Thank you everyone and apologies for asking about so many on one post (i didn't realise). I'll take care not to do that again. You have all been so helpful and welcoming. The purple foxgloves have started opening and I've been busy whenever possible removing the Green Alkanet. Would you advise me to also remove some or all of the following: - Toadflax, Willowherb, Cotoneaster, and, Nipplewort. Your help and advise is truly appreciated. Please take care and stay safe
Get rid of the Willowherb before it produces seeds! It can be a real nuisance in the garden.
Nipplewort is usually regarded as a weed too.
Cotoneaster selfseeds all over the place ... it can be a really useful shrub and provides shelter and the berries for birds and the flowers give nectar for insects so I would transplant some to places where you want them ... pull the rest up ... you don’t want to live in a cotoneaster forest 😲
Gardening in Central Norfolk on improved gritty moraine over chalk ... free-draining.
Toadflax is definitely a keeper. Easily pulled out where you don't want it. It's a great mixer and will bush out last two or three years if you want it to. Treat it like a perennial, cut off spent blooms and tidy it up next year.
Thanks again for all the advice. I've decided to keep the Toadflax and have pulled up most of the Willowherb and Nipplewort. The garden is looking tidier already . I'll keep the Cotoneasters for now too. If anyone could identify these 2 trees I'd be most grateful (the photos were taken a few weeks ago). Any ideas about the 3rd photo please? Stay safe everyone
Thanks Borderline. The Viburnum Tinus is nearly 3m tall with an actual trunk so I've been searching thinking it was a tree . Your knowledge has helped me out once again.
Many shrubs can mature and end up looking like trees. Looks like you have a few mature shrubs already which is a bonus. I wonder what is your third shrub/tree. Maybe post another photo of the whole shape so it may be easier to recognise.
No. 3 looks like it might be a Rubus, an ornamental blackberry. I have one that has made a pretty, little thicket under the shade of some ash trees and has pinky-red flowers, like tiny roses, at this time of year.
Good morning all! I tried tackling the cotoneaster forest yesterday and I'm afraid it defeated me. I wish the previous carer of this garden had your advice Dove .I've reduced the foliage but more than that is proving very difficult. On a less frustrating theme I would really appreciate help with identifying my finds once again. Apologies for repeatedly asking for help but I'm new to gardening and it's all very challenging.(I'll divide into 2 posts though)...... Thanks again!
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Please take care and stay safe
Gardening in Central Norfolk on improved gritty moraine over chalk ... free-draining.
If anyone could identify these 2 trees I'd be most grateful (the photos were taken a few weeks ago).
Any ideas about the 3rd photo please?
Stay safe everyone
On a less frustrating theme I would really appreciate help with identifying my finds once again. Apologies for repeatedly asking for help but I'm new to gardening and it's all very challenging.(I'll divide into 2 posts though)...... Thanks again!