tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26115194.post5111869986718398212..comments2024-01-22T09:43:59.343-08:00Comments on Kludge Spot: Battle Of WillsPeter Brownhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12103156220017676316noreply@blogger.comBlogger18125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26115194.post-13526464220720783952011-07-28T15:15:19.908-07:002011-07-28T15:15:19.908-07:00Thanks for the post! We trimmed our junipers this ...Thanks for the post! We trimmed our junipers this week. It looks like our front yard has a bad hair cut. A really bad hair cut. I'd love for them to be removed--but that means removing them, and I don't love that.Alisonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10700860679521017890noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26115194.post-58048809563083944872009-08-19T20:31:41.046-07:002009-08-19T20:31:41.046-07:00What a funny blog. We bought a new home with a sl...What a funny blog. We bought a new home with a sloped (cliff) split back yard with the slope covered in junipers. We laughed and laughed reading your experience. And yes we are going to try to trim the bushes and ulitmately may remove them. God be with us.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26115194.post-59498174132744387692009-04-12T09:10:00.000-07:002009-04-12T09:10:00.000-07:00Hilarious! Love the post.Hilarious! Love the post.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26115194.post-60174437082267261472008-09-27T12:20:00.000-07:002008-09-27T12:20:00.000-07:00Unfortunately, I came here looking for advic...Unfortunately, <BR/> I came here looking for advice on day 5 of my own juniper (or as we call it "icky spider bush") abatement problem. I'm somewhat relieved to find that I'm not incompetent that these are actually incredibly difficult to remove. I'm screwed, it is part of a 3 tiered patio and the "truck" and yank option isn't available to me! I have 9 of these suckers in my yard and they are each the size of a mini-van.<BR/><BR/>Anyone got a mule team they can lend me?<BR/><BR/>JenziAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26115194.post-54160833376625882692008-05-09T19:19:00.000-07:002008-05-09T19:19:00.000-07:00My husband and I are also going through the Junipe...My husband and I are also going through the Juniper scourge!! We removed one last week with the help of a hunking huge chain and 3 ton truck!! I couldn't believe the size of the root! The bush covered several square feet and I was positive there was more than 1 plant. When does the pretty ground covering bush become a monster?<BR/><BR/>We have one more to deal with in the front yard. It was planted in front of a brick column, and from the walk it looks like it covers almost half of the front of the house on that side. My husband is afraid he'll kill it if he trims it. I'd be more than happy to look after the cremation arrangements!<BR/><BR/>Any ideas what we can plant in place of these - also low maintenance, but without the tenacity of Satan.stephhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00575171807805332037noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26115194.post-501997885734190842007-05-24T17:51:00.000-07:002007-05-24T17:51:00.000-07:00Maaan! this is the funnier text I have ever read!!...Maaan! this is the funnier text I have ever read!!! Ahem.. I mean, sorry about the Juniper problem. But great blog you have here! I'll visit again to read more! good luck with the bush thing! b.Bruna Britohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12896241981293407471noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26115194.post-35261484943364943042007-05-23T10:58:00.000-07:002007-05-23T10:58:00.000-07:00WCS-Well done! You have more tenacity than I do. I...WCS-<BR/><BR/>Well done! You have more tenacity than I do. I'd rather just trim than remove.<BR/><BR/>It is odd what passes as attractive though. Someone somewhere LOVES the way they look. That's not me, I just don't have the vendetta against them that Patricia does.Peter Brownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12103156220017676316noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26115194.post-41507494035446647402007-05-23T10:54:00.000-07:002007-05-23T10:54:00.000-07:00Jenylu -Agreed. It's possible their roots are anch...Jenylu -<BR/><BR/>Agreed. It's possible their roots are anchored in the seventh circle of hell.<BR/><BR/><BR/>I've tried to remove them before. I decided then and there I'd rather just trim them.Peter Brownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12103156220017676316noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26115194.post-967294172434569742007-05-23T10:51:00.000-07:002007-05-23T10:51:00.000-07:00Ando-I'd rather shovel dirt than deal with Juniper...Ando-<BR/><BR/>I'd rather shovel dirt than deal with Junipers...<BR/><BR/>...actually I'd rather play video games, but that isn't always an option.Peter Brownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12103156220017676316noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26115194.post-59471434413193018352007-05-23T10:44:00.000-07:002007-05-23T10:44:00.000-07:00I feel your pain Peter. I'm with Patricia, I HATE ...I feel your pain Peter. I'm with Patricia, I HATE the look and feel of the bushes. And as you say, they are a spider haven. I cut ours down last year (we had 4 in front of our house). We just took the roots out this year. Letting them die off really helped make it easier to remove the roots--but what a terrible bush!Becca Sportshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02725335337480686849noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26115194.post-51055491655799000442007-05-22T22:29:00.000-07:002007-05-22T22:29:00.000-07:00Junipers are definitely of Satan! We've got some ...Junipers are definitely of Satan! We've got some good removal stories of our own. I'll make sure Beamer Pal reads this one! :)jenyluhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01786301736350017080noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26115194.post-68445228063450987242007-05-22T21:10:00.000-07:002007-05-22T21:10:00.000-07:00Ah, the juniper. I know your pain, friend.Ah, the juniper. I know your pain, friend.Andohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03131797508553759211noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26115194.post-15256064641498443112007-05-22T16:18:00.000-07:002007-05-22T16:18:00.000-07:00J Crew-There are few pleasures as rewarding in lif...J Crew-<BR/><BR/>There are few pleasures as rewarding in life as paying other people to do hard work that would otherwise fall on you!<BR/><BR/>Got any left over funds you want to contribute to the Kludge Bonsai Fund?Peter Brownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12103156220017676316noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26115194.post-7560670374061714022007-05-22T16:14:00.000-07:002007-05-22T16:14:00.000-07:00We had those at our house. Lickily with our left o...We had those at our house. Lickily with our left over equity money we hired some peeps to do it. That was fun.J Crewhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05760790042335771827noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26115194.post-13114453806416919542007-05-22T16:12:00.000-07:002007-05-22T16:12:00.000-07:00Jason-An excellent tip.If I get too frustrated I c...Jason-<BR/><BR/>An excellent tip.<BR/><BR/>If I get too frustrated I can just commit arson, collect from the insurance company and buy a house without Juniper bushes!Peter Brownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12103156220017676316noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26115194.post-81033483915079971012007-05-22T16:10:00.000-07:002007-05-22T16:10:00.000-07:00SJ -One way or another I WILL BE SUCCESSFUL!You mi...SJ -<BR/><BR/>One way or another I WILL BE SUCCESSFUL!<BR/><BR/>You might want to see what my front yard looks like before soliciting my help! You might regret it.<BR/><BR/>:)Peter Brownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12103156220017676316noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26115194.post-91752892717981334882007-05-22T15:29:00.000-07:002007-05-22T15:29:00.000-07:00Just remember."Fire is your friend."Just remember.<BR/><BR/>"Fire is your friend."Jason Michael Shuttlesworthhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05641164127688746568noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26115194.post-22390469393220901072007-05-22T14:05:00.000-07:002007-05-22T14:05:00.000-07:00As long as you win against the Juniper - and the a...As long as you win against the Juniper - and the allergy thing - well I know your pain - allergies are the pits! Hope all goes well with the yard work - hey - when you are done (and if you are successful) we have a bush that needs to be removed :)Stephaniehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16927672973689325166noreply@blogger.com