Is this gound elder?

Hi Guys,
Is This plant that is taking over my garden Ground Elder? and also how do I get rid of it without killing everything else in the garden. It is taking over the whole garden and driving me mad. Any ideas would be great.

 

This looks like Ground Elder , Poor you I have tried many was to eradicate round up did work but took about 3 years with constant spraying evry time it appeared , could try digging it out but usually ground elder wins any tiny bit of root left grws again with vigour

 

Hello and welcome DivaVic.
That does look like ground elder. A blimmin nuisance of a weed but you can get rid of it.
I wouldn't bother trying to dig it out - any little bit left in the ground (and there will be plenty) will regrow.
Spray it with a systemic weedkiller (like Roundup) and it will die down. New growth will come back and spray it again. You might have to do a third spraying.
Don't despair, you can get rid of the stuff.

 

Thanks to you both. I'd better get down that garden centre for some roundup and start killing the little monster off.

 

We eradicated it from a previous garden, details here:

http://gardenerscorner.co.uk/forum/...-ive-got-ground-elder-my-lawn.html#post418739

Good luck!

 

Hi, is roundup safe for wildlife ? Also Birds . Thanks

 

Not safe for Aquatics

 

Has anyone tried eating Ground elder I belive it is one of those anyoing things the Romans bought over as food

 

Mrs Chopper here,
I got rid of my ground elder, I was a bit drastic but I laid the whole border to lawn and mowed it weekly, five years later no ground elder. Re dug the border and as yet no sign of it coming back. Its a bit long winded I grant you but it did work !