I pulled up many Campanula Cherry Bells 'cause they were taking over other plants. Also pulled out some Rudebeckias and purple coneflowers as they are becoming rampant.

I'm also pulling up volunteers of Impatiens capensis - there's a gazillion of the things. I love them, the hummers love them, but, please, not so many.

Fortunately, I never got around to digging up what I thought was a dead Calycanthus because it's started to regrow.

I also pulled out a few columbine.

I hate to throw healthy plants out, but enough is enough!

I removed 10 large 6 or 7 year old liriope. It was managable for the first 5 years, but then went crazy!

I just tossed about 6 Lobelia siphlicata. It was initially a volunteer a few years ago, but had gotten out of control.

Mexican Hats? OH MY GOD; they're EVERYWHERE.

Same with Coreopsis "Mahogeny Midget". I can't rip it out fast enough.

Oenothera biennis; I normally have this reseeder under control; it went nuts last year with the reseeding, and about 6 have been ripped out, and more to go!

Dianthus armeria; another volunteer a few years ago, and it's the reseeder from hell. Just when I think I've yanked them all, another batch pops up. I just want to rid my garden of it :(

I don't even remember what I've missed; there's been alot of removing this year. I think the Rudbeckia hirta's days are numbered.

I didn't bother to use the shovel, just pull and toss, fast, before I change my mind...

Loretta, how long did you have Raubritter in your garden? I hear it takes it a long time to settle in. I have an own-root plant and it has stayed pretty small for three years. I have to support it or it flops all over the ground. The cut blooms look great in a small vase though.

I would recommend replacing Variegata di Bologna with Scentimental. It does great for me and the scent is citrusy and it is always in bloom.

My Reine des Violettes gets horrible blackspot after the main bloom, but I feel like the first blooms are amazing. It recovers in the fall though. I will try cutting it back as you did with yours, because it has grown too tall and spindly.

Constance Spry is a monster and a pain to tame, but I still like it for some reason, and so do the bees :)
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I have to shovelprune echinacea seedlings that have started overcrowding the roses.
I am also thinking of getting rid of Ambridge Rose. It gets black spot and defoliation worse than any rose in my garden. Maybe I will grow it in a pot where I can keep it in a better aerated environment, its scent is my favorite.

Cherry Bells is out for me too. Anemone September Charm is a big spreading thug - out. Horehound - ugly little plant. Looks like a weed. Calamintha - weedy. I think I will have it forever. Purple perilla likewise.

I have lamiastrum in a bed where nothing else will grow but it keeps trying to get out. Killing that one would take lots of Round-up.

Musk strawberry was thuggish in my shady bed and it didn't produce fruit - I ripped it all out except for a few I moved to the blueberry patch. It doesn't seem to like sun so for practical purposes it's been shoveled.

Echinacea is another one I have to weed. I let it go a lot because the goldfinch come every day to eat the seed and they are so cute. I don't get many hummingbirds but at least I have them.

I am glad I didn't get around to buying Cherry bells because I really like that one. And I've always been afraid to try lamiastrum.

Calamintha arrived on its own with a hot poker. It has stayed mostly still but it outgrows the hot poker and ruins it. It is on the list but mostly because I need the room.

Mprats, any rose I remove will not get replaced with another rose. Constance Spry is actually a very good plant with nice form and graceful stems. However, the stems flop during bloom and need support. Maybe I will fashion a sort of peony hoop for it and give it one more chance. But still, the bloom, though beautiful, doesn't show up to the others surrounding it.
I have had the Raubritter for about 5 years. It is (was)an ownroot. Granted it was very pot bound when I got it with an escaped root going deep into the ground. I gave it two different spots but it has never grown with any grace for me. I've seen great pictures of it though. If I were to ever buy another rose to replace it, I always wanted to try Mothersday.

I have Ambridge. Never was a healthy rose. Died back to near death it's first winter. But eventually it grew a couple of healthy canes.

I don't think I will have enough guts to get rid of VdB.