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Need to dig out shrubs to make way for a garden Room

lawred2 · 2022-06-06 20:40:32

As the title says, need to dig out some shrubs to make way for a garden Room. Shrubs are healthy and vibrant so it's a bit of a shame.. However, I haven't really got a clue how to do this.. do I have to dig way down to take out as much root as possible? Or how do I go about it? It's not likely to be a concrete foundation…

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06-06-2022 9:40pm

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As the title says, need to dig out some shrubs to make way for a garden Room. Shrubs are healthy and vibrant so it's a bit of a shame..
However, I haven't really got a clue how to do this.. do I have to dig way down to take out as much root as possible? Or how do I go about it?
It's not likely to be a concrete foundation or anything. Some cheap slabs maybe??

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#2 06-06-2022 9:44pm
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With a very few exceptions if you just cut down to below ground level you should be ok, unless you need to take the level down for foundations or whatever. There may be one or two shrubs that would survive being cut right down and slabs put on them, and send out a sucker, but very few. What shrubs are they?

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