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    Sep 15, 2020 2 minutes

    How do I remove ground elder?

    QWe were given some lily of the valley from a friend, but some ground elder must have hitched a lift. When is the best time to lift the clump, clean offthe weed, and replant?

    Margaret Dennehey, Port Isaac, Cornwall

    We have the Romans to thank for ground) from my aunt’s old garden as a keepsake. This also grows from rhizomes, and the two intertwine. I was naïve to think I had removed all the ground elder, and wish I’d planted it temporarily in a container to check.

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