You have lots of mushrooms in there, but they only help decompose organic matter in the soil. You can go over them with a rake to knock them off, but they don't pose any real danger.

i wouldn't be concerned by them. pick them out and pop back in your compost bin if you are worried about children or pets eating them. As to which fungi they are I have no idea.

Fungi are natures decomposes and usually don't pose a threat to the garden plants.

They don't last very long any way, maybe a day or two.

Just interested to know why you have compost over membrane?

Thank you Bathgate and Seaburngirl most helpful, will happily plant the ground cover and annuals ☺️

Steragram it is a new area previously shaded by a huge Juniper the membrane is to suppress weeds, roses planted there now, the compost is to plant ground cover/annuals etc.

Good news Neellan,it looks like you have no need to worry..that's a relief :o)

Agree its good to know alls well :)

Its the woody bits in the compost that the mushrooms feed on - the same thing often happens with bark chips.

I would think that spreading a layer of compost over the membrane would simply host a crop of shallow rooted weeds. If its deep enough to grow ground cover and annuals it is deep enough for weeds.

I tried using a membrane and the weeds grow right up through it like it was nothing. Also the seeds that land on top will send roots right down through it like it was nothing. Then trying to get rid of it is a royal pain in the derriere.