Nick Maclaren wrote:
> In article <YzfXj.15221$U61.1975@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
>,
> stuart noble <stuart_noble@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> writes:
> |>
> |> 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
>
> Ramsons has broad leaves - the others that I know of have narrow ones,
> but it doesn't make a lot of difference to their properties. Many of
> them are invasive, and all are attractive and (I believe) edible.
>
> If it is ramsons or some of the others (or bluebells!), the primary
> way they discourage grass and other plants is by producing a solid
> mass of leaves and/or bulbs/roots - so they remove all light, water
> etc. I don't think that any of them will survive repeated mowing,
> or invade into a regularly mown area. But that does mean during most
> of their growing season.
>
>
> Regards,
> Nick Maclaren.
Cheers, Nick. That's reassuring
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