The common, species buddleia can be a pest, but the cultivated ones are a bit better behaved I suppose I would say Celandine. They're everywhere along the verges, and on a section of road at the farm where there's no light at all, and just starting to flower. I'd be perfectly happy to have them in the garden. Daisies and clover are always welcome.
It's a place where beautiful isn't enough of a word....
I live in west central Scotland - not where that photo is...
Wild buddleia ( first issue is how to spell it) will grow out of anything. It often grows out of chimney stacks. The tame versions are more picky.. I have a wild one that sowed itself in a small pot. There are a few inhospitable parts of my garden. I might give it a go. If it grows, it grows.
Shining cranesbill, geranium lucidum. Shiny leaves, pretty pink flowers, looks great with forget-me-nots. When grown in really poor dry soil or in drystone walls the effect is quite something, as the stems and leaves glow bright red. Easy to remove ( similar growth habit to herb Robert) but a prolific self seeder.
A 'weed' is only a weed if you don't want it where it grows. My 'weeds' include red clover, self heal, various legumes too many to ID, and of course primroses and cowslips and their many intermediaries.
Speedwell and Scarlet Pimpernel, they remind me of playing in my nan's garden when I was a kid 😊 I've tried to grow both from seed but never had any luck.
I forgot about them. I like them too. @februarysgirl Wildflowers have a subtlety that cultivated plants lack. Both have a place in my garden but I can't be doing with doubles except feverfew.
I deliberately leave a big patch of red campion to do its thing unmolested, and a few areas where I leave cow parsley alone. I really like both. Also, thistles - I always leave a few to grow big, as well as ragwort, feverfew, poppies and a few patches of forget-me-nots.
Not forgetting my lawn weeds. I like seeing daisies, violets and clover when I haven't mown for a while. While I do see the appeal of a perfect lawn, it's not my thing.
I got funny looks from my brothers next door neighbour (extremely tidy garden, nothing ever goes unprunned) when I planted daisies, self heal, birds foot trefoil and red clover in his lawn. We get on really well but she couldn't believe I intentionally grew them for it. She does like the sea of crocus, daffs and other bulbs that are on show at the moment though.
I do grow cow parsley in my garden but tend to chop off as many faded flowers as I can before it takes over.
If weed is very loosely defined as something which seeds itself and grows where it chooses, untended by me then primroses, aquilegia, forget me nots, foxgloves and cow parsley, especially Ravenwing.
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I suppose I would say Celandine. They're everywhere along the verges, and on a section of road at the farm where there's no light at all, and just starting to flower. I'd be perfectly happy to have them in the garden.
Daisies and clover are always welcome.
I live in west central Scotland - not where that photo is...
Shiny leaves, pretty pink flowers, looks great with forget-me-nots.
When grown in really poor dry soil or in drystone walls the effect is quite something, as the stems and leaves glow bright red.
Easy to remove ( similar growth habit to herb Robert) but a prolific self seeder.
Wish I had wild carrots @gjautos!
Wildflowers have a subtlety that cultivated plants lack. Both have a place in my garden but I can't be doing with doubles except feverfew.
Also, thistles - I always leave a few to grow big, as well as ragwort, feverfew, poppies and a few patches of forget-me-nots.
Not forgetting my lawn weeds. I like seeing daisies, violets and clover when I haven't mown for a while. While I do see the appeal of a perfect lawn, it's not my thing.
I do grow cow parsley in my garden but tend to chop off as many faded flowers as I can before it takes over.