2 plants - 1 possible weed?

Hello,

Hoping you guys might be able to help me with identifying a couple of plants?

First one - this is popping up every where, is it a weed?



Second one- just wondered what this was? It's in an area where there used to be a veg patch.





Natalie

 

Sorry, new at this.

Has that worked?

 

Yes that worked. However pics very small.
1. Pic too small to guess.
2. Could be Stachys byzantina.. but pic too small to be positive.

https://www.google.co.uk/search?hl=en&cp=8&gs_id=w&xhr=t&q=stachys+byzantina&bav=on.2,or.r_gc.r_pw.r_qf.,cf.osb&biw=1280&bih=647&um=1&ie=UTF-8&tbm=isch&source=og&sa=N&tab=wi&ei=JOKnT57ML5Pe8QOxttT_BA

 

Thank you very much silver surfer - you're right about number two it is definitely that plant! Yey!

I''ll pop some larger photo's up tomorrow. Trying to do it on my husbands iPad, it's a bit of a nightmare this thing!

 

Hello,

I've put a larger piccie up of the suspected weed

Natalie

 

Anyone, any ideas what the first one is?

It's popping up everywhere, even in the patio.

 

You are right Natalie it is a weed . It is a willowherb