Gardening

intheflow

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16. Bindweed!! Thistle!!

Reply to NRaleighLiberal (Original post)

Fri Jun 14, 2013, 04:22 PM

Jun 2013

Both are so lovely when they bloom, both are so persistent and annoying in their own ways.

Bindweed looks like little morning glories but is basically unkillable, will quickly overrun any plant, and strangle it to death.

Thistle is prickly and renders the lawn unnavigable in bare feet.

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This message was self-deleted by its author [View all] NRaleighLiberal Apr 2013 OP

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