How to kill Pachysandra & Lily of the Valley
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Comments (8)Thanks to all my latest respondents, ken adrian, Cercis141, and gardenweed z6a, most especially for the advice about healing in. (St Lawrence Nurseries calls in "heeling"...?) Too late now. It's dark, and I'm exhausted. Next time. Thanks also for understanding how I feel about that silver maple. I wouldn't have thought it possible to detest a plant, and I've never understood how âÂÂtreehuggerâ can be a pejorative, but I do now. That tree is at least 3x as tall as my house. Shortly after moving here, I checked into removing it. Cost: $1500- 2000. Someday. When I had my house, a fixer-upper, fixed up, I had the tree pruned mercilessly, so at least it's no longer an active threat. My real hope is that the tree and the lotv will duke it out to a grim, bloody -- but sweet-smelling -- finish. When the end draws nigh, I will sell tickets. I finally finished making the sides of my raised bed. Tomorrow morning I will connect the corners, add the soil, and plant. In addition to the 50 pips I already have, 80 more will be delivered tomorrow. It was supposed to be 40, but there was an Ebay misunderstanding. One way or another, I will have lotv. Bernard-in-Ohio...See MoreHow to kill ditch lilies? pic
Comments (8)I am totally surprised that your ditch lilies appear contained neatly in the area they were planted. Our's multiply like crazy, and I have to dig them every year since they spread outside the areas where I left them planted. They came with the house when we bought it :~). They are pretty for only a short time, and the foliage gets ragged looking without rain so I understand wanting to get rid of them. My experience is once they are established, it is very difficult to completely remove them. Similar to liriope. Listing on freecycle is a good idea. Some people want them to use for erosion control. I have shared them with friends for that purpose....See MoreHow to tame Lily of Valley
Comments (4)Although in the family, not really a lily at all but a rhizomatous perennial. Yes, it can have a very aggressive nature although as many folks complain about the difficulty in getting it established as do those who have it spread too vigorously. Drier, sunnier locations will slow or limit its spread but it is not impossible to dig out where not wanted either....See MoreLily of the Valley invasion defense strategy needed
Comments (4)I just responded to another post about Bishops Weed and how to get rid of it. I planted Pachysandra aka japanese Spurge, and it eventually choked out Bishops Weed - Pachy spreads by underground runners, but the roots are so dense it's difficult for anything to grow through them once they're established. My neighbor has Lily of the Valley that is working its way over to my property, and since I had success with the Pachy and the Bishops Weed, I'm going to plant Pachy along my property line to keep the Lily of the Valley from spreading my way. Pachy is not invasive, does well for me in both full sun and full shade with ample watering and a yearly dose of fertilizer, it's an attractive evergreen groundcover with shallow roots and easily removed if you decide to replace it later on or if they grow outside of a designated area. Low maintenance. It is one of the very few plants that grow successfully under evergreens. You can plant them closer together if you want full coverage sooner than later. Web says not good in full sun, but I had mine in blazing sun and they did fine as long as you give ample weekly waterings. Within 3 years you should have a full attractive bed of evergreen pachy. Good luck!...See Moresarge724
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