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Identify plants
Koakat
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Hi there, We moved to our new house in November and have acquired a lovely garden. My gardening experience is limited ( mowing the lawn, growing a few veg and pruning a few shrubs) and in need of some help. Yesterday my husband and I cleared out the potting shed and green house and we will be tackling the small plot of land soon in preparation for growing some veg. However I'm a little overwhelmed with the rest of the garden as there seems to be quite a lot of trees, grasses( ornamental- I think) and shrubs I feel I should have done some pruning by now?? The problem is I don' t know what they are and thought if I could ID some and google some information about looking after them. - I'll start by opting some pictures- the first is a fern I think which I cut back in December because the leaves had turned all brown- I hope I haven't ruined it as nothing seems to have happened since then.
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My ferns have not come back to life yet, try to be patient.
i do leave my leaves on the ferns over winter as I think this protects them,I don't remove them until I can see new growth appearing.
can anyone help with this?
Btw thanks Chrissy the gardener... I may have been too quick to remove the leaves! hopefully my ferns may show signs of life soon
can anyone help with this?
Looks like a sedge that has self seeded. Not a good position for it. You probably have more as they can self seed readily.
A sedge. Look good in the right setting but I always get them in the wrong place. Be careful when moving as the grass edges can give you nasty papercuts.
You will have to dig it out which is hard work. They self seed everywhere as you are now discovering. They look really nice when they are young - one to two years old, but after that they become a nuisance. Get rid of it
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