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Root problem (matted in rai
Lawtel23
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Hi all, Bought a house back in December 13 and am having my first go at gardening. Really enjoying it and have effected quite a bit of what I set out to do (big jobs at least!). However, I'm a little stuck with one corner of my garden where an unknown plant has multiplied vociferously. I have managed to get a portion of the roots out, although now fear I'll damage the roots of nearby plants that I wish to keep (roses + pear tree). Any help much appreciated re ideas on how I can get rid of the roots.
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Hi Lawtel and welcome
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Gardening in Central Norfolk on improved gritty moraine over chalk ... free-draining.
Am booting up the laptop to see if that makes a difference..
Sorry, I should have said - it won't work on mobiles - it's something that will be sorted in the future apparently
It'll be fine on the laptop
Gardening in Central Norfolk on improved gritty moraine over chalk ... free-draining.
It was initially overgrown - all roughly 1ft+ high, sprawling long leaves. Leaves are starting to grow back now, as you can see in the photos.
In the second photo, you can see the bottom left area that I have lifted some of the roots out of. The roots are matted a few inches deep.
p.s. thanks for the quick reply and help!
Hmm, could we have a close up of the leaves please? I'm thinking it might be one of the shrubby honeysuckles but it's hard to tell from here ........
Gardening in Central Norfolk on improved gritty moraine over chalk ... free-draining.
That looks like Hypericum also known as St John's Wort. It's frequently planted as groundcover as it requires very little looking after - however I think it'll take some digging out to get rid of it. I would just get stuck in and dig and dig - I don't think it'll go too deep.
Then leave the area for a while and see what regrows - you can then paint a brushwood killer onto the leaves of any new growth.
I don't imagine that you'll be replanting that area until this time next year, but it's as well to do the job properly.
Good luck
Gardening in Central Norfolk on improved gritty moraine over chalk ... free-draining.