Rosemary Bushes?

I have several rosemary bushes (hedges) in the front/side yards of my new home, and I can't stand them! They grow out of control, look unkempt, are difficult to trim, etc. Would they be difficult to remove? Are they deep-rooted plants?





( I live in San Jose (northern), California)

Rosemary Bushes?
Oy vey..... lap it up? LAME!!!!








Anyways.....





They are not too deep rooted, and I can understand your frustration, my wife hated the rosemary bush we had in our front yard, but I kept it trimmed, and we used it mainly for cooking. However.... I totally understand your predicament. Its one thing to grow it for cooking, its something else when it has become overgrown.





Depending on how big it is, I would start by either using pruning shears or if you can get to the base, a hand saw. Keep in mind you have alot of trimming to do, so keep your garbage cans fairly empty until you start hacking away. Once you get to the base, and the outer growth is gone, the root system itself will mainly be within the first few feet, and it wont be too thick. Maybe you'll have shoots being 1" thick at most. But over all, you should be able to dig it out, and it shouldnt come back after you have dug it out. But like I said, it is alot of work to get rid of, but if its that invasive, its totally worth it.
Reply:Hi! I couldn't stand mine either and just yanked them all out.. It really was a pain. If you do it now, preferably after a frosty morning it will be a little easier because the woody stems will just break as you pull. Problem with these is they spread! Wherever a branch lays on the soil you'll probably get new roots. We were successful getting rid of ours, go for it! The yard looks so much better!!
Reply:Good story man.


I just LOVE Rosemary's trimmed bush.

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