There are plants I definitely like. There are plants I can take or leave. And there are plants that I really dislike. Thanks to the old lady who lived here before us, 80% of the flowers in our garden are in the latter category. A good example of this is muscari, aka grape hyacinths: one of the most boring plants in existence, and spreads like it wants to take over the world.
So remedial action had to be taken: to at least start to dig some of the little buggers up. I decided to start with one of the most over-muscari-ed beds; here's the 'before' shot:
And here's the 'after':
This might not look all that impressive, but clearing all of the muscari took me five days!!!!!! Not all day for those five days, but at least two or three hours per day. And yes, I had to sit or tread on some irises and daffodils as I went along, so they're looking a bit squashed now. And there are still some muscari bulbs in there which refused to be shifted - but hopefully there will be less to deal with next year.
This photo isn't actually completely 'after', as we added some manure after this photo was done. Now there are dahlias and gladioli bulbs in there instead - or at least, there should be, but this afternoon we discovered a squirrel digging one up and eating it! Arrrrgggghhhhh. Coming up soon: 'The Battle with the Bulb-Eating Squirrels'.
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