Mid-Atlantic Gardening: spring time plant shopping, 1 by Gitagal

Gitagal wrote:
Now--the van is backed up as close to the bed as possible--the ties are angled
between the bed and the back of the van--and the next haalf hour is spent trying
to get the root ball up the ramp.
MISSION IMPOSSIBLE!!!! Can't budge!
Paul finds a strong, blue strap and is mumbling something about wishing he had a "come-along".
We try again--no luck. Time for plan # 99.

Move the van as far down the driveway (where it slopes down) as that will decrease the angle of the ramp a lot.
BRIGHT IDEA!! Simple physics.....

SO! Now thew van is sticking half way into the street. No sweat! There is a full lane left for anyone to get by.
We place three Landscape ties from the driveway to the van. Beautiful! This should be easy-peezy now...

BUT--How do we get the root ball TO the van? I suggest "walking" ir over.
Paul says he is going to roll it down the driveway. So that is what we do....leaving a trail of soil,
falling off the roots, along the way. HEY! The load is getting lighter!!! That's good stuff!