Fillari, foxtail, stick-tight and crabgrass. Pineapple weed, dock, mallow, and thistle. I've been introduced to many more, but can't remember their names. Most of the weekend weeding. There are acres and acres of them stretching up and out and doing their best to take over Frogpond. I'm doing my best to pull as many of them up before they flower and set seed. Even though I only tackle the ones closest to the house and in the gardens, it is a hopeless task.
These pictures of the orchard garden show a different kind of weed: the poppies, coreopsis, cornflowers, Keys of Heaven and a magenta wildflower that I forgot the name of have all kindly reseeded throughout the orchard garden. Unfortunately, they are at their stunning best in the middle of all the paths. Navigating up and down them has become a bit of nightmare, but pulling them up when they look so beautiful is almost impossible for me to do. Real weeds are so much easier to deal with...
Hi Leslie,
ReplyDeleteI love the weeds in your orchard,so bright and cheerful.A weed is just a flower growing in the wrong place,these are acceptable weeds,but I do agree there are an awful lot that are impossible to control and are difficult to eradicate,good luck with dealing with those.!!
Enjoy your week,
Carolyn.