Overgrown bushes blocking the walkway
Landscaping plants that once fit their space have grown too large and crowded the path. Homeowners are left trying to figure out whether they should heavily prune, shape them into an archway before winter hits, or remove them entirely.
What people tried
Every workaround mentioned in the threads below. We haven’t tested any of them — and nobody here is claiming they worked.
- 1Trimming them into an archway or hedge
- 2Pulling them out completely to replace with new plants
- 3Using a truck with a chain to remove them
- 4Dig out around the sprinkler heads and raise them up by packing dirt underneath.
- 5Replace existing sprinkler heads with new ones that pop up higher.
- 6Trim the grass around the sprinkler heads using a string trimmer, scissors, or a specialized sprinkler head cutter.
- 7Clean the screens and filters to improve water pressure and help them rise fully.
In their words
Unedited, grouped by where they were said, most upvoted first within each place, each linked to the thread it came from.
“Years ago they fit the space well, now they are crowding it.”source ↗
“I was thinking maybe I could trim it into an archway and get the tops to grow into each other or something fun.”source ↗
“I'm trying to take care of it before winter hits.”source ↗
“There are some heads where they don't seem to spray far enough or they're blocked by my grass. The heads seem like theyre up all the way though. Is my grass too tall? How do I fix this?”source ↗
“I tried to pull them up when they were on and they weren't budging so I assume theyre up all the way.”source ↗
Where this came up
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