Sacha wrote:
> On 16/5/08 12:06, in article 3XdXj.3235$4B6.255@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
"stuart
> noble" <stuart_noble@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote:
>
>> Nick Maclaren wrote:
>>> In article <xCdXj.34849$q96.11672@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
>,
>>> stuart noble <stuart_noble@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> writes:
>>> |>
>>> |> That just leaves the onion weed, which is occupying the shady side
of
>>> |> what should be the lawn. The grass stops where the weed starts, so
I
>>> |> guess it's preventing the grass from growing. Any advice on that
front?
>>>
>>> Onion weed? I think that we need a bit more information :-)
>>>
>>>
>>> Regards,
>>> Nick Maclaren.
>> Looks like a white bluebell and smells strongly when crushed. Allium
>> triquetum I think.
>> As I said, I'm working from memory here. Very frustrating :-)
>
> Aka Ransoms or wild garlic. Dig it up or spray it seems to be the only
way.
> I rather like it so when I had it in a previous garden, I always kept
some
> of it. But it absolutely fills the verges of some of the lanes round
here.
Thanks for the positive ID. If I thought it would behave itself in a
lawn, I might leave it alone, but I'm beginning to wonder if the
antiseptic properties might actually deter other plants. It certainly
looks that way
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