Mid-Atlantic Gardening: Yardening Summer 2013 Part 2, 2 by HollyAnnS

HollyAnnS wrote:
Ric and I tackled the big Juniper Hedge today. Usually once a year we get in there and pull out any vines, pokeweed or any other unwanted intruders. This didn't use to be a very big job nothing much grew in under there it was mostly just along the edges but after some serious damage from a snow storm a few years ago that broke enough branches to let in a good bit more light it has gotten to be a bit bigger job. Just more things growing under there now that there is more light coming thru from the top. So you really have to crawl in under it and move around in the middle to get cleaned out. Since it was a nice cool day we both suited up in long pants, long sleeves and gloves. Glad it is done and shouldn't need to be done again till next year. Plus as the damage is slowly being filled in with new growth the weeds should become less and less. Here are a few pics of the hedge, more than 100ft long and a good 12ft wide. Pictures from both ends and a look under where Ric spent the best part of an hour and half crawling around under and around the branches. He pushed things out to me and I carted it away. We filled up the garden cart about 5 times.