Spirea Goldflame

I love this shrub. Years ago, I heard a presenter (who shall remain nameless) say that she cut the flowers off as they appeared because she thought the colour clashed, despite the fact that some people like them! I have one, and always enjoy its vibrancy.

Love these but didn't realise they HAD flowers, lol!

That's lovely Hb ... I have a Spiraea japonica 'Shirobana' that had to be cut back hard before digging up ... all because some bloomin' wild garlic was growing through the middle of it! It's back in place now ... just hope it didn't mind the upheaval!

Well rescued Shirley. I have the national collection of wild garlic all through my dear little wild flower patch . . . sad :(

Sheila, I also have tiny Celandine plants in the borders. Never had either of these plants (weeds!) before so it makes me wonder where they came from. I planted some of those Sweet Williams today and spent ages weeding out the rogues as I went along :o(

Thanks for mentioning this. It sounds a good one for my new raised bed :)

I love the Spireas, yours is more advanced than ours.....

Its lovely Homebird. gorgeous colour

Hb, I read up about the wild garlic and found that it can remain dormant for up to 6 years! Bulbs and bulbils do not rot down in compost heaps, which makes me wonder if I had some tiny bulbils in with the weeds and have simply spread it all around the borders!

Alternatively, we had a load of wood/bark chippings left over from making the allotment paths a few years ago and it was spread as a mulch in one area of the garden. Possibly came in with that?

I'm just having to accept the wild garlic in my wild patch . . . at least it hasn't spread to any flower borders. Several years ago I meticulously dug out EVERY tiny bulb and carefully put them in the bin, but you've only got to miss one, and it will spread again! This year I'm just tearing off the tops to give more light to the small seedlings coming through . . .

Good luck ladies with the wild garlic it's a nightmare isn't it? HB we have a weed appear in our garden this year, which we have no idea where it came from, but, it's everywhere.......

Today I spotted another bulb of the wild garlic growing, am getting to know the grey-green foliage now! When I stupidly cut through a bulb with my trowel, the 'onion' smell/stink was so pungent, yuk!

It becomes a challenge Shirley, we are doing it with the Spanish bluebells, they go down such a long way, if we manage to get the bulbs it is pure luck, and as you say you get to know the leaf, what with those and Brazen hussey it's a full time job!!

and the April showers don't make it any more fun :o((

That's great...although showers they ain't at the moment!!

:o(((