var. bishops weed, my favorite plant last year...

 Wish I was kidding. A friend had it as a foot wide border between their
house and the grass, no shrubs. It looked great. He said his wife planted a
few plants of it several years ago, and it did well. (no laughing please!)
He never had a problem with it, he would just mow up against it and
everything was great.
 He gave me several pieces to try. I planted it in the garden last spring.
It took a while to take, and I was afraid I might lose it.  "That was last
year..." This year it spread over 2 feet away, and you are all telling me
how much fun I can look forward too. ;-)
 It will join the various mints and the 'hot tuna' in large pots! I'm
planning on using a trick a friend mentioned for english ivy.
 Double the dose of roundup(starting with the regular concentrate), and add
a teaspoon of Dawn dishwashing liquid as a 'sticker'. He said that worked
well on his ivy problems. Will let you know how it turns out...

>------------------------------
>
>Date: Thu, 30 Apr 1998 10:34:00 -0400
>From: "Miller, Devon" <dmiller@kilstock.com>
>Subject: Re: Invasive groundcover/vinca minor, AKA periwinkle
>
>In my experience, several applications of Roundup will NOT get rid of
>it.  Maybe a bomb would.  Nothing else we have tried will kill it.
>Pulling it out, including every last bit of root, won't do it.  It is
>incredibly fast and aggressive, and has roots that are strong and long
>and ferocious, and it also self-sows.  It strangles everything.  But it
>is relatively pretty.
> ----------
>From: Adams Eden
>To: perennials@mallorn.com
>Subject: Re: Invasive groundcover/vinca minor, AKA periwinkle
>Date: Wednesday, April 29, 1998 2:39PM
>
>In a message dated 98-04-28 09:22:24 EDT, you write:
>
><< Aegopodium podagaria 'Variegata' >>
Matt Trahan  <matttrahan@ecsu.campus.mci.net>
USDA zone 8, Sunset zone 31, AHS heat zone 7, northeastern N.C.

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