These Flowers Are Not Your Friend!
We had an incredible long weekend with awesome weather, so I was able to get out and tackle the extra greenery that wasn’t really invited to our garden plot.
Our side yard looked like this…
Yes, I hang my head in shame. 🙁
But it looks worse than it really was. These party crashers seriously seemed to pop up overnight!
They look pretty in this photo, but trust me, they are not your friend!
These pretty weeds (what are they anyway?) cover the ground like a floral carpet, and before you know it, you’ve got wall-to-wall!
Well, not anymore.
Now our side yard looks like this!
Two heaping wheel barrels and this mini load later.
I know. Crazy!
And to keep the weeds down, Lush Eco Lawns will be replenishing our bark mulch with a very, very thick layer. I’d call that ripping out the carpet and replacing it with hardwood instead! 😉
How about you, are you battling the first weeds of the season? What are your weed control strategies??
Thanks for stopping by!
Photographs by Sheila Zeller. Please link and credit if you choose to use!
I feel your pain (literally), as I was tackling similar yard “issues” this long weekend. You have lovely rhodos blooming in the background. They show up all the better now that you have exposed them. Soldier on!
It’s crazy how fast things can get away, but your flowers and plants look gorgeous now! Love those pops of pink.
Looking good Sheila! I wish there was some magic weed-be-gone button, but alas it seems the best way is the good old fashion way 🙂 Have a great rest of the week.
Yes, I know those flowers and they are not my friend either. However, their roots aren’t deep and they’re easy to yank out thank goodness. Too bad the flower had to hang out with the wrong “creepy” vine.
I love the analogy Sheila 🙂 Hope you have won your decorating challenge for the rest of the summer!
Ha! Carpet vs. harwood…Funny Girl! The yard is looking gooood!
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haha…these are the bain of my yard. We have them everywhere and every year I spend so much time pulling them up only to have them reappear next Spring. Your yard looks beautiful.
Funny! It’s Looking good to me! I have a similar problem with a carpet like weed that is taking over the lawn. I’m trying the weeding then over seeding method. Best of luck taming those rascals!
I believe they are Lathyrus latifolius, the Everlasting Pea. It’s a perennial wild-flower native to our Island! At least they are easy enough to pull out, hey?
Umm yep I have areas like the before shot. I keep looking at them and meaning to get to them but they’re so overwhelming, you know? Hopefully this weekend it will all be finished 🙂
Great job!