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I have provided an enviromental pond no fish, just newts frogs/toad and plant, but I have noticed that a creeping buttercup is now invading the pond. Should I get rid of it or leave it alone. I have plenty of buttercups, and I have a pond. But I

Creeping buttercup, Ranunculus repens, is easily recognisable by its glossy yellow flowers. It can grow practically anywhere, but particularly likes poorly drained soil. It spreads quickly via strong runners that root along the way. This makes it a

I have creeping buttercup in my borders and attack it from early spring by digging up any plants and runners I can see. This is generally easier to do in spring before the shrubs etc start spreading. Hopefully I will beat the buttercup one

  vegetablebeds. Also the area beneath it is pretty covered in creeping buttercup, which I'm struggling to get rid off. So what can I plant to replace the broom? And what about ground cover to help with the weeds? PS. I am trying to follow my predecessors chemical

First one, looks like creeping buttercup. Yes, first one's Creeping Buttercup and the second one is one of the many Hawkbits or Hawkweed - can't tell which one without close examination - there are many and they're all quite similar. Both plants

plant family (Ranunculaceae), which contains such diverse plants as aconitum, hellebores, clematis and thalictrum. Anyway, we are mildly overrun by creeping and field buttercups. Creeping buttercups lodge in my lawn and many happy hours are often spent

is creeping buttercup my garden is full of it,the first one is a wild flower lots of people pull it up but i let it grow the other side of my fence it can get very tall. Thank you... will leave them in then Creeping buttercup has a very invasive habit

This does not look like Lesser Celandine and is definitely not creeping buttercup so I would say Mouse ear hawk weed.It is a weed and wants taking out, it will spread but not as fast as creeping buttercup or celandine.I watched celandine cover

, you might have to paint the leaves of the mint with weedkiller.  I did this last year by mixing glyphosate (Roundup or similar) with wallpaper paste and painting it onto creeping buttercup that was infesting some low-growing conifers and heathers.  It

was in the  process of clearing it, but I was wondering if the roots of either of these are' persistent'?  Dandelion roots are persistent, but Creeping buttercups are not (as long as you remove all the growing points). Anyone any experience of clearing