tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-732676481099375924.post6368346866040628249..comments2024-02-28T02:23:35.827-08:00Comments on Kelli's Northern Ireland Garden: Cow Parsley - Fan or FoeKellihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06263430746482725687noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-732676481099375924.post-51560853405926972152014-06-09T05:42:16.446-07:002014-06-09T05:42:16.446-07:00I think cow parsley can look gorgeous in floral ar...I think cow parsley can look gorgeous in floral arrangements, it compliments other flowers so well.Johttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17436932004631816039noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-732676481099375924.post-39473923418386481022014-06-08T18:48:52.628-07:002014-06-08T18:48:52.628-07:00I'm growing a very similar plant called ammi m...I'm growing a very similar plant called ammi majus this year that I don't think will be invasive at all. But your cow parsley is so pretty I'd leave a few clumps. Our biggest weed is tree seedlings and sometimes poison ivy, a native vine that causes horrible blisters and skin irritation. Most people are highly allergic to it. I garden organically but as soon as I saw the poison ivy, I pulled out the strongest chemical I could buy. It's really nasty stuff.Casa Mariposahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16647089868277238456noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-732676481099375924.post-19028204375831260612014-06-08T05:06:59.748-07:002014-06-08T05:06:59.748-07:00I do love cow parsley and sometimes cut some for t...I do love cow parsley and sometimes cut some for the vases around the house. My 'weed' if you can call it that, is some mint that my son planted 12 years ago - a nightmare!! It has taken up two areas of garden and if you leave the tiniest piece it comes back even more. Take care xsweetbriardreamshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03036932595395191529noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-732676481099375924.post-71810847996429555832014-06-07T12:45:25.667-07:002014-06-07T12:45:25.667-07:00Maybe I am in denial, but I don't know many we...Maybe I am in denial, but I don't know many weed names and just sort of look the other way where they are concerned! The cow parsley reminds me of Queen Anne's lace which I think is a weed...it seems to come up on its own everywhere, but it is quite lovely and looks great in flower arrangements. It does harbor "chiggers", which causes a rash and itches like everything.Egretta Wells bloghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15410663977991054877noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-732676481099375924.post-37456028638314164112014-06-07T05:12:40.773-07:002014-06-07T05:12:40.773-07:00I'm definitely a fan I love the frothy nature ...I'm definitely a fan I love the frothy nature of it. I seem to be suffering an invasion of goosegrass I have no idea where it has come from & of course the dreaded bind weed which I am slowly bringing under control. Jo@awholeplotoflovehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03525039817338877634noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-732676481099375924.post-49863845578588258992014-06-07T04:26:47.998-07:002014-06-07T04:26:47.998-07:00Bind weed aka morning glory and Canadian thistle, ...Bind weed aka morning glory and Canadian thistle, a really nasty invasive weed, both perennials. We do use the much reviled round up because digging only encourages root systems to grow more. Cow parsley is found here in the wild, but dad always told me that it was poisonous to live stock, though we do not have it here. The rest of the weed population, we pull, trying to control it be before it gets out go control as it did this year. I do like your analogy of Risk. annhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01668006270534204954noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-732676481099375924.post-40894564125030372602014-06-07T02:56:22.350-07:002014-06-07T02:56:22.350-07:00I am definitely a fan. many wild flowers/ weeds ar...I am definitely a fan. many wild flowers/ weeds are beautiful like dog daisy and field poppy to name just two more. I've actually grown dog daisies this year from seed and planted in my cut flower patch.Sue Garretthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08164518448098182276noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-732676481099375924.post-46446131022321194292014-06-07T01:27:37.904-07:002014-06-07T01:27:37.904-07:00Funny! I remember Risk; we used to play it a lot a...Funny! I remember Risk; we used to play it a lot at school. I suppose it taught some boys how to take over the world. Did I tell you I was at Oxford with Tony Blair? I bet he played Risk...<br />If I were you I wouldn't put Cow Parsley into the ornamental borders. It would surely take over.Mark Willishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04558305122821209520noreply@blogger.com