https://www.dropbox.com/s/k2zhyn3wcc...owers.jpg?dl=0

Just appeared in neighbour's lawn.

Anyone please?

Judith in England wrote:


https://www.dropbox.com/s/k2zhyn3wcc...owers.jpg?dl=0

Just appeared in neighbour's lawn.

Anyone please?


Like this?

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Veronica_filiformis

In article ,
Chris Hogg wrote:

AKA Speedwell. A common lawn weed (and elsewhere), at least it is in
my garden. (My lawn is _very_ common!)
http://tinyurl.com/zpf8jhn and http://tinyurl.com/h6avqnc

You can dig it up easily enough, though it's a never-ending task,
but it makes a perfectly good lawn plant if just ignored and mown
with the grass. Many people like lawns with a bit of variation
and colour.


Regards,
Nick Maclaren.

Chris Hogg wrote:
On Thu, 5 May 2016 13:30:08 +0100, "Dan S. MacAbre"
wrote:

Judith in England wrote:


https://www.dropbox.com/s/k2zhyn3wcc...owers.jpg?dl=0

Just appeared in neighbour's lawn.

Anyone please?


Like this?

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Veronica_filiformis


+1

AKA Speedwell. A common lawn weed (and elsewhere), at least it is in
my garden. (My lawn is _very_ common!)
http://tinyurl.com/zpf8jhn and http://tinyurl.com/h6avqnc


I'm lumbered with selfheal for some reason. Never been able to get rid
of it.

In article , Dan S. MacAbre wrote:

I'm lumbered with selfheal for some reason. Never been able to get rid
of it.

It arrived a few years back with me. While I quite like it, it's a
different colour from grass (as speedwell is), so I decided to
remove it. It seems to be working, but it's not an easy task.


Regards,
Nick Maclaren.

On 05/05/16 18:42, Dan S. MacAbre wrote:
Chris Hogg wrote:
On Thu, 5 May 2016 13:30:08 +0100, "Dan S. MacAbre"
wrote:

Judith in England wrote:


https://www.dropbox.com/s/k2zhyn3wcc...owers.jpg?dl=0

Just appeared in neighbour's lawn.

Anyone please?


Like this?

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Veronica_filiformis


+1

AKA Speedwell. A common lawn weed (and elsewhere), at least it is in
my garden. (My lawn is _very_ common!)
http://tinyurl.com/zpf8jhn and http://tinyurl.com/h6avqnc


I'm lumbered with selfheal for some reason. Never been able to get rid
of it.

I introduced selfheal to one of my lawns. It's beautiful, as are the
cowslips and ragged-robin (also introduced by me) and the dandelion,
cat's ear, speedwell, lady's smock and clover which were all there when
I got here. Every year is different, which I like. This year the
cowslips are more scattered and there's somewhat more clover. Last year
the ragged-robin was more to the fore. A few years ago I introduced
yellow rattle, but this has since disappeared. If I can find another
local source of seed (the original source is no more) I may reintroduce
it. I'm hoping for a goodly spread of selfheal later in the summer. :-)

Hils wrote:
On 05/05/16 18:42, Dan S. MacAbre wrote:
Chris Hogg wrote:
On Thu, 5 May 2016 13:30:08 +0100, "Dan S. MacAbre"
wrote:

Judith in England wrote:


https://www.dropbox.com/s/k2zhyn3wcc...owers.jpg?dl=0

Just appeared in neighbour's lawn.

Anyone please?


Like this?

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Veronica_filiformis


+1

AKA Speedwell. A common lawn weed (and elsewhere), at least it is in
my garden. (My lawn is _very_ common!)
http://tinyurl.com/zpf8jhn and http://tinyurl.com/h6avqnc


I'm lumbered with selfheal for some reason. Never been able to get rid
of it.

I introduced selfheal to one of my lawns. It's beautiful, as are the
cowslips and ragged-robin (also introduced by me) and the dandelion,
cat's ear, speedwell, lady's smock and clover which were all there when
I got here. Every year is different, which I like. This year the
cowslips are more scattered and there's somewhat more clover. Last year
the ragged-robin was more to the fore. A few years ago I introduced
yellow rattle, but this has since disappeared. If I can find another
local source of seed (the original source is no more) I may reintroduce
it. I'm hoping for a goodly spread of selfheal later in the summer. :-)

Sounds like you've not much room left for any grass :-) By the sound of
things, you have a lovely cultivated wildflower lawn. Me, I just have
grass, and a patch of selfheal in the middle; which makes it more
noticeable, I suppose. I live on an estate, and I'm not brave enough to
be the only one that doesn't cut the grass :-)

On Thu, 05 May 2016 13:15:32 +0100, Judith in England
wrote:



https://www.dropbox.com/s/k2zhyn3wcc...owers.jpg?dl=0

Just appeared in neighbour's lawn.

Anyone please?


Many thanks to all for their comments.

On 07/05/2016 09:59, Hils wrote:
The cowslips are the awkward ones, as I don't like to mow them until
they've finished flowering, by which time the grass is quite long. The
other flowers don't mind so much being mowed. Spring isn't really spring
without cowslips though, and appearing where they will is part of their
thing.

I've given up, and I mow some of the cowslips.

But my wife is getting cross with me putting little sticks in to mark
the bee orchids. Must be over a dozen now.

Andy