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Help with identifying plants in border

BrixtonGardenerBrixtonGardener Posts: 73
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Hi,

I’ve just gotten round to tidying up a garden in a house I’ve moved into, and identified most of the plants, but having trouble with the following ones...

Trying to figure out if they are weeds to be dug up, or left alone.

Any advice is greatly appreciated!



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  • yorkshireroseyorkshirerose Posts: 574
    1st pic is a Salvia, other 2 are hardy geraniums
    A gardener's work is never at an end  - (John Evelyn 1620-1706)
  • BrixtonGardenerBrixtonGardener Posts: 73
    Wow, thank you! Was not expecting a reply that quickly. 

    One more quick question, I think this is a Forget Me Not, but it seems to be popping up everywhere.. Is it just a case of digging it up when it pops up somewhere that it’s not wanted? Very new to this, literally the first garden I’ve had to look after so learning as I go along.




  • Lizzie27Lizzie27 Posts: 12,494
    Yes, forget-me-nots are annual flowers/weeds that self seed around. If you like them, just leave them be or pull them out where you don't want them.  
    North East Somerset - Clay soil over limestone
  • DovefromaboveDovefromabove Posts: 88,147
    Hi and welcome to the forum 😊
    Looks like forget-me/nots to me. I just pull them out once they’re over ... they only have shallow roots so they pull out easily enough. They’ll have dropped enough seeds to reappear next year. 

    Don’t compost them unless you want forget-me-nots popping up all over your veg patch .., voice of experience speaking 😂 

    Gardening in Central Norfolk on improved gritty moraine over chalk ... free-draining.





  • B3B3 Posts: 27,505
    You won't need to dig. Just give them a tug.
    In London. Keen but lazy.
  • BrixtonGardenerBrixtonGardener Posts: 73
    Dovefromabove said:
    Hi and welcome to the forum 😊
    Looks like forget-me/nots to me. I just pull them out once they’re over ... they only have shallow roots so they pull out easily enough. They’ll have dropped enough seeds to reappear next year. 

    Don’t compost them unless you want forget-me-nots popping up all over your veg patch .., voice of experience speaking 😂 
    Thank you for the welcome! 

    I’ve got a hot bin, which should kill the seeds, shouldn’t it?

    This is what the sunny side currently looks like. I’ve given it a tidy, but main plan is to wait until summer (or the garden centres re-open) to see what survives/looks good. I know there’s a Penstemon Blackbird in there, but the rest is a bit of a mystery.


  • DovefromaboveDovefromabove Posts: 88,147
    They’ll be a good test for your hot bin ... you do the research and let us know the result 😉 

    Gardening in Central Norfolk on improved gritty moraine over chalk ... free-draining.





  • BrixtonGardenerBrixtonGardener Posts: 73
    Hmm, only just got the veg patch to a productive state so might hold fire on any crazy experiments until next year!
  • DovefromaboveDovefromabove Posts: 88,147
    😃 👍 

    Gardening in Central Norfolk on improved gritty moraine over chalk ... free-draining.





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