In the Clarinda area, the biggest weed problem would be the Kikuyu grass (Pennisetum clandestinum), front yards have the grass invading garden beds and their removal is proven difficult when they’ve sprung up against Rose Bushes, almost knowingly growing amongst Rose thorns for protection...
In order to prevent/solve this problem neighbours should probably cooperatively weed to stop the Kikuyu creeping back and forth under the fence line. Following their removal, heavy mulching would help greatly and make Kikuyu seedlings relatively easy to pluck, (because it’s fixed itself poorly to the ground if it's even managed to germinate).
I’ll probably be hated by the Baby Boomer generation for saying this but, Roses are overdone. And ugly. Almost every garden has Roses in it, and most of them can be considered ‘weeds’ because they look so horrible. The growth is scraggily and twiggy looking due to lack of intervention and they seem ‘out of place’ considering the plants they’ve been placed next to. Possible plants which can replace roses, which have similar blooms, include:
-Lisianthus (left), a blue rose looking perrenial.
-Camellias, although they are on the brink of being overused themselves...
-And best of all Ranunculus, a herbaceous perennial which is an excellent cut flower minus the thorns.
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