On a different note can anyone identify this yellowish plant for me please?
(I think the photo may be a bit distorted)
it came from 'nothing' (ie was not visible last winter) and at first gave a nice bit of structure and colour. At first was attractive and fairly compact but has now collapsed outward s onto everything around it:
I'd like to have it show again next year but with a bit more understanding of how to control it. I wondered at first if it was a weed but it is clearly not spreading - except by collapsing. A name might be useful if anyone recognises it.
It's Alchemilla Mollis, sometimes known as Lady's Mantle. Lovely plant,. but can be a bit of a pain. Cut flower heads off when they start to turn brown if you don't want it to self-seed. Once you have it in your garden it will pop up every year.
It certainly can get out oh hand, I'm about to move mine and reduce it yet again ( its under the Lucifer in my middle pic earlier). Looks lovely when water settles on leaves.
Thankyou lovetogarden and Mrs Garden. I'll watch for those brown flower heads. Could I reduce to now to get it off surrounding plants, do you think, or would destroy age it in some way?
My lavender is doing something similar - spreading massively but happily. Don't want to ruin next years shape but they are all a bit out of hand smothering surrounding areas.
You can trim Alchemilla if it is causing a proble, It's as tough as old boots, so trim it back to just tidy it up if you wish. It will die down in the winter and re-appear next spring.
Lavender can be tidied up after flowering,just cut the dead flower head off and trim into shape, but not to old wood as it regrows from new wood.
MrsGarden just love that planter with nasturtiums and Nicotiana. I grew some climbing ones one year. Went away for two weeks and came back to string vests Cabbage white caterpillars all over it. Never bothered again but might now I've seen yours
Birdy you can do most anything to Alchemilla and it won't mind. Cut off all the flower heads now if you want....look wonderful in a vase...it will probably put up more but if not it won't do it any harm.
Addict - thanks, I usually grow morning glory and / or black eyed Susan in this planter( sorry bit early in morning for full names). Neither have done anyhing yet this year. Im pleased with the nastuertiums though.
birdy - I chop off the flowers when in bud on sone of my alchimilla and they stay much more reasonably sized.
Debra - great spuds! What do you mean about growing in a box - di you bury the box in soil to avoid spread or do you mean in a planter? Never grown potatoes or other veg.
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On a different note can anyone identify this yellowish plant for me please?
(I think the photo may be a bit distorted)
it came from 'nothing' (ie was not visible last winter) and at first gave a nice bit of structure and colour. At first was attractive and fairly compact but has now collapsed outward s onto everything around it:
I'd like to have it show again next year but with a bit more understanding of how to control it. I wondered at first if it was a weed but it is clearly not spreading - except by collapsing. A name might be useful if anyone recognises it.
It's Alchemilla Mollis, sometimes known as Lady's Mantle. Lovely plant,. but can be a bit of a pain. Cut flower heads off when they start to turn brown if you don't want it to self-seed. Once you have it in your garden it will pop up every year.
It certainly can get out oh hand, I'm about to move mine and reduce it yet again ( its under the Lucifer in my middle pic earlier). Looks lovely when water settles on leaves.
Thankyou lovetogarden and Mrs Garden. I'll watch for those brown flower heads. Could I reduce to now to get it off surrounding plants, do you think, or would destroy age it in some way?
My lavender is doing something similar - spreading massively but happily. Don't want to ruin next years shape but they are all a bit out of hand smothering surrounding areas.
Hi Birdy13
You can trim Alchemilla if it is causing a proble, It's as tough as old boots, so trim it back to just tidy it up if you wish. It will die down in the winter and re-appear next spring.
Lavender can be tidied up after flowering,just cut the dead flower head off and trim into shape, but not to old wood as it regrows from new wood.
MrsGarden just love that planter with nasturtiums and Nicotiana. I grew some climbing ones one year. Went away for two weeks and came back to string vests
Cabbage white caterpillars all over it. Never bothered again but might now I've seen yours 
Birdy you can do most anything to Alchemilla and it won't mind. Cut off all the flower heads now if you want....look wonderful in a vase...it will probably put up more but if not it won't do it any harm.
No, I won't cut them all off now but I will tidy it up a bit. Might find some useful space under it. Thanks for the advice.
I grew these in a box, not too bad and easy to dig up
What a great haul, they look delicious. What sort are they?
Addict - thanks, I usually grow morning glory and / or black eyed Susan in this planter( sorry bit early in morning for full names). Neither have done anyhing yet this year. Im pleased with the nastuertiums though.
birdy - I chop off the flowers when in bud on sone of my alchimilla and they stay much more reasonably sized.
Debra - great spuds! What do you mean about growing in a box - di you bury the box in soil to avoid spread or do you mean in a planter? Never grown potatoes or other veg.