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Aug 12, Ask This Old House landscape contractor Roger Cook helps a homeowner remove foundation shrubs that have overtaken the front of her stumpcut.barIBE to This Ol. Avoid selecting trees, shrubs or plants that have large, persistent roots that can cause damage to the structure as they grow.

Place plants so that they'll be 10 to 12 inches away from the.

Aug 09, Cut away the shrubs using a chainsaw. Remove the debris using a brush shredder. A landscape contractor may come shred debris for a fee. Flush cut stumps and plant around them. Resources: All of the tools and safety equipment used in the yew shrub removal can be Author: Roger Cook. Oct 25, Removing large tree saplings near foundation and in hedges Question: I have some fairly large trees that have come up from seeds in my hedges and are near the house.

I canít dig the roots out without damaging the shrubs or the perennials in the flowerbed near the house. How can I kill the trees? Answer. Plant a rain garden in a natural depression or dig a shallow depression at least 10 feet from the foundation.

Thirsty plants in a rain garden soak up water that runs off surfaces at higher elevations, such as rooftops, roads and driveways. Rain gardens should be located downhill from the foundation with a minimum slope of 1 percent. Jun 15, By Steve Bender.

House Covered by Bushes. Credit: Republican Journal. It's a Grumpy pet peeve - hiding your house behind a wall of overgrown bushes. Walking through my neighborhood, I often have a hard time seeing the actual dwellings huddled behind giant hollies, boxwoods, loropetalums, gardenias, and (barf) stumpcut.barted Reading Time: 3 mins. Steps: 1 Use bypass loppers to cut away smaller branches around outer portion of shrub. 2 Cut through thick branches deep inside of the shrub with a chainsaw.

3 Dig around base of shrub with pointed shovel. 4 Cut through roots at base of stump with a garden mattock. 5 Pull stump from stumpcut.barg: foundation.