horsetail or mare's tail?

Seen lots and lots of these at rostherne, anybody know what it is please was about 1.5 meters tall.
Thanks guys.

 

Thats a great one that is, used to be the trees before trees evolved.

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This is one beast that I ALWAYS throw in the Rubbish bin for Landfill.

I may be wrong but I believe that, because any small bits you leave - or drop - will grow again, it is unwise to either compost or send off in the Garden Bin for recycling as Council Compost.

It may come back in Compost to start again - tell me if I'm wrong!

The main place I have it in my garden is under the greenhouse. I have membrane fitted and paving flags over the floor.
The Horses tail has found a route and comes up regularly inside. On the outside it is there but less prolific, because I can access the root further down.
I've tried weed killer which works reasonably well, but it comes back the following year just as bad as before.

 

Hey zig they were pretty cool and I was reading how 100 millions of years ago they used to be similer types 30 metres tall way before trees like you say. I thought it was a horsetail untill I googled it and it said there was a similar type that grew in water (which this was but very very shallow not even a puddle like a drying up stream.
Hi shiney, would love something like that in my garden behind a load of ferns!! :D
Hi gc3, that's quite amazing that it can come back like that every year from under membrane and concrete, makes me like it even more :D but I can imagine that would be annoying after a while lol

Hmmm slipknot?

 

The Dragonflies had 3 foot wingspans when the Horsetails were that big:OUCH:

No, not Slipknot:D

 

Wow! Imagine a 3 foot dragon fly in your garden!! :D

 

I thought this was horsetail grass, or maybe i'm getting it confused as this is japanese? Have some in a pot sitting in water :D this was earlier in the year.

 

Oh That's very pretty Cosmos

 

Thank you the guy we bought it off said it's ok to sit in a saucer of water....seems to be doing well

 

I'm thinking of creating mini pools with pots and surrounding them with ferns and things and that plant would suit my idea very well

 

Will look forward to seeing a picture of that aesculus if you go ahead with it.

 

Have you seen catztail's water pots, I think they're in her albums....now those are inspiring :D

 

Oh there nice

 

Just lovely A little piece of serenity. I think you could do something really spectacular with the ferns. What varities are you thinking?