Weed or a plant?

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  1. Gretzky

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    Hi all.

    First post so I hope I have this in the correct section.

    Can anyone tell me if this yellow plant is a weed or a good guy :)

    Thanks

    Oops, just seen the identification section. Apologies.
     

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    Welcome to Gardeners Corner Andy.

    Creeping Buttercup i'm afraid.
     
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    Wow....that was quick.

    Oh dear. Shame as it`s quite a nice flowerhead as well.

    Thanks for the help.
     
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    Good evening Andy and welcome to GC. :sign0016:
    It's a very fine specimen but you can bet that anything looking that good is a weed more often than not. It will want to colonise tyour garden if you ignore it,
     
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    I like them, just have to hoik the runners out & watch that it doesn't get into the lawn, awkward to get it out of there.

    No worries about wrong section, i'll move the thread, we'd rather you post in the wrong place than not post at all:dbgrtmb:
     
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    You dont have to get rid of it i keep some weeds i have even potted some too :biggrin:
     
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      Weeds are plants too :spinning: or as Eeyore would say "weeds are flowers too, once you get to know them":dbgrtmb:
       
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        I have them too. I actually like them though. They are growing at the foot of the lad's willow den, which I think is cool because I like that bit looking a bit wild.

        They will invade the lawn, but regular mowing prevents them from getting a good foothold.
         
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        Tell my front garden that please Clueless. :) I put weeedkiller on my lawn on Tuesday as they're running riot.
         
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        Now see what you've done already Andy!!
         
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        Haha.....created a bit of a debate here :)

        I see other have it in their lawns too. I put Evergreen 4 in 1 down a few weeks ago and is now all over my grass. They weren`t there before I don`t think :scratch:

        Just spent an hour getting rid of them all (including the moss) from the soil and a dressing of mulch/compost. Little garden looking better already :hapydancsmil:

        What a difference a bit of sunshine makes eh?
         
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