I'd never met ground elder before my present garden: the PITA at my last place was creeping cinquefoil - where I am now, it is ground elder so I recognise that first picture. Not that you need my confirmation but I'd agree that the second pic looks like a honeysuckle of some sort.
Hmmm aren't honeysuckles supposed to smell or have pretty flowers. The second plant has sprouted and still got tiny yellow flowers. Its huge 2.5m high and 3-4m wide think time to cut back but would like to know how when or if it will ever earn its keep
There are several cultivars I think. I have one, it took me a long time to ID it, before internet and when I hadn't seen as many shrubs go by be. It was labelled L purpusii which didn't help much.
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Yes the first is definitely the dreaded ground elder. Apparently you can eat the new shoots! I waged a losing war with it in my last garden.
Any tips for removal its hiding behind a shed at top of the garden. Think that and green alkanet I'm going to be having a fun battle
I think that might be a lonicera
In the sticks near Peterborough
PITA is what Tetley may have meant
I'd never met ground elder before my present garden: the PITA at my last place was creeping cinquefoil - where I am now, it is ground elder so I recognise that first picture. Not that you need my confirmation but I'd agree that the second pic looks like a honeysuckle of some sort.
Hmmm aren't honeysuckles supposed to smell or have pretty flowers. The second plant has sprouted and still got tiny yellow flowers. Its huge 2.5m high and 3-4m wide think time to cut back but would like to know how when or if it will ever earn its keep
the common climbing honeysuckles are mostly scented but not all and the winter flowering ones are.
Try Lonicera involucrata and its varieties. I've never picked up a scent from that
I think yours does have pretty flowers
In the sticks near Peterborough
I agree Lonicera involucrata or something very similar.
There are several cultivars I think. I have one, it took me a long time to ID it, before internet and when I hadn't seen as many shrubs go by be. It was labelled L purpusii which didn't help much.
In the sticks near Peterborough