Bulbs
Flower Basics
Flower Beds & Specialty Gardens
Flower Garden
Garden Furniture
Garden Gnomes
Garden Seeds
Garden Sheds
Garden Statues
Garden Tools & Supplies
Gardening Basics
Green & Organic
Groundcovers & Vines
Growing Annuals
Growing Basil
Growing Beans
Growing Berries
Growing Blueberries
Growing Cactus
Growing Corn
Growing Cotton
Growing Edibles
Growing Flowers
Growing Garlic
Growing Grapes
Growing Grass
Growing Herbs
Growing Jasmine
Growing Mint
Growing Mushrooms
Orchids
Growing Peanuts
Growing Perennials
Growing Plants
Growing Rosemary
Growing Roses
Growing Strawberries
Growing Sunflowers
Growing Thyme
Growing Tomatoes
Growing Tulips
Growing Vegetables
Herb Basics
Herb Garden
Indoor Growing
Landscaping Basics
Landscaping Patios
Landscaping Plants
Landscaping Shrubs
Landscaping Trees
Landscaping Walks & Pathways
Lawn Basics
Lawn Maintenance
Lawn Mowers
Lawn Ornaments
Lawn Planting
Lawn Tools
Outdoor Growing
Overall Landscape Planning
Pests, Weeds & Problems
Plant Basics
Rock Garden
Rose Garden
Shrubs
Soil
Specialty Gardens
Trees
Vegetable Garden
Yard Maintenance
How to Remove Junipers
How to Remove Junipers. Junipers are popular shrubs for covering landscaping beds. They spread out and cover the ground without growing too high. One problem with junipers, though, is trying to remove them. Since they are low-growing shrubs with soft branches, they can be difficult to dig up. Junipers do not provide much to grip on to, so they are...
Junipers are popular shrubs for covering landscaping beds. They spread out and cover the ground without growing too high. One problem with junipers, though, is trying to remove them. Since they are low-growing shrubs with soft branches, they can be difficult to dig up. Junipers do not provide much to grip on to, so they are hard to pull out of the ground. However, with a some pruning shears and a shovel, removing junipers can be a manageable task.
Things You'll Need
Work gloves
Shovel
Pruning shears
Topsoil
Cut all the branches of the juniper down to about six or eight inches from the ground. This will leave the solid part of the bush to grab when pulling it out of the ground.
Dig down at a 45-degree angle with the shovel around the juniper about one foot from the base of the shrub. Insert the shovel about the depth of the shovel blade into the ground.
Grab the trunk of the juniper with work gloves and lift it out of the ground. If the juniper does not come out easily, dig around the shrub again with the shovel.
Inspect the hole after you remove the juniper to make sure that none of the roots are still in the ground. Dig up any remaining roots with the shovel.
Fill in the hole where the juniper was removed with topsoil and pack it with the shovel until it is level with the rest of the bed.
Tips & Warnings
Be sure to remove all the juniper roots from your bed to prevent another shrub from growing.
