Invasive weed taking over my garden!

Hi all. Hope you can help. I removed a plant that was scaling down a fence last year, it seems some of this went on the lawn and it's now taking over the garden! It's in next doors so keeb to sort before I end up on nasty neighbours.

Any help on identification and treatment appreciated.

Photos on my twitter account Take a look at @andrewjack100

Thanks in advance

Thank you

 

(I would have posted links or photos on here but as a new user I am not able to)

 

to GC Andrew

Personally, I won't be visiting your twitter account, so won't be able to comment. (I'm funny - peculiar - in that regard I don't do personal blog links either ).

Just a few more posts and you'll be able to post pictures

 

Hopefully this is now attached!

 

Thank you for your kind welcome too m.

 

Looks a bit like this


Its not that invasive, I think it might be Celandine, or something like that, it never becomes a problem really for me.

 

OOoh, I see those on my woodland walk (No idea what they are called though )

 

Oh this is completely taking over my garden and lawn. Fingers crossed someone can help!

 

Looks like you might be right with celandine pete, thanks so much!

Rhs has a page on it

 

If you do not like it, you have a couple of options:

1) dig them up
2) "treat" (aka kill!) them e.g.

 

I tend to think, in my case anyway, once the weather warms up it tends to be less obvious, its a spring plant.
I think it like moist areas, so once the ground dries out it goes a bit dormant.
I think digging it out is probably the best idea, on the lawn, regular cutting should control it, but you could try "weed and feed".

 

I pull them up when small, very invasive here. Don't let them go to seed!

 

Yes, Lesser Celandine aka Ficaria verna (syn Ranunculus ficaria) They will disappear in a few weeks time altogether until next year.

 

In my humble opinion weeding is just a waste of effort.
They have many tiny bulbils and just one left in the ground will regrow next spring.
The only good thing is that in a few weeks the leaves will die and you will never know they were ever there.
Until next spring!

http://www.downgardenservices.org.uk/celandine_less_root.JPG

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I agree with Silver Surfer and some of the Celandine species are more rampant than others. The only way to get rid of them is to spray with glyphosate, 'Round Up' or similar and it may take more than one attempt to kill them. Be careful when using it near other plants though, it kills much of what it comes into contact with.