A friend gifted me a miniture bamboo.It rustled in the breeze and behaved...for three years.Underground shoots were striking out and this year all my rockery was covered..Nice little alpines lost and other favourites were under the shoots.
So last weekend I went to work...I replaned my nice plants..had the stones put to one side and I saw the "enemy" off.I dug pulled and raked.Eventually I went on line to a BBC gardening advice page.My instructions were to use a certain weedkiller..and wait...I have been to the hardening shop and it is waiting for a dry sunny day.Then I will do murder...happily.
I intend to clear this area and leave it fallow for a time.Then introduce small well behaved plants.This is a lesson for me...I will not repeat the mistake.And the friend...he is a professional gardener..and should have known.Had I known I would have planted it in an old pail and kept it under supervison.
Beware ladies...those who garden.
Mountain ash