man this one is very stubborn. The root is like dandelion's but not that deep, If I hand pull them the root won't come up. I have the dandelion digger but there's lots and lots of these in my lawn. I notice that me and my other two neighbors also have this kind of weed, but not everyone in the neighborhood. This weed is not very common in my area... so any idea why that is? I hand pull them 2 weeks ago and now look at how fast they've grown back!!

I'd be willing to bet that this is a cactus. I have a crown of thorns and other Euphorbias and this doesn't look ANYTHING like them. It was sold as a cactus back when I bought it (but I've lost the name tag long ago.) The needles grow in clusters (about an inch between each cluster) of 3 or more. If I'd never topped it, it would be over 14 feet tall now. I would take a pic of it, but I have an indoor jungle and it's back in a far corner where I can't get a good shot of it. I have plants growing in about every window and, in my southern facing windows (where this cactus is at) the plants are three pots deep from the window. In this same window I have two hibiscus trees(and more as bushes), an Oleander and a citrus tree all growing taller than me, as well as smaller bananas, a jasmine bush and an Australian Bluebell bush (and many smaller plants.) I have another room that's half filled with plants. It won't be until later Spring when I can put most of these other plants outside that I can get a good photo shot of it. Thanks!

maag: I don't think you really want a "vine", per se. True vines don't really "grow down". What you want are some small sprawling plants, such as small groundcovers and lax thingies. How about: Abutilon megapotamica CREEPING CHINESE LANTERN Aptenia cordifolia GREEN APPLES Campanula portenschlagiana (C. muralis) DALMATIAN BELLFLOWER Campanula poscharskyana SERBIAN BELLFLOWER Cerastium tomentosum SNOW-IN-SUMMER Delosperma alba WHITE ICEPLANT Drosanthemum speciosum SHOWY DEWFLOWER Gazania rigens (gray-leafed trailing) GAZANIA Helianthemum nummularium SUNROSE Muehlenbeckia axillaris ANGEL VINE Pelargonium peltatum IVY GERANIUM Persicaria (Polygonum) capitatum KNOTWEED Saxifraga stolonifera STRAWBERRY SAXIFRAGE Scaevola aemula FAN FLOWER Sedum (many) STONECROP Sollya heterophylla AUSTRALIAN BLUEBELL CREEPER Stachys byzantina ÂSilver Carpet TRAILING LAMBÂS EARS Sutera cordata hybrids and selections BACOPA Teucrium x lucidrys ÂProstratum LOW GERMANDER Thymus citriodorus ÂDoone Valley D.V. THYME Thymus herba-barona CARAWAY THYME Thymus polytrichus ÂPink Chintz PINK THYME Thymus pseudolanuginosus WOOLY THYME Thymus serpyllum CREEPING THYME Thymus vulgaris COMMON THYME Trachelospermum asiaticum ASIAN STARFLOWER Vinca minor LITTLE PERIWINKLE Some of these flower. Some of these are aggressive. Joe

Thanks Joe, some good suggestions there. I definitely agree with you about ivy geraniums looking good even without water. I tossed some big cuttings onto a pile of nothing and somehow they rooted and are even blooming!! They've been there since early this year and I gave them NO water all year. Except for the rain (what little of it we've had), they are thriving. I have some planted all along a retaining wall at the base of roses and they look terrific once they get going. I can just stick a cutting into dry soil, give it a little water and then forget about it, and it will take root and grow and bloom. Yet, they are not invasive at all. A great plant for easy care and lots of color. Can't believe I didn't think about Helichrysum. I grew it years ago in a too-shady spot and have been wanting to grow it again in a sunnier spot. This spot on the slope would be perfect because it does get some shade beneath a tree until the sun is high and the 'Limelight' variety would be very showy. It looks nice weaving among other plants, like it did when I grew it with the peppermint scented geranium years ago. I will also research and consider your other suggestions. Thanks! Jen