Ox eye daisies

[muddy]

In my absence the garden has gone completely feral .
But the main culprits are the ox eye daisies .
I love them but had no idea they were so invasive .
They are everywhere and worse they have squashed all my lovely ( and expensive ) echinacea  plants that I put in .
Only two have survived .
Also I have loads of mallow but it is very pretty .
Other plants that seem to have been on steroids are teasels that are about 6ft tall
They are like triffids ! 
And poppies which I love are everywhere .
Have been toiling away trying to uncover any other surviving plants .
The ox eye daisies  are very tough  and tall and are all tangled up .
 Also have had complaints about our front hedge which has brambles growing in it .
They are attacking passerbys so have gone and cut them all back .
But heck those things fight back so am a mass of scratches .
I tell you this is war !

[Ruthio]

Bindweed is our curse in this garden, and the more you pull it up the more if grows! 

[Mups]

Yes,  as you know Muddy,  that is what happens if we can't tend our gardens regularly.
There's only two things you can do really -

1. Don't go for so long -

2. Or find a trustworthy gardener to look after it when you're away.

It always amazes me how we can care for our plants so much,  yet weeds do well through, floods, ice, snow, neglect, and even  weed killers!   


June 28, 2026, 03:08:32 PM

Bindweed is our curse in this garden, and the more you pull it up the more if grows! 

Yes, it grows so quick too, doesn't it.   Damn nuisance stuff. 

[Scrumpy]

I have some beautiful daisies growing in my garden .. front and back.. An elderly lady gave me a pot of daises taken from her magnificent display many years ago..
Over the years I have transplanted from them ..
She told me they were michaelmas daisies...
They are white with a yellow centre..
They look similar to Ox eye daisies..
I wonder.. !!   
Whatever their name they are beautiful..
And admired by those that see them..

[muddy]

I have some of them too Scrumpy but they are not as invasive as oxeyes .
I really like oxeyes they are beautiful but they have all gone over now and are sprawled everywhere squishing the other plants .
Every day I cut a few down and then I will dig them up as they are already regrowing from the base .and they spread by roots as well as seed .
I always put plants I have dug up somewhere else .
I will put some on the verge near my house as they are wild flowers .

[klondike]

I found that transplanting wildflowers was pretty hit and miss.

When we had a static caravan there was an earth bank between the pitch and the beach with a walkway along the top. The bank and edge of the pathway had a mix of wild plants that varied all along it. Moving attractive plants from one section along to ours mostly failed. The same was true for other people. Those plants grow where the conditions best suit them and can often just fail to grow somewhere just.a short distance away.

If you take a walk and take note of the wild plants you will soon see what they seem to grow in relatively small clumps. About the only things that seem able to grow most places are nettles and brambles.

[Raven]

Twice now I've got those wild flower seeds, the ones you just throw and they're supposed to give you masses of wildflowers for the bees...
I prepared a corner of the back garden and did as instructed, HAH, all I got was grass and some weedy things. Did the same the next year, still nothing. 

[Scrumpy]

Muddy.. Thank you.. My daisies ( photo on gardening )
do not spread .. I separate and plant them elsewhere..