Re: Plant ID please for beginner

rikwatson <rikwatson.28ay7z@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> writes

Recently moved into a rented property with a pretty neglected garden.
I'm not going to be here all that long but I would still like a semi
pleasant garden for the summer. The only trouble is, I don't have very
green fingers (in fact, they're usually a shade of brown as I'm a
vet!)

Hence, I'm not sure at present whether some of the plants in the garden
are weeds and need shifting or whether they are plants to potentially
keep.

A weed is simply a plant where you don't want it. If you like the plant and it's not crowding out other things that you like more, then keep it. It's purely personal decision (just don't let it go to seed if your neighbour takes the opposite view of it)

http://www.pbase.com/rikwatson/plants

Here are a couple of photos of 2 plants I'm unsure of.
Any help is very very welcome!!

L: honeysuckle
R yellow loosestrife (Lysimachia punctata)- strange yellow flowers with the petals all fused at the base, so when the flower is over it falls off in one single piece. Used to be in almost every garden, now less popular.
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Kay
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