre 1995, so older than I first thought. Really, they haven’t done too badly if they have lasted at least 26 years! The next challenge will be removing the main root!
Hello Mike, that looks so much better now they've gone. Getting out the stump without cracking your dwarf walls is not going to be easy however, I'm afraid - past experience! You could hire a stump grinder or get someone in to do it for you. Otherwise I would not try digging them out of such a small area but you could try using a sharp axe to chop the stumps to pieces , I've done that before. Good luck though, whatever you chose to do Some very nice matching big pots would look good.
Hi Lizzie, Yes I have to agree that it’s almost certain that attempting to remove the stumps would crack the brickwork. I have already contacted a local firm, with regard to a quotation to grind the stumps out, so I’ll see what they come back with. The option of sitting two large pots sounds good and that will be plan B if I don’t have the stumps ground out.
Although we initially wanted retain the bushes for the privacy aspect, now that they are out, we actually like the ‘new’ view’ of the garden from the lounge. So, whatever we choose to replace them with will need to be fairly compact, so as not to spoil the new view!
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If you want a simple, decorative solution I'd go for Lizzie's pots which would also need daily watering in hot spells but could be planted with changing seasonal interest plants or else dig out the trees and put in a pair of sculptures or a decorative metal to frame that path to the grass. It wouldn't need climbers if you picked a good design.
Well done Cambridgerose12 & Liriodendron, you were correct when you originally posted on what they were!
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You could hire a stump grinder or get someone in to do it for you. Otherwise I would not try digging them out of such a small area but you could try using a sharp axe to chop the stumps to pieces , I've done that before.
Good luck though, whatever you chose to do Some very nice matching big pots would look good.
Yes I have to agree that it’s almost certain that attempting to remove the stumps would crack the brickwork. I have already contacted a local firm, with regard to a quotation to grind the stumps out, so I’ll see what they come back with. The option of sitting two large pots sounds good and that will be plan B if I don’t have the stumps ground out.
Although we initially wanted retain the bushes for the privacy aspect, now that they are out, we actually like the ‘new’ view’ of the garden from the lounge. So, whatever we choose to replace them with will need to be fairly compact, so as not to spoil the new view!
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Mike