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to be honest it hasn't been growing for more than a few years, the thickest stems are only an inch diameter, but there's miles of scrawny little shoots, so i'll just have to keep picking it off with a screwdriver:thumbdown:

 

Get them to buy you a long handled patio cleaner, the ones with the wire brush heads - they're perfect for the smaller shoots & the root suckers.

 

It's damn near impossible to get it all off without some minor damage & you'll always see where the ivy used to be so it's best to brush on some stabiliser & use oil based masonry paint for the best longest lasting finish.

 

Ps you can use a weed burner (I've tried! Minus the Catherine wheel! ;-) ) but only on a bare brick / stone wall.

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Seen them before, never knew them as cornish shovels though. What makes them cornish exactly? :)

I believe the Cornish tin miners used pointed shovels for shovelling the tin ore. The point slides past the stones rather than a square edge being stopped by one. Presumably the underground shovels were shorter handled to work in the confined space loading the ore into the rail skips.

The long handle completes the Cornish shovel as we know it now. The long handle enables extra leverage when digging and also can enable extra push on the lower hand with the users leg. Another a big advantage is the user can stay upright.

Ideal for moving small trees, just work around the tree then use the long handle to lift the root.

Everyone should have one

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