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Newly emerging plants or weeds??
D0rdogne_Damsel
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Have had to do some serious digging over the last 6 months to get flowerbeds back to former glory. I recognise a lot of the plants now (been here a year) but these ones are emerging and I really am not sure if they are weeds of potential beautiful flowers. As alway help very much appreciated. 
1) Is it bindweed possibly, looks very shiny leaves though and lots of stands to it?
2) There are a couple of these pushing through.
3) A couple of different angles for you.
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First one looks like Hedge Bindweed (bruise leaves, paint with glyphosate and leave until totally brown).
Not sure about the second one - possibly a tree seedling or sucker (prunus?)
Gardening in Central Norfolk on improved gritty moraine over chalk ... free-draining.
Hi Brenda, the height at the moment is about halfway up a daffodil, but it does seem to growing rapidly day by day. Thanks.
And thank you too Dove.
On reflection I'm a bit confused, are we looking at two or three different plants?
Gardening in Central Norfolk on improved gritty moraine over chalk ... free-draining.
Sorry Dove, 3 plants, 2 pics of 1st one, 1 pic of 2nd and 3 pics of 3rd.Confusing I know.
Ok, then it's the third one that I think are tree seedlings/suckers.
The second one I'm not sure about - possibly a Veronica or a Golden Rod (Solidago canadensis)
Gardening in Central Norfolk on improved gritty moraine over chalk ... free-draining.
In my experience (not particularly great) anything that grows very fast is either a weed or at best a potential pest
No 2 doesn't look like my golden rod currently growing (like mad)
I also find it's a prolific spreader 
I like it, so for now it's ok 
If you've got something to compare it with Panda, then you're probably right - I've not got any in this garden
Gardening in Central Norfolk on improved gritty moraine over chalk ... free-draining.
I'm sure I could dig you out a clump if you want some Dove
Perhaps Rosebay willowherb or related for number 2.