Oh dear, looks like I've been a vandal, pulled loads of that up along with the forget me nots. I think this order was originally some kind of wild flower area? Maybe I should leave it alone and hopefully they will spread for next year?
in an area close to that bed is an apple tree, and these are what we have underneath, these are also appearing around the garden, any idea? Also the area in the photo expands year on year, should I be brutal and dig some out and form a proper border edge do you think?
These are Spanish bluebells DIG THEM OUT. If you can't get to the bulbs, in a trial area, pull off the leaves. This will deprive the bulbs of food for next year. You may need to do this for a couple of years.
There should be a clear area of soil round the tree.
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Oh dear, looks like I've been a vandal, pulled loads of that up along with the forget me nots. I think this order was originally some kind of wild flower area? Maybe I should leave it alone and hopefully they will spread for next year?
They are very useful for bridging this "in between" time before the summer plants.
Grays, as long as you keep a few of them you will have lots of plants from their seeds. You can transplant them to another area/s.
I've got several growing in the veg patch, along with foxgloves, forgetmenots and sweet rocket.
Gardening in Central Norfolk on improved gritty moraine over chalk ... free-draining.
That's good to know Joyce.
in an area close to that bed is an apple tree, and these are what we have underneath, these are also appearing around the garden, any idea? Also the area in the photo expands year on year, should I be brutal and dig some out and form a proper border edge do you think?
I realise these are maybe bluebells of some type, some purple let some pink.
These are Spanish bluebells DIG THEM OUT. If you can't get to the bulbs, in a trial area, pull off the leaves. This will deprive the bulbs of food for next year. You may need to do this for a couple of years.
There should be a clear area of soil round the tree.
Oh right.... this is the area round the base of the tree and to be honest it didn't produce much fruit last year.
What should be the plan of attack?
Grays, I don't know anything about fruit trees.
You would be better to open a new Thread asking for advice on that. There are many fruit tree growers on the Forum.