I did wonderfully detailed and lush gardens in my first house on a budget, and now I'm doing another in a completely different climate on even less money. I made many many mistakes, most of them costing me more than was necessary. I did learn a lot with the first house and hopefully that is translating to savings here. The single most important thing I learned was to choose a specific plant for a specific spot and not buy something then wander the yard searching for a place to put it. Here is how I did my second home. Identify the zones- what purpose will each area serve? Draw an overhead view as detailed as you can and decide on play areas, pet areas, lounge areas, greeting guests areas, utility areas, etc. Then take many many photos of the house and grounds from many many angles. Look at them and post them here. What you are trying to do is plan out the bones of the space. You need to know "I need a tall something here, I need to draw attention here, I need to block this view, I need shade here, I need a safe area for kids, I want to put a bench here, I need winter interest here", and so on. Don't forget to consider the view from every window- most of us enjoy our gardens from inside the home a great deal of the time, so views are major. Little vignettes of plant groupings or a small statue need to be within sight lines from rooms you spend time in IMO. Write it all down on your drawing. Planning and research is easy and free. First year I put in what will be the largest trees and big conifers- these are the main bones and provide balance and structure. My budget insists that I buy small plants, but time is on my side and I can enjoy them for decades. Next step/year was major shrubs- those that get larger then six feet. These plants are what provides most of the texture and ebb and flow of the design. I try and stick to a loose color scheme as I don't want red blooming next to pink- keeping track of colors and bloom times is best done on paper, trust me. Evergreens with winter interest need to be apparent nearly everywhere. Next step/year was smaller (six feet or less) flowering shrubs and conifers that I adore. As always I have to buy small and wait for them to grow, but my budget is what it is and I deal with it. Next step is thinking about perennials and with these bloom times and colors are even more important. Think texture, too- many plants can compliment each other tremendously if you just think about it. Once I have these established I look around for areas than need ground cover Last thing for me is annuals. I find annuals to be extremely work intensive so I usually limit them to one or two areas right where I need major focal point of color during a season. Keeping the area small makes for less work and retains the visual punch. There are other methods, this is just mine. Some folks do one corner or view at a time, and this is fine, too. Start small if you doubt your abilities, but finish what you start. Don't sweat it. IMO it is a game to play not a job to get done and should be enjoyable. If you get something wrong you can move it. I have had plants that were moved so many times they needed wheels. It did teach me to choose the plant with the spot in mind and not vice versa. In my experience every single time I have purchased a plant and wandered the yard looking for a place to put it I eventually end up having to move the plant. Going shopping for a "six foot shrub with white summer blooms and likes full sun" is much more the way to go IMO. I am by no means any sort of expert on this, just an avid gardener who has made her share of costly mistakes. Plan, read, pick peoples brains. Growing them is easy- just find out what a plant needs and give it to them. Don't expect full sun plants to do well in shade and don't expect arid climate plants to live in a bog- it's pretty simple. I looked at my new homes yard as a five year plan purely because of cost restrictions. I am in year four now and am very happy with how things are progressing. Sure I wish things would grow faster and fill in better but I can't always get what I want. It is a process and if you love doing it things will work out. If you hate doing it, plant some simple plants and be done. IMO it is work and if you can't or don't want to do it yourself or hire it done don't set yourself up for a lot of maintenance. Neglected plantings look worse than spare yet well maintained areas. Be honest about your level of time and interest investment and don't bite off more that you can chew. Didn't mean to write a book, and again I am no expert. My advice is worth exactly what you paid for it :)

I generally just cut through mine with a shovel or a trowel (whichever works). Throw the pup, bareroot, in a cool dry shady area for a week or 2 and then repot/replant. I've also just stuck them in the ground (or pot-in cactus mix), watered them, once or twice, and had them take as well. They're very forgiving and very hardy. wanda

If I was lucky enough to have Morels in my backyard, I would just harvest them with a smile on my face and leave the landscaping alone. IMHO I would forget about pavers or anything else that could hinder or damage the mycillium growing under the ground. I would throw some grass seed down, maybe some woodland wildflower seeds and nothing else. Personally I wouldn't even mow the area until after the harvest was complete.

Looking at the picture, removal is your best option.