Hill and McBride adore roses — each count about 25 bushes in their yards. But Hill emphasizes they are not fanatics. "If they need to be shovel pruned [gardening lingo for given the heave-ho], I'll do it," she said. "I'm not going to be upset about losing a $12 rose bush when it's past its prime."
—Janis D. Froeloch, "Gardening Neighbors Keep Running For Roses," The Tampa Tribune, April 18, 2002

Now, when the earth is soft and the weather is cool, is a good time of the year to consider rejuvenating and enlightening that precious garden space. Shovel-prune those misfits and replant with trees or shrubbery that are more in scale with the size of the garden and house, creating a more pleasant and productive homescape.
—Joyce Smith, "Get rid of plants that don't belong in their garden spots," The Orange County Register, March 4, 1989