A garden is certainly not a place of stability. Do you also enjoy constantly making new changes? A hedge is an attractive privacy screen, but must be dug up and relocated in the event of disease, as part of a major renovation or simply for creative redesign. With the following instructions you can do this very easily.
How to dig up and move a hedge?
To dig up and move a hedge, you should choose the right time (between October and February), expose the trunk, cut it and remove the roots. Then transport the roots to the new location and put them back in the ground.
The work steps at a glance
- Choose the right time
- Exposing the trunk
- Cut the trunk
- Cutting the roots
- Getting the roots out of the ground
- The implementation
Choose the right time
Actually, August is the perfect month to dig up a hedge. Nevertheless, the law prohibits significant intervention in the popular breeding grounds of many birds during this time. It is therefore only permitted to dig up a hedge from October to February. However, you can ask the local building authority for a special permit.
Exposing the trunk
So that you can better access the trunk later to pull the bushes out of the ground, you should expose it by removing annoying branches and twigs. Depending on the thickness, use different tools like
- Hedge trimmer
- Pruning Shears
- Or chainsaw
Cut the trunk
Ultimately, cut down each individual bush with a small hand saw or hatchet.
Cutting the roots
To prevent new shoots from forming, you must now remove the roots. Since these can become quite firmly anchored in the earth over time, some preparation is required. Cut through the thickest roots with targeted spade stabs. Then try to remove it from the ground as best you can using lever movements.
Getting the roots out of the ground
Once you have loosened the roots sufficiently, you can now pull them out of the ground with your hands. If you still can't do this, it's best to use ropes or rent a small excavator.
The implementation
You can now transport the roots in a wheelbarrow to the new location and place them back in the ground there. All remaining plant parts can be used as firewood or can be disposed of in the compost.
