If you're looking for a fast-spreading, attractive ground cover to replace your lawn, ditch the invasive creeping Jenny and opt for creeping Mazus (Mazus miquelii, formerly Mazus reptans), instead.

Q: How do I rid my lawn of creeping Charlie? It has become an infestation over the past six years. A: Creeping Charlie (Glechoma hederacea), also known as ground ivy, creeping Jenny and other ...

Keeping Creeping Jenny and Poison Ivy ... Vinegar is a safe material that has been successfully used to kill weeds. ... fine-textured, deep green lawn is a turf-type perennial rye grass, such ...

Q: You have mentioned applying broad weed killer to lawns. Does that apply to creeping Charlie, which has become a tenacious problem in my bit of city lawn? And, if so, what type of solution do ...

Q. On May 10, you wrote on dichondra. That appears to be the weed I have throughout my yard and flower beds. It grows fast and all over. Fortunately, it has shallow roots, allowing it to be easily … ...

Creeping charley is fairly easy to kill in the lawn because it's susceptible to common broad-leaf weed-killers for lawns, such as 2,4-D, MCPP and dicamba -- and especially all three that are ...

Q: I have creeping charley in my lawn and in between my shrubs -- three times as bad as last year. Weed-B-Gon has worked for my lawn with a hose sprayer, but before I start spraying it everywhere ...

Crabgrass, dandelions and creeping charlie are some of the weeds that are starting to take hold this spring. The classic mistake of most homeowners is using control methods at the wrong time.

CAROL'S TIP: The "Christmas Rose," Helleborus niger, starts to bloom around Thanksgiving every year, whether there is snow or not.Hellebore leaves are more or less evergreen, but should be clipped ...

You’ll find creeping Jenny at nurseries in fall and early spring. Choose a shady exposure or a spot with filtered morning sun. In the ground, space 12 to 18 inches apart.