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How do I stop verbena rooting in my lawn?

S-P inLondonS-P inLondon Posts: 12
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I assume this is my verbena in a nearby raised bed, that is self-seeding. How can I prevent it? How do I remove the saplings from the lawn without making it worse? I’ve noticed hundreds of seeds already in the lawn. I don’t really want to chop down the Verbena though as the bees love it. Thanks!

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  • S-P inLondonS-P inLondon Posts: 12


  • LynLyn Posts: 23,190
    Mow the grass a bit more often will take them down. 
    Gardening on the wild, windy west side of Dartmoor. 

  • FairygirlFairygirl Posts: 55,117
    Yes - they won't stand up to regular mowing. The grass is quite long in that pic  :)

    You can take the heads off before they set seed too. 
    It's a place where beautiful isn't enough of a word....



    I live in west central Scotland - not where that photo is...
  • S-P inLondonS-P inLondon Posts: 12
    Yes the lawn is quite long because we’d been away for two weeks, but it happens anyway. Please can you explain what you mean about removing the heads before they seed? How long I want to look out for? Just conscious of not removing things for the bees
  • FairygirlFairygirl Posts: 55,117
    Once the flowers fade and look a bit tatty and pale. Just snip those off with secateurs or scissors, back to a leaf joint.  :)
    It's a place where beautiful isn't enough of a word....



    I live in west central Scotland - not where that photo is...
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