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Grass weed?

AcermaniaAcermania Posts: 19
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Hello, would appreciate if I could get some advice on what this is growing on my lawn and how I can get rid of it? They grew last year and it took me a long time to pull them out by hand. And this year they’re back in big patches of the lawn. Many thanks. 
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  • FairygirlFairygirl Posts: 55,117
    The photo isn't clear enough to ID. Have you got a close up?
    It's a place where beautiful isn't enough of a word....



    I live in west central Scotland - not where that photo is...
  • AcermaniaAcermania Posts: 19
    Sorry, hopefully this is better? Many thanks. 

  • B3B3 Posts: 27,505
    Clover. Not a weed unless you want a bowling green lawn
    In London. Keen but lazy.
  • FairygirlFairygirl Posts: 55,117
    You'd have to use a selective weedkiller if you don't want it. 

    I actively grow it, in an area beside the grass and also one of my paths, for bees  :)
    It's a place where beautiful isn't enough of a word....



    I live in west central Scotland - not where that photo is...
  • DovefromaboveDovefromabove Posts: 88,147
    I’ve sown white clover into our front lawn this year … bees love the flowers and the leaves stay green even in a drought 😊 
    As clover fixes nitrogen with its roots, it also reduces the need to use fertilisers on grassland, and is used by farmers in mixed keys to improve the quality of the grass in an environmentally sound way; so unless a pure grass sward is important to you, clover can be seen as a real benefit to a lawn in many ways. 
    😊 

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





  • AcermaniaAcermania Posts: 19
    Thank you all for your replies, that’s really helpful to know. It’s good to know they’re beneficial to a lawn and attracts insects. No wonder the birds love sitting on them! 
  • B3B3 Posts: 27,505
    Note: do not walk on clover in bare feet. You will step on a bee and you will be sorry . I was for a week😖
    In London. Keen but lazy.
  • WallflowerBryWallflowerBry Posts: 81
     Also,  every part of the clover plant is edible.  The flowers and leaves are nice in a salad.
  • gjautosgjautos Posts: 429
    B3 said:
    Note: do not walk on clover in bare feet. You will step on a bee and you will be sorry . I was for a week😖
    Ouch!
  • bertrand-mabelbertrand-mabel Posts: 2,697
    Agree with you all. Clover is such a valuable plant for our insects which then are around to pollinate our fruit and veg.
    Didn't know about it being totally edible @WallflowerBry Very interesting
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