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shazzbat · 09-07-2008, 09:53 PM posted to uk.rec.gardening

"Sacha" wrote in message
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On 9/7/08 16:30, in article ,
"Robert
(Plymouth)" wrote:

"Sacha" wrote in message
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Roddy Llewellyn describes the Judith Lea method of killing off bindweed
by
either growing it up a support and then spraying it or stuffing its ends
into a plastic bag and spraying them. He also talks of that wonderful
little plant Erigeron karvinskianus and describes how Prince Peter
Wolkonsky
had it all over the place in his garden in France and used to swear by
rolling the seeds into tiny clay balls and stuffing them into cracks in
walls and paving. I'm sure I've told that story of Ray's on here but
with
the addition that he did the same in other peoples' gardens. It was his
favourite plant. Perhaps RL reads urg for inspiration! ;-)

Ah, so that's what it's called. I had to google it to find what you were
talking about. We saw it sticking out of every crack in the walls of
Shillingstone (IIRC) when we were visiting gardens there, and nicked a bit.
Now it's all over our garden. It's a smashing cheerful little plant that
needs no attention. Gardening doesn't get much better than that. :-))

Steve