Gardening

We finally got access to our property about three weeks ago. The first order of work is getting rid of the shrubbery out the back.

Realising that this is a one off task, I didn't want to spend too much money. I stuck with basic tools. A spade, pick axe, pruning saws and a block splitter. The block splitter rocks! Due to its weight and wide angle cutting edge, it was perfect for the dirt encrusted roots.

To get the stump out, I simply dug around the trunk bundle as close as possible, removing dirt and cutting roots. I found that the amount of effort required to remove the stump exponentially increased with the size of the oleander.