Identification

wetpawprints

Now that the weather is brightening up I have finally ventured into my poor neglected garden. Before I start digging up the good bits is there anybody who could identify whether this is a weed or a plant, thank you.

 

 

 

Forester2

Not sure but it looks just like those grasses that grow in boggy areas in the woods.

Dovefromabove

It's soft rush - juncus effusus - grows in damp meadows etc.  If you want a bog garden it's a plant, but if you want a lawn then it's a weed. 

In years gone by it was used to make 'rush lights' a cheap substitute for candles, made by soaking the pith in tallow (animal fat obtained after cooking).

Dovefromabove

wetpawprints

Wonderful, thank you all 

Can't say I live in a particularly boggy area, if anything the soil round here is very sandy. Must be down to weather we have had of late lol

Welshonion

Also grows on poor soil.

Fairygirl

Dove - I don't believe that about candles - I think you're taking the pith...

They grow everywhere up here. Lots of wet ground.  Easy to pull out though wpp.