No matter how I plan, I can never resist encouraging self-seeders to grow and thrive. And I have many that sprout up on their own… a lot! This does interfere with better garden planning as I always make room for those fearless stubborn seedlings that insist on growing where they want. I think they know the gardener is such a sucker for free plants.
I’ve found most of these freebies pop up where it’s best for them to be. Occasionally I will move them. Dig them up early and plant them where I need or want them to be, only to have more pop up where I dug the last one out. It’s why I have some growing in the lawn.
Here’s a sampling of what has popped up in the garden or in pots this year:
I can go on with more examples! But will leave it with this last:
So what sprouts up in your yard? Do you let it grow or do you tear them up like weeds?