Talkback: Yarrow - Talkback - gardenersworld.com

jegpad

24/11/2011 at 15:29

I bought a terracotta yarrow especially to place in my wild flower bed.

Amanda_Plant

24/11/2011 at 15:29

Yarrow doesn't cause any problems in my lawn. I love it. It is a really useful wild plant. It has amazing medicinal properties and can be used to make a tea to spray plants against fungal diseases. I use yarrow tea as a cold/flu remedy and it usually stops any infection in its tracks. Come on Gardeners' World, let's not destroy these useful plants. Tell us what we can do with them!

compo5

17/05/2012 at 10:14

I agree totally Amanda-Plant. Gardeners World seems to have become
much more "Roundup Ready" since the days of Geoff Hamilton for some reason.

His writing on weeds and weed control is well worth revisiting.
e.g. "Successful Organic Gardening" from 1987

Koalagirl

17/05/2012 at 14:44

My front lawn is full of yarrow because it is a dry sandy slope. Other people get moss, I get yarrow. I tried to get rid of it when I first moved to my house but have long since given up the battle. I now just mow it with the rest of the grass. At least it still looks green in mid summer when the grass has gone yellow.

obelixx

17/05/2012 at 18:14

I buy ornamental yarrow in assorted colours for my borders but also have the wild form growing happily in a partciularly dry patch of grass. I leave it uncut and it flowers on short stems and attracts a host of insects such as bees and hoverflies. Good stuff.

patricia nicholls

29/04/2013 at 18:49

You can stop sending me your news letter. i find that your system of systemic poisons and complete disregard for the herbs so beneficial to health and completely treated by you as nuisance only , leaves me speechless.
your wanting to dominate the earth is no longer a feesible action, and lacks the nurturing aspect which is todays answer to globalisation and the destruction of the soil Patricia Nicholls

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