I hope you don't mind a few more observations... First off, I was going by the numbering at the top (16 of 44, for instance) and didn't see the numbering at the bottom until now, so several of you labels are off. Sorry. The numbers I've used below are your labels. :) 2 could be strawberry or mock strawberry, or maybe something else 4 is a weed 5, 34, 36 and 41 could be Echinacea or Rudbeckia, or something else 7 might be a milkweed, snip a bit of leaf and see if has milky sap 15 could be Jupiter's Beard, Centranthus ruber, it will have salmon pink flowers very soon if it is 17 could be Valerian or Peony, or something else 18 is extremely cool and I would love to know what it is, I hope someone will recognize it! 19 could be Moonbeam Coreopsis 20 might be Hydrangea 23 is a grass that has volunteered in the middle of your lily of the valley 24 looks like Goldenrod, Solidago, to me 25 is a weed 26 and 35 might be Veronica 27 and 28 might be weedy honeysuckle, Lonicera 38 could be a Centaurea montana seedling 40 could be Rudbeckia (a different kind than the others), Plantain (a weed), or something else 42 the plant in front is a Hosta, the ones behind could be Dame's Rocket 45 could be Dame's Rocket

Wow, thank you for all your suggestions. I'm thinking it must be a box or privet honeysuckle. My plan is to cut it down to about a foot (as someone indicated above). Over the years, as it grew, the owners just trimmed the side of the shrub so that it wouldn't block the path on the side of the house. So it just grew higher and higher and now has started leaning over the path. So now it's just an annoyance and gets beat up on by anyone walking down the path. Knowing what it is I can now get it healthy and healthy-looking again. Thank you again! Your efforts are much appreciated. flora uk: there are some red leaves on top that have fallen from a nearby japanese maple, but it's all just the honeysuckle in the photo.

I have no idea what it is; I just found it growing on a shrub in our backyard. I'm wondering whether it's a good thing or a bad thing, and, if it's a bad thing, whether I should lop off the branches that seem to be covred with the stuff. Thank you! Heather W Here is a link that might be useful: Our Home construction Journal

I missed that you had come back with a reply, Coach! It sounds like you have some species of Asclepias! One of the common names is butterfly weed, and people pay money for the stuff you're trying to get rid of! Like dandelions, the seeds "float" in the air, and my guess is that some neighbor pretty close has one/some they're cultivating to attract butterflies! The most common species is A. incarnata--but I really have no way to know if that's the species that's showing up in your yard or not. Some info at the link below if you're interested in more! In terms of getting rid of it, I recommend Weed-B-Gon. You can use that in the grass--it kills only broad leaf plants, and you can use it where there is no grass too. From my experience it works better than Roundup, and it's what I use anywhere I need an herbicide these days--works quite well at getting rid of cottonwood and aspen suckers in the grass! As far as I know all, or at least most, milkweeds have taproots, so the sooner you get rid of them the easier it will be. If you decide to try to pull them, you'll need to get all of the root out or they'll come back from anything you leave behind! If you have a place where you want to grow some to attract butterflies (it's also a host plant for the caterpillars), you can just deadhead the flowers before any seeds form to help keep them from "filling up your yard!" Can't help with "the neighbor" if I'm right that that's where the seeds are coming from! Skybird P.S. The "plant" you were getting into as a kid was most likely dandelions! Here is a link that might be useful: Asclepias incarnata