The choisa was severely damaged by my kids when they built a den, possible to take cuttings from it? How would you go about it.
The last one is about 1.5m high but it is all over the place so looking to trim it back, again how would I do this.
The vinca is it a climber, apologies for all the questions.
The Vinca (major) isn’t really a climber. It spreads quite quickly and can look quite untidy in no matter of time. I planted them on a dry bank where I wanted evergreen ground cover. They can look nice when in flower but I’ve slowly been taking them out. I found cutting them back hard worked out ok. I prefer the minor / periwinkle.
The smaller pot on the left is Houtiyana Chameleon. DO NOT plant this into your border .It spreads by thick white roots that can spread far and wide. It will then pop up right in the middle of a plant you treasure and will be impossible to remove as it will grow a new plant from a tiny piece of root left behind. The leaves are attractive, it has waxy white flowers. It smells of slightly off oranges. It is a thug in a border but would be ok in a pot, permanently. I think it is sometimes sold as a pond marginal, but I wouldn't risk it there either. I've been trying to get rid of it for years😞
Been reading up on that will be burning it tomorrow.
@Thebigeasy I'm very glad to hear you're getting rid of it.
I found this in a strawberry plant that was given to me, will there be any roots that maybe left behind when I separated them? Should I dig out that plant and bin it too?
The choisa was severely damaged by my kids when they built a den, possible to take cuttings from it? How would you go about it.
The last one is about 1.5m high but it is all over the place so looking to trim it back, again how would I do this.
The vinca is it a climber, apologies for all the questions.
The Vinca (major) isn’t really a climber. It spreads quite quickly and can look quite untidy in no matter of time. I planted them on a dry bank where I wanted evergreen ground cover. They can look nice when in flower but I’ve slowly been taking them out. I found cutting them back hard worked out ok. I prefer the minor / periwinkle.
You ask if they are plants or weeds. That depends if you like them... the usual definition of a weed is "a plant in the wrong place".
The plant with the greeny-yellow flowers in the top picture of the second three, is a Euphorbia. Be careful when handling it as the sap is very poisonous, and is also a severe irritant to the skin. Maybe best removed if your children play around there...
Since 2019 I've lived in east Clare, in the west of Ireland.
@Thebigeasy, it's hard to say really. How long ago did you plant out your strawberries or are they still in pots? I would probably wash the strawberry rootball in a bucket of water to flush out the distinctive houtyana root if it's present. Then replant them in a planter this year to see if any appears. The roots also smell a bit of oranges and are, if memory serves much thicker than strawberry roots. I thought I had won and removed it all one spring. I removed all of my perennials, a rose etc from the 3ft border it appeared in. Washed the roots, sieved the soil and binned any bits and roots I found. I replanted my plants and had a houtyana free summer. The next spring it appeared more than 4ft away . It had sent roots under a 3ft path made from thick concrete and popped up through really good quality weed membrane and four inches of chippings.
You ask if they are plants or weeds. That depends if you like them... the usual definition of a weed is "a plant in the wrong place".
The plant with the greeny-yellow flowers in the top picture of the second three, is a Euphorbia. Be careful when handling it as the sap is very poisonous, and is also a severe irritant to the skin. Maybe best removed if your children play around there...
Thanks, the kids don't really play there as its besides the cars, im not sure if I like them yet as this is only my year at trying to get a nice garden, sad considering I'm 42
Top green leaves plant ....... foxglove? Middle of 3 green leaved plant possibly cosmos
Top of the 3 pictures is perhaps foxglove? And excuse my ignorance but these are plants not weeds?
Weeds are plants too! Weeds are not a distinct scientific category. The usual definition of a weed is "a plant growing where it's not wanted." So it's up to you: if you don't like foxgloves, it's a weed; if you like them, it's not. Purple foxgloves grow wild in places like field boundaries, but there are lots of cultivated varieties in gardens. Can't tell which yours is until it flowers.
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The plant with the greeny-yellow flowers in the top picture of the second three, is a Euphorbia. Be careful when handling it as the sap is very poisonous, and is also a severe irritant to the skin. Maybe best removed if your children play around there...
I thought I had won and removed it all one spring. I removed all of my perennials, a rose etc from the 3ft border it appeared in. Washed the roots, sieved the soil and binned any bits and roots I found. I replanted my plants and had a houtyana free summer. The next spring it appeared more than 4ft away . It had sent roots under a 3ft path made from thick concrete and popped up through really good quality weed membrane and four inches of chippings.