The man did exactly what I asked. He removed all the vegetation from half my yard so I could plant a 'meadow'. He used a weedwacker, a scuffle hoe, a shovel and a regular hoe. There was one plant with a huge root and for that he borrowed my dog who is good at digging up roots. (There was only that one plant I asked him not to damage.)
Hopefully that one little plant will decide to make a comeback. I will mark the spot where it grew and let nature take its course. He did a very good job. If you use your imagination and think very, very hard you can just picture how pretty the meadow will be next year.
