Name this plant that's appeared in my garden!!!

[Yankydoodledandy]

First off Im not a gardener!

Noticed this hasbeen growing in my garden recently seemed to grow fairly quickly. Really tall with a thick stem and buds.

At first I thought a sunflower because of the height... but I dont it is.

Is it a weed????🤣

Looks like lovage or similar. Rub a leaf, what does it smell like?

I've be just run it through my plant identifier app and it says Lovage

Be careful that it isn’t giant hogweed.

Thankfully it isn't.

Smells of celery bit spicy????

Yes, lovage. I’ve got some. Love the smell of it but have no idea what to do with it!

It tastes a bit like cerlery and parsley and I chuck a bunch of leaves into a curry

Makes good soup with onion and potato

Lovage too

Lovage. Makes a very nice risotto.

How on earth did it get in my garden?!!!

Bird poo!

Make a Bloody Mary cocktail and use the stalk as a straw!

Don't you just love it when nature drops in a plant for you.
The flowers should be interesting 🙂

Herbs scatter seeds, so could have blown in.
Lovage tends to appear in late spring so might have been there before.
The flowers look a bit like cow parsley

I have a cherry tree that just grew without my knowledge