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Re: goutweed & books

> >> Dear Gardeners,
> >>           I have a garden full of goutweed.  I need suggestions for removing
> >> without chemicals.. Anything out there?
> >
> May we have a description of goutweed please?

Sure...  Also known as Bishop's Gout, Aegopodium podagraria is a zone 3
species growing to about 1 foot in height.  According to the book
"Perennials: How to Select, Grow, & Enjoy" by Pamela Harper and Frederick
McGourty, "goutweed is one of the worst weeds known to man.   The
leaves are dark green and biternately compound and about 3" long.
Flowers are very similar to Queen Anne's Lace, borne in 3" umbels above
the foliage in early June.  They will take sun or shade, dry or wet, and
spread by seed or underground stems.

The variegated form is very attractive but nearly as aggressive -- this
is a plant that should be grown if there's nothing of value nearby and
there's plenty of room to spread.  Other possible uses could be in 
planters, islands in sidewalks, raised enclosed beds...

Chris
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