All for Gardening<p>Last year, this bed was a giant nasty tangle of purple creeping nettle, and Lily of the valley. I spent the summer at war removing it. They have largely not returned. Wandered out back to check a few days ago and gasped — because somehow, out of nowhere, a bunch of Virginia bluebells have appeared 😭 <a href="https://www.allforgardening.com/1268563/last-year-this-bed-was-a-giant-nasty-tangle-of-purple-creeping-nettle-and-lily-of-the-valley-i-spent-the-summer-at-war-removing-it-they-have-largely-not-returned-wandered-out-back-to-check-a-few/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">allforgardening.com/1268563/la</span><span class="invisible">st-year-this-bed-was-a-giant-nasty-tangle-of-purple-creeping-nettle-and-lily-of-the-valley-i-spent-the-summer-at-war-removing-it-they-have-largely-not-returned-wandered-out-back-to-check-a-few/</span></a> <a href="https://vive.im/tags/NativePlantGardening" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>NativePlantGardening</span></a> <a href="https://vive.im/tags/NativePlants" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>NativePlants</span></a> <a href="https://vive.im/tags/RainGardens" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>RainGardens</span></a></p>