There were so many huge multiflora roses invading the west end of the pond, and so many old, huge bittersweet vines strangling the trees, one day I decided to have at them with the backhoe. I carefully positioned the tractor, not sideways, but up and down on the slope down to the pond, then dug in the teeth of the front end loader, to help stabilize it.
This:
stood no chance against this:
roots and all:
Bittersweet:
Now you can at least access the pond, from this side:
