The reason I'm not weeding
Dovefromabove
Central Norfolk UKPosts: 56,594
The west facing front border has a lot of chickweed in it at the moment - and I'm not going to weed it out just yet - in this hot dry weather the chickweed is acting as a mulch, keeping the sun off the clematis roots and helping to prevent evaporation when I've done the watering.
When the weather cools down the chickweed is easily removed, and if it's self-seeded it won't be a big problem to hoe the seedlings out next spring.
Just thought I'd let you know, there are good reasons for not weeding the garden ... sometimes 
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My borders are being mulched nicely with sheeps sorrel at the moment
I knew I was doing it deliberately, but just couldn't articulate why
I always use ground elder - it's the best for coverage!
Anyway, Monty was extolling umbellifers on Friday. Ground elder is an umbellifer too, and it looks very pretty with my aquilegias.
Aha, but we know that you're doubly Perfection Personified Verdun - we have no hope of emulating your high standards
I hate chickweed and only yesterday rid my Runner Bean patch of it. Not a lot of it, but it had to go. It's a crafty little thing with those fine hair roots, it's takes some doing to get rid completely.
Although my garden looks a wild country garden mess, I wont have a weed in it either. But good excuse there Dove, I'll give you that!!
Glad you appreciate the creativity Lyn
Some weeds actually look so beautiful
& you would not think they are weeds.
I have a fine collection of what some would call weeds. I have a formerly huge, now shrinking figwort, being demolished by the fattest mullein moth caterpillars I've ever seen. If you want real wildlife (not just bees on the flowers), you need some weeds