Ground Cover With Yellow Leaves

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  1. waretrop

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    It sure is pretty but we don't think we planted it there... Is it a weed. Please tell me????? If it's a weed I must get rid of it quickly cause, as weeds do, it's taking over. :D
     
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    Creeping Buttercup. One of the hardest things to weed out of a garden! Good Luck!
     
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    Thank you Sweetie....I will begin that job immediately. :) :)
     
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    Barb, Get on that quick! That is a pesky plant that will take over the world! It does have those cute little flowers, but it becomes a not-so-cute plant when it tries to grow into and all over everything in the garden! That one is one of my customer's gardens and it makes me crazy!
     



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    Hubby and I think it's very cute too. That's why it is there. We are on it right now. Thanks again ladies. XOX
     
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    Could you send a close-up of the leaves and flower please?

    That is quite a patch!
     
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    It's too late. It's all gone. It was Ranunculus repens. I searched it and agree with Netty and Key.

    I kept saying how pretty it was as I dug and ripped and tore it out. Now when we take our daily walk I will make sure it doesn't return. If it does, I will snatch up real quick.

    Thanks anyway, Sjoerd.
     
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    Oké miss. That area looks nice and clean. Do you have plans of something new to plant there, or will you just leave it open like that?
     
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    Oh, I had never seen that before. It was darling, though. Too bad it is invasive. We have buttercups everywhere this year\:eek: I keep hoeing them out.
     
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    We buy and plant so many plants we can't keep track of them. Soon all the REAL ones will have labels and then the problem will be gone.

    As I keep telling all of you, I am just learning about outside plants. I am also a very slow learner. :D

    Sjoerd, I think something will be transplanted to fill in that space. I have so many plants that are getting a little over sized in other places.

    It's the first year that our gardens are having to be trimmed back from overgrowth since we put them in. That's a cool thing.
     
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    My friend gave me creeping buttercup years ago and it might just be the death of me!!! I think it would be wonderful if you needed a woodland type ground cover for ditches or a hillside or something along those lines.
     
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    Pity it is so invasive. It looks so charming.
     
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    I didn't notice it last year but this Spring I did. I really enjoyed it early on and thought I would spread it around. I am very thankful I didn't do that.

    It was enjoyable to have while I thought it was a "bought" plant. Then I got the bad news and I always listen to all of you guys. It is history now.... :p
     

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