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Violet flowers in grass

mawallace44mawallace44 Posts: 60
in Problem solving
My mum, in her 80s, asked me to look at her back lawn.

It's got violet flower weeds growing all over it

Any idea what they are and how to treat it 

Not sure at her age she's up for me digging it up and starting again!

Posts

  • bertrand-mabelbertrand-mabel Posts: 2,697
    Could it be one of the bugle plants? Bees love it.
  • nutcutletnutcutlet Posts: 27,445
    It's Ground Ivy., Glechoma hederacea. Beautiful and insects love it. Much better for all than boring grass


    In the sticks near Peterborough
  • bertrand-mabelbertrand-mabel Posts: 2,697
    Agree @nutcutlet Not sure why I didn't recognise it sooner and yes the bees and other pollinators love it and "much better for all than boring grass".
  • B3B3 Posts: 27,505
    I wouldn't mind that in my grass😊
    In London. Keen but lazy.
  • mawallace44mawallace44 Posts: 60
    But if she wanted to get rid if it?
  • floraliesfloralies Posts: 2,718
    We have it in our grass, have to admit it is very pretty and the bees love it until OH cuts the flowers off when he mows.  :lol:
  • PianoplayerPianoplayer Posts: 624
    Hi - you can get weed and feed lawn treatments.
  • punkdocpunkdoc Posts: 15,039
    As with any plant you don’t want, there are two options, weedkiller, or dig them out.
    How can you lie there and think of England
    When you don't even know who's in the team

    S.Yorkshire/Derbyshire border
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