that blueish plant I have admired so often I take photos of it almost every year, that changes leaf shape as it matures and sends up a small white flower when it gets taller? It's white avens, a native. So I'll happily continue to let it grow in parts of my yard. However, I also learned that the purple dead nettle (flanking the white avens upper right of second photo) is considered invasive, so now I pull that one.
This plant I think is cleavers, though I'll have to check if it's actually 'sticky' next time I find some. It tends to grow on my narrow sideyard among the gladiolas and joe pye weed.
Garlic mustard, highly invasive. I know to pull this one carefully in wet spring, to get all the roots without breaking. And I throw it away, not risking the compost. Too bad, as I find the leaf shape rather attractive.
If I have it right, this is a vetch and probably invasive-
Lastly, a speedwell. I am not sure, but my best guess is not native however one of the ones that is just naturalized in my area- not a huge problem but easy to pull out if I want to put something else there. I
am trying to keep it from reaching the lawn.
Don't know this one but feel I ought to:
I am working on pulling out the ones I regret having planted- creeping jenny and bugleweed (where it has jumped into the lawn). And all the mock strawberry and vinca that was here before me.
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