Friday, November 18, 2011

Like they never existed

A dude came out this week with one of those fancy earth-moving machines that make me so nervous. He dug out the rhody stumps, including the one located over our water main. I was working from home that day, ironing out a presentation while the windows rattled and the floor vibrated. It wasn't stressful at all.


As the guy left he yelled, "Enjoy your clean slate!" It amazes me; in about an hour he was able to make it like the rhododendron and azalea never existed. I feel extra stupid for ever trying to remove a stump myself. He also ground out the rhododendron in the backyard, nicking the berm on my rain garden a little.


How funny is that perfect square of sod in the middle of the yard? I broadcast seed around that area, trying to soften the square, but our lawn is rejecting it. I'm just going to start telling people that it's a modern grass installation. "Eames totally did that in his yard."
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  1. HeatherDecember 23, 2011 at 9:41 AM

    Scott, I used For the Love of Trees and they were great. The bulk of the charge is for coming out with the machinery, so if you have something else to remove (or maybe a neighbor does?) it will be more economical.

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  2. Scott WeberDecember 23, 2011 at 9:41 AM

    OMG...I really need to hire someone to get rid of the stump of the old Arborvitae that I cut down this summer...someday! Isn't that blank canvas exciting...oh...the possibilities!

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  3. HeatherDecember 23, 2011 at 9:41 AM

    Oh my god, TOTALLY worth it. I wish I had asked them to do a couple of others while they were here. And I wish I could go back in time and have them take out the arbor vitae in front. That was a pain in the ass.

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  4. LeloDecember 23, 2011 at 9:41 AM

    Once we experienced the magic of a stump grinder, we have never, ever, gone back. Seriously. Was that totally worth it or what? Majik.

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