Quakeing Grass (not sure of the spelling) - I thought it would be nice to have this pretty grass with its large shaking seedheads in my garden... worse thing ever. It spreads all over the place and when you think you have got rid of it all then again next year it shows up. It even grows through concrete. Horrible.
I agree about aquilegia - you have to whip it out whilst small as it sends down long roots. However, I have successfully transplanted it about to bulk up my shady border.
I also have two single-flowered dog-roses grown as standards which self-seed everywhere. (I assume they allude to the time of the Wars of the Roses which is when the house was built) They're incredibly prickly and get everywhere; in the borders, in the lawn, between the setts in the courtyard, in pots...... they catch me out when weeding with bare hands - aaargh!
Ivy is a problem, but so satisfying to pull up. You get more plant per pull than most other things Brambles are much worse - they fight back. I have some old thick ski gloves which are better for attacking brambles than any garden gloves I've ever had.
Turn and run! Nothing can stop them, Around every river and canal their power is growing. Stamp them out! We must destroy them, They infiltrate each city with their thick dark warning odour.
They are invincible, They seem immune to all our herbicidal battering.
Long ago in the russian hills, A victorian explorer found the regal hogweed by a marsh, He captured it and brought it home. Botanical creature stirs, seeking revenge. Royal beast did not forget. He came home to london, And made a present of the hogweed to the royal gardens at kew.
Waste no time! They are approaching. Hurry now, we must protect ourselves and find some shelter Strike by night! They are defenceless. They all need the sun to photosensitize their venom.
Still they're invincible, Still they're immune to all our herbicidal battering.
Fashionable country gentlemen had some cultivated wild gardens, In which they innocently planted the giant hogweed throughout the land. Botanical creature stirs, seeking revenge. Royal beast did not forget. Soon they escaped, spreading their seed, Preparing for an onslaught, threatening the human race.
The dance of the giant hogweed
Mighty hogweed is avenged. Human bodies soon will know our anger. Kill them with your hogweed hairs Heracleum mantegazziani
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I agree about aquilegia - you have to whip it out whilst small as it sends down long roots. However, I have successfully transplanted it about to bulk up my shady border.
I also have two single-flowered dog-roses grown as standards which self-seed everywhere. (I assume they allude to the time of the Wars of the Roses which is when the house was built) They're incredibly prickly and get everywhere; in the borders, in the lawn, between the setts in the courtyard, in pots...... they catch me out when weeding with bare hands - aaargh!
Cetti, ouch!
We are currently fighting with Bindweed
Yeah we have a huge ground ivy problem
Ivy is a problem, but so satisfying to pull up. You get more plant per pull than most other things
Brambles are much worse - they fight back. I have some old thick ski gloves which are better for attacking brambles than any garden gloves I've ever had.
I think I'd be happy if Dianthus grew like weeds.
This is a wonderful cautionary tale by Genesis - the song of the Giant Hogweed: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gTuJQL8GBqY
Turn and run!
Nothing can stop them,
Around every river and canal their power is growing.
Stamp them out!
We must destroy them,
They infiltrate each city with their thick dark warning odour.
They are invincible,
They seem immune to all our herbicidal battering.
Long ago in the russian hills,
A victorian explorer found the regal hogweed by a marsh,
He captured it and brought it home.
Botanical creature stirs, seeking revenge.
Royal beast did not forget.
He came home to london,
And made a present of the hogweed to the royal gardens at kew.
Waste no time!
They are approaching.
Hurry now, we must protect ourselves and find some shelter
Strike by night!
They are defenceless.
They all need the sun to photosensitize their venom.
Still they're invincible,
Still they're immune to all our herbicidal battering.
Fashionable country gentlemen had some cultivated wild gardens,
In which they innocently planted the giant hogweed throughout the land.
Botanical creature stirs, seeking revenge.
Royal beast did not forget.
Soon they escaped, spreading their seed,
Preparing for an onslaught, threatening the human race.
The dance of the giant hogweed
Mighty hogweed is avenged.
Human bodies soon will know our anger.
Kill them with your hogweed hairs
Heracleum mantegazziani
Giant hogweed lives