Wildflowers - scruffy or charming?
Kara L
4 years ago
These have popped up on the entrance to my house & I am soooo undecided if to keep them or weed em?!
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Daisy England
4 years ago
Sonia
4 years agolast modified: 4 years agoThere’s a popular saying “A weed is just a flower in the wrong place”. I’m torn over “weeds”, some are wonderful for wildlife and others are very invasive and can overtake a border. If weeds are cluttering up an area then I pull them out, but if I like them then they stay. A wildflower meadow provides habitat for an amazing range of wildlife, but I’m not convinced letting weeds grow in odd places contributes much. Best way to push out weeds is to keep your borders full leaving no bare patches for weeds to invade. Plant up that border with, say, hardy Geraniums fully and you’ll have less weeds. Geranium Rosanne is a great filler.
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