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Flowerbed Improvement

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  • Farway
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    The clover leaf shaped plants, with pink flowers, are Oxalis, can be invasive but is easy & trouble free, and easily oiked out if in "wrong place"

    Your choice, but if it's a dry bed, surrounded by grass & paths I'd be inclined to leave it and remove any that may get in your way

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  • newbieni
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    Thanks, I'll keep them for now. What about around this pot?

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  • newbieni
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    What needs removed from the following photo?

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    Same question, not sure what anything below is.

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    Does anything need removed or trimmed below?

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    Should these small items below be weeded?

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  • Farway
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    Top picture, looks like you have grass among the forget me nots [blue flowers] I'd dig that up, the forget me nots are annuals anyway so not much to lose.

    Second picture, middle plant, with yellow flower, is a dandelion, dig it out

    Middle & bottom pics, look fine, except middle pic has some grass in there, get that out, then give them a chance to grow and keep an eye on them

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  • KittenChops
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    the new photo that shows the orange poppy - you have some nasturtium seedlings in there, to the right of the lump of grass (I would keep them)

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  • newbieni
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    Here it is today, I still don't think it looks right:

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  • Farway
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    Here it is today, I still don't think it looks right:

    In what way is it not "right"?

    In flower and all looks healthy. Early days yet, lots more to come , for instance I spy a nasturtium which will cover a larger area with flowers, the lavender looks about to bloom, poppies doing well.

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  • Slinky
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    I think the lavender looks a little out of place with everything else. I'd think about planting another one, or maybe a small rosemary bush, somewhere on the right hand side, to balance it up a bit.

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