Spoiler alert: Forget about those forget-me-nots!

Here are five popular plants that even advanced gardeners avoid.

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Mint

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Mint is a useful plant.

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Its a fantastic addition to recipes and adds some pizazz to water and cocktails.

I cant speak for all gardeners, but I avoid planting mint, she tells me.

It is extremely invasive and the roots cansuffocate other plants.

Mint

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However, if youre a mint lovertheres an easy solution to this.

Hewitt advises planting mint in a separate pot.

Great plant, but not for the main part of a garden.

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She explains, Its so pretty and widely available and cheap in spring.

However, if you really love forget-me-nots, Raven recommends potting them inyour flower yard.

This may suffocate other plants.

Blue forget me not flowers in natural ambiance

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Its also a smart idea to work with a knowledgeable nursery orprofessional landscaper.

They will never suggest planting anything that would harm the environment, only to enhance it.

Ipomoea tricolor in bloom in a balcony, Biel, Bern canton, Switzerland. Ipomoea pes-caprae has other names, such like: bayhops, beach morning glory or goat’s foot.

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Sunlight illuminating wildflowers in a grassy meadow on a bright afternoon. Selective focus and close up view looking up at tiny purple flowers. Nature.

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