Wild Garlic

[Questman]

My garden borders have been colonised by what looks like wild garlic plants.
The little white bell like flowers are lovely but the long green leaves have smothered everything around them.
Anyone have an idea of how I can get rid of these intruders?

[EcclesCake]

Wild garlic doesn't have bell shaped flowers.....IMHO....

What you are describing sounds a whole lot like lily of the valley, although I'm sure you'd recognise this.

If you don't want/like dig it up, is my best advice.

[friedgreentomato]

If you are sure its wild garlic use it in cooking and salads.

However if you are not sure dig it up as eccles states

[Questman]

These plants don't have wide leaves leaves like the images I have seen of wild garlic, but smell intensely of garlic. The leaves are more line daffodils.
They grow from bulbs and there are thousands of them in my soil.
Last year I dug out buckets full but this year they are back in even greater volume. So I obviously didn't get them all.

[snags]

Google for images of Three-cornered Garlic (Allium triquetrum).

[EcclesCake]

Well done Snags.

I'm more familiar with the broad leaf variety; you live and learn!

[snags]

Also known as 3 Corned Leek. Apparently the seeds have an oily coating which Ants like: they take the seeds away to eat the oil and thus the seed spreads.

[Questman]

Well done Snags. Your information was spot on.
I now know that I have a very invasive wild plant.
Now all I need to find out is how to eradicate it.

[paddywak]

Try Round Up not the fastest acting but it does kill the roots.