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Old 11-07-2010, 06:00 PM posted to uk.rec.gardening
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Hi

A couple of newbie questions re Ground Elder which is taking over my
shrub beds.

Am I right in assuming that this is self-seeding from the substantial
elder trees in my garden? Like it's not a seperate plant or anything?

No you are wrong. Ground elder is not the same as bush elder, which can
also be a pest.

I have a lot of ground elder in my garden and I was told that it was
grown in Victorian times as a herb. This is confirmed at
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ground-elder. I have not tried using it
for this purpose.

To kill it off is it enough to break it off at ground level or is the
root system the type that will keep send up new leaves the way
dandelions do? If this is the case I take it spraying it with
weedkiller (carefully to avoid nuking my shrubs) would be a reasonable
solution?

You will have to dig out the roots to really get rid of it. Perhaps you
would like to try the herb experiment first!

Roy.
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Roy Bailey
West Berkshire.

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