Re: Progress on the garden wall

Marge: Bingo!! That's the one...persistence thy name is Glechoma
hederacea! This is the most stubborn plant...after five years I've made
absolutely no inroads in getting rid of this thing. Anybody out there
ever seen this plant used successfully as part of an overall landscaping
plan because I think I'm really tired of trying to get rid of it...you
know, sometimes if you can't beat 'em...you may as well figure out how
to make it useful!



Melody, IA (Z 5/4)

"The most beautiful thing we can experience is the mysterious."    
--Albert Einstein

 --- On Tue 01/06, Marge Talt < mtalt@hort.net > wrote:
From: Marge Talt [mailto: mtalt@hort.net]
To: gardenchat@hort.net
Date: Tue, 6 Jan 2004 13:02:08 -0500
Subject: Re: [CHAT] Progress on the garden wall

Hey Melody,<br><br>With tiny purple flowers, I will bet you bottom
dollar that your<br>plant is Glechoma hederacea, AKA creeping Charlie
AKA ground ivy. <br>Another clue is that this plant has a definite
scent; not unpleasant<br>but very noticeable when you pull it. I have it
in abundance. Have<br>written about it with some scans that might help
you in IDing your<br>pest. Check
here:<br><br>http://www.suite101.com/article.cfm/shade_gardening/19409<br><br>scroll
down; it's toward the bottom of the article.<br><br>Marge Talt, zone 7
Maryland<br>who'd best get back to
work!<br><br>mtalt@hort.net<br>Editor: Gardening in
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From: Melody <mhobertm@excite.com><br>> <br>> Ceres: The following is a
real question, not meant in jest, tho' it<br>> might sound like it: How
do you distinguish Creeping Jenny from<br>Creeping<br>> Charlie? I'm
sorry, I don't know the official names of either of<br>these,<br>> but
one of them is downright invading my entire
property...I've<br>pretty<br>> much resigned myself to having this
creeping plant everywhere and I<br>do<br>> like the little tiny purple
flowers, but I'd just like to know<br>which one<br>> I have.<br>> <br>>
<br>> <br>> Melody, IA (Z 5/4)<br>> <br>> "The most beautiful thing we
can experience is the mysterious." <br>> --Albert Einstein<br>> <br>>
--- On Sun 01/04, < Cersgarden@aol.com > wrote:<br>> From: [mailto:
Cersgarden@aol.com]<br>> To: gardenchat@hort.net<br>> Date: Sun, 4 Jan
2004 12:41:36 EST<br>> Subject: Re: [CHAT] Progress on the garden
wall<br>> <br>> In a message dated 1/4/04 10:56:46 AM,
kmrsy@comcast.net<br>> writ

es:<br><br><< Sagina subulata is Irish Moss. >><br><br>Kitty,<br>do
you<br>> have this in your garden? My experience in my garden is it
<br>does<br>fine<br>> but does not rapidly spread. I have used it around
stepping stones.<br>> <br>There are several varieties of ajuga that do
well & add color<br>> variation. Also <br>love Lysimachia nummularia
'Aurea' (creeping<br>jenny)<br>> as a nice ground cover & <br>the color
enhances other
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