To Weed or not to Weed?
Hi all!
My husband and I have moved in to a house with a fantastic garden that we are trying to get to know. We have come from a flat so this is our first green space and we are struggling with some pretty basic stuff! We moved in in December when most of the garden was bare and hibernating, and we've had a great few months watching mystery bulbs rise up and surprise us. We have 2 large veggie patches that we are having regular weed-battles with but in amongst our flower beds we have these (see attached) green wonders sprouting up. The problem is we're unsure if these are just particularly aggressive and large weeds or if they are going to produce a flower of some sort. They seem relatively reined in in terms of where they are cropping up - but there are a lot of them. I dont wan't to start tearing out the previous owners hard work so if anyone could please advise it would be very much appreciated. I expect a lot of you will take one look and tell me it's obvious!
Thanks in advance
My husband and I have moved in to a house with a fantastic garden that we are trying to get to know. We have come from a flat so this is our first green space and we are struggling with some pretty basic stuff! We moved in in December when most of the garden was bare and hibernating, and we've had a great few months watching mystery bulbs rise up and surprise us. We have 2 large veggie patches that we are having regular weed-battles with but in amongst our flower beds we have these (see attached) green wonders sprouting up. The problem is we're unsure if these are just particularly aggressive and large weeds or if they are going to produce a flower of some sort. They seem relatively reined in in terms of where they are cropping up - but there are a lot of them. I dont wan't to start tearing out the previous owners hard work so if anyone could please advise it would be very much appreciated. I expect a lot of you will take one look and tell me it's obvious!
Thanks in advance
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It could be herbaceous phlox ... see this pic.
https://www.google.com/search?q=phlox+leaves&source=lnms&tbm=isch&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwicntWt09fiAhW9DWMBHQHJBs8Q_AUIECgB&biw=1366&bih=657#imgrc=oWJVWNdsuICa1M:
Probably worth letting it grow and, hopefully, flower .... and then it will be easier to identify.
Bee x
Thanks so much! It does look very like that, definitely worth giving it some more time I think! My worry was that it would be getting in the way of other flowers and plants but I don't think there looks to be much below it for now.
Thanks again
Dawn x