Many green-fingered Brits will be out in force, ensuring their gardens are in tip-top shape for the arrival of summer. As such, many will likely be noticing an array of unsightly growth cropping up on their lawn as the warmer weather and sunlight cause invasive plants to reproduce like wildfire. Getting rid of weeds in your garden is notoriously difficult, and even if a small amount of rot is left in the soil from the previous year, it could promote weed growth and weed spreading.
That’s because weed seeds often lie dormant, even for long periods of time, with some even remaining viable for up to 50 years. Fortunately, there is one flower you can grow in your garden that will help banish pesky weeds and help prevent unwanted weed growth in the future too.
Weeds are the most undesirable plants in your garden as they compete with other plants for resources like nutrients, water, and sunlight, hindering growth and development.
Additionally, weeds are known to harbour diseases and pests, further impacting other garden plants by making them less resilient.
Homes and Gardens shared a novel idea to get rid of them with a perennial plant. It will also help make your garden look even prettier and will blossom year after year.
According to the site, planting coneflowers in your garden will mean that weeds “will find opportunities limited.
Speaking to Home and Gardens, Katie Sunderlage, operations manager at the Holland Group, said: “Coneflowers, or echinaceas, are another native ground cover plant to stop weeds.
“Due to their dense, tight growing habit, as well as their ability to naturalize easily, weeds will find opportunities limited wherever they coneflowers are growing.”
Cornflowers are native to North America and as they’re particularly hardy plants, they’re often well suited when it comes to surviving the UK’s unpredictable weather.
They also thrive in both hot and dry conditions, making them an ideal choice when it comes to areas where weeds might thrive in those conditions.
These dusky pink delights should be planted in full or partial sun and need to be watered twice a week.
“Once settled into your yard, you will find coneflowers remarkably low-maintenance,” added Sunderlage.
For those unsure how to grow coneflowers in their garden, Garden Focused offered some vital tips adding how these plants “grow in most soils, including acidic to alkaline soils.
“If planting in heavy clay, then it’s best to improve the soil condition by digging in some well rotted compost as they thrive in sandy, loam and chalk soils.
“When the base clump of foliage starts to get congested, it’s best to divide the plants into three and replant.”