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kerria japonica
I've one of these in my (heavy clay) garden - it has pom pom type yellow
flowers about an inch across. It is going mad - sending roots and stalks out everywhere but I've never heard it described as a problem - is it just me? And what should I do? I'd rather not dig it all up as it blocks out the neighbours conservatory which would otherwise overlook us but do not want it to take over the whole border - is there any kind of weed killer that will just kill bits of it without killing the whole plant? The suckers seem to go as deep as I can dig Hayley |
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'hayley',
I agree, it can get somewhat rampant. Just try and restrict it with the use of a spade, if you can. The suckers are not very deep and you should be able to keep it in bounds by the prudent pruning of its roots. Regards, Emrys Davies. "hayley" wrote in message ... I've one of these in my (heavy clay) garden - it has pom pom type yellow flowers about an inch across. It is going mad - sending roots and stalks out everywhere but I've never heard it described as a problem - is it just me? And what should I do? I'd rather not dig it all up as it blocks out the neighbours conservatory which would otherwise overlook us but do not want it to take over the whole border - is there any kind of weed killer that will just kill bits of it without killing the whole plant? The suckers seem to go as deep as I can dig Hayley |
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kerria japonica
"hayley" wrote in message ... I've one of these in my (heavy clay) garden - it has pom pom type yellow flowers about an inch across. It is going mad - sending roots and stalks out everywhere but I've never heard it described as a problem - is it just me? And what should I do? I'd rather not dig it all up as it blocks out the neighbours conservatory which would otherwise overlook us but do not want it to take over the whole border - is there any kind of weed killer that will just kill bits of it without killing the whole plant? The suckers seem to go as deep as I can dig Hayley Just hack it away where you don't want it. The wanted bits can be kept more orderly if you prune it rather like cane fruit - ie after flowering remove the flowered 'canes' and tie in the new ones against your wall or fence. Rod |
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Just replant it in a large deep and bottomless pot sunk into the ground that
works fine use an old plastic planter from the garden thats not fit to be seen otherwise "Rod" wrote in message ... "hayley" wrote in message ... I've one of these in my (heavy clay) garden - it has pom pom type yellow flowers about an inch across. It is going mad - sending roots and stalks out everywhere but I've never heard it described as a problem - is it just me? And what should I do? I'd rather not dig it all up as it blocks out the neighbours conservatory which would otherwise overlook us but do not want it to take over the whole border - is there any kind of weed killer that will just kill bits of it without killing the whole plant? The suckers seem to go as deep as I can dig Hayley Just hack it away where you don't want it. The wanted bits can be kept more orderly if you prune it rather like cane fruit - ie after flowering remove the flowered 'canes' and tie in the new ones against your wall or fence. Rod |
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