Winter damage to the thorny bushes along our property fence. What a mess.

As the snow disappeared from our yard we saw that the bushes on the fence were more on the ground broken than on the fence. What a mess.

We have been thinking about getting rid of the thorny bushes that grab you every time you walk by.

thorny-bush

There were so many things we wanted to do this spring but I guess our priorities have changed and our new priority is to rip out damage and replant something that is less aggressive and thorny.

I thought that we might use grape vines to cover the fence but first I have to rip out the damage and clean it up a bit. Give the grape vines less competition for space. I am hoping that I can use one grape vine for each section, about 6-8 apart.

The first step was to dress up for battle by covering every open area so the thorns can’t grab my skin. It also helps to keep some of the mosquitoes and black flies from biting me.

cleaning-fence

It took me quite a while to get clean the first section of fence. Once I had a hole made in the bushes it wasn’t quite so dangerous getting under them to cut them down.

cleaner-fence

Once I had the bushes off this section of fence I cleaned out all the stones and garbage that was buried under all those bushes.

By this time I was ready for a well deserved break. Glad I did this early in the day before it started to get really hot because I felt like I was in a sauna all morning. Well worth the time and effort though.

Well after my little break I started digging a two foot hole for our first grape vine.

grape-vine

What a difference in the look of our yard with a big hole in the once over grown thorny bush but over the next few years it should grow to give us some privacy once again.

I love the way the fence looks even though the grape vine is still only 4 or 5 inches high, it will grow and grow.

Here is a little closer look at the grape vine I planted.

grape-vine-closeup

I woke up with a few extra aches and pains this morning after cutting all that crap out of the fence area and digging up the roots so I may not get the second section done today plus it looks like it’s going to rain all day.

It’s a start…

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