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How to remove Queen Anne’s Lace
What is this? It’s all throughout my parents’ gardens. It’s easy to pull out for weeding, but it comes back in full force every year and camouflages the flowers and plants we really want to view. How can I get rid of it?
Posted by Phyllis Haynen on May 23, 2015
Marianne's Response
It looks like the wild flower Queen Anne's Lace and it is great for butterflies and other pollinators but it can be aggressive. I suggest you pull it out now but then put down a fresh mulch of wood chips or damp newspaper with mulch on top to block any seedlings that will try to sprout. A sharp hoe will also uproot any young seedlings. If you continue to pull and block seedlings as they appear you should be able to control this wild flower by next spring.
Keep growing,
Marianne Binetti
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