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help! unknown plant or weed taking over bedy
Chump83
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Hi all, can you help identify these as they have taken over one of my beds and have started creeping into the lawn
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I take it you're talking abut the small green plant in the middle of the first, second and fourth pictures - it looks to me like Saponaria officinalis aka Bouncing Bet, soapwort, Sweet Betty and many other names https://www.rhs.org.uk/Plants/16441/Saponaria-officinalis/Details?returnurl=%2Fplants%2Fsearch-results%3Fform-mode%3Dfalse%26query%3Dphlox%26aliaspath%3D%252fplants%252fsearch-results
It's very pretty, pollinating insects like it and it spreads like crazy - however it's easy to identify once you know what you're looking for, and you just pull up the bits that are where you don't want them. If it's spread into your lawn regular mowing will keep it under control, or a weedkiller designed for lawns will also work.
Our neighbour grows it - we defend our borders
Gardening in Central Norfolk on improved gritty moraine over chalk ... free-draining.
great thanks for your help both of you
Thanks
And as for the little geranium in your lawn - despite it's name I am not responsible
https://www.virtualheb.co.uk/doves-foot-cranesbill-pink-wildflowers-western-isles/
It's a pretty little thing - regular lawnmowing will control it
Gardening in Central Norfolk on improved gritty moraine over chalk ... free-draining.