johnnydoom Two years ago I spent a lot of effort cutting out overgrown shrubs planted 25 years before.

Good move.
We did the same thing years ago including adding islands to reduce grass cutting time.

One day I was sweating like crazy and getting beat up using a rototiller.

A female neighbor stops me to say: "Please tell your wife how lovely her yard looks!"

🤬

    Also curious, do any of you ever say no or do it yourself?? Serious question.

      LBlack14

      My wife paid $30-35 / per.

      Yard work I don't mind.

      I always did it myself until we built a house and moved last June.

      All the trees and large shrubs the nursery is planting as the soil is clay with shale.

      I just beat my brains out last week digging for a 2 gallon size plant.

        LBlack14 Curious, how much, per?

        $40 each. One called “BloomStruck” and two called “Pop Star” in 3 gallon pots.

        I don’t say no for reasonable requests that she has difficulty with - and gardening is one of those. I have told her to paint the interior herself if she wants it done since I have little skill in that area and it doesn’t require appreciable strength.

          Got some ferrules everybody here would hate, and found a matching sand iron for my '67 Haig Ultra heads that are waiting to be reamed and built.

            AdamMH Got some ferrules everybody here would hate,

            Except for me, probably. 😎

                I bought a matching Tommy Armour 855 Silver Scot W3 (52 degree) for my set.