Beginner Gardening: What kind of Gardner, 0 by HollyAnnS

HollyAnnS wrote:

doesn’t even know her own plants.???????
Recently returned from a 3 week trip and terribly behind on my weeding, that is the question I keep asking my self. For years I planted annuals here and there among my trees, bushes and a few well known perennials. But in the last few years I have expanded both my garden beds and my plant choices. Taking advantage of the great Dave’s Garden Co-ops and the many Plant Swaps and Trades I have moved out of my comfort zone and into the realm of unknown. How can I tell if that cute little plant is really a beautiful wild flower or a nasty weed? Will I remember next year that this pretty little Verbascum “Dark Eyes” was planted here or will I look at the fuzzy leaves that somewhat remind me of the Comfrey seedlings that have wandered far from their spot and pull it. Yes, I know that is the Tall Phlox that I planted and marked this spring. But there is that nasty weed that grows in some of my beds looks very similar and will I somewhere down the line start pulling it out by mistake?
And we haven’t even started talking about those questionable seeds I planted before I left, or those wonderful self seeding plants. Sigh……..