Horsetail - my front garden is riddled with it but strangely none in the back garden. I keep on pulling it up and seem to be winning the battle but I might just be kidding myself.
I don't have JkW or bindweed, but I do have almost all of the other major weeds being complained about. Even Marestail, though it only ever makes a token appearance with a stem or two on the side of the dam. If you don't know where to look you miss it!
I can even add some that others don't have : an untidy sedge and yellow loosestrife
Most of the others do their own thing and get controlled to some extent when or if it is necessary. Some, like Welsh poppies, cow parsley, herb robert and celandine are even welcomed.
But worse than all the rest put together, the one that just smirks and thumbs its nose at me, because it knows it can never be beaten, is ground elder!
It covers whole swathes of the garden, under the trees, among plants in the border, pops up between paving flags and sneers out of stone walls. Already this year I have filled 6 or.7 animal feed sacks just with its spaghetti like roots and I have barely made an impact. All I can do is mow it or remove as many leaves as possible where I can't get at the roots and prevent it seeding and then it will be the same again by next year!
Currently its greater celandine in my garden. I got on top of the ground elder a couple of years ago so it's not so much a problem now. But the phygelius that had taken over the front garden is still popping up - the biggest thug I've ever come across. And I can't seem to get rid of green alkanet either.
@didyw, people need to be made more aware of invasive nature of phygelius. Previous owner or may be the ones before that planted in this garden and it has made a huge underground root network.
I planted out a Phygelius a few years ago and it really did look good with all its yellow flowers. It wasn't until I was weeding in that area that I noticed how many shoots were coming up elsewhere. The underground root system was unbelievable. In spite of it looking good I had to get rid of it and that took some doing. Just don't be tempted to buy one or you will regret it!
The conditions I have where it is still sending up shoots 2 years after I attempted to clear it from the front garden are light sandy soil with a south west aspect, sheltered on the east and north sides.
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The conditions I have where it is still sending up shoots 2 years after I attempted to clear it from the front garden are light sandy soil with a south west aspect, sheltered on the east and north sides.