michelle---rosa mutabilis 'butterfly', rohdea j. , grn. lv. & var. lv. lacecap hydran. , hydrangea 'snowqueen' shana------aster carolianus, decumaria barbara, 2 grn. lv. lacecap hyd., hostas-blue cadet & halcyon susan------lagerstroemia 'natchez', 3 hosta 'ventricosa', 2 epimedium yellow jill-------betula nigra (river birch) jan--------abelia yel/bronze lv., lamium 'orchid frost', hostas-pauls glory & blue cadet nelson-----leycesteria f.'golden lanterns', lamium 'orchid frost', deutzia g. 'nikko', 2 hibiscus mutabilis wht/ pink dbl., iris-siberian & small unknown var. let me know if i missed anything wayne

Get a herbicide from the garden center, soak the plants and wait for them to die. Do not overspray and poison neighboring plants. The foliage soaks up the chemical and carries it to the roots. String trim the dead stuff to the ground. It takes me 3 weeks or more. By that time the herbicide would have lost it's impact. It doesn't sound 'nice' and doesn't look good either, but it works.

I'm glad I tried the Groundcover Forum to see if Lamium was addressed. 2 Purple Dragon have been withering since I planted them in May. I cut off the withering & slightly slimy stems since I didn't know what else to do with them. They get new growth that looks nice and shiny for a week or two and then revert to that withering. A Silver Beacon has spread like wildfire that I planted in June. I just noticed yesterday a couple stems were doing the withering routine. They don't get dry but seem overly moist. I'll go with your experience, tangerine, and keep cutting them back when they get that wet, withered look. Seems like leaves don't like touching ground very much as they brown up wherever they're not held up on stem. Guess that's part of their nature too. The Silver Beacon is racing past its intended space. Was thinking of cutting it back and rooting it to spread around more plants but just occurred to me that might be its natural habit and won't take moisture/nutrients from plants it rambles around. Does it encumber other plants if it wends its way around them when Lamium not cut back or is it a friendly wanderer around upright plants? Silver Beacon has a few stems which have self-rooted themselves in soil. Didn't know they did that! So much to learn with so many different plants.

I've got in bloom now: Prunus 'Snow Fountain' Prunus 'Thundercloud' (dropping petals now) Azalela 'PJM' Azalea poukhanense (Korean azalea) just showing color Azalea 'Stewartsonian' Azalea 'Olga Mezzitt' (just showing color so not really in bloom yet) Polyanthus Daffs ('King Alfred', 'Segovia' 'Jack Snipe', 'Geranium' just opening) Muscari (a few still hanging on) Dicentra spectabilis (pink & white) just starting Mertensia virginica A large planting of Scilla 'Spring Beauty' & Hoop Petticoat daffs ('Golden Bells') Phlox subulata Aneneme blanda (blue & white) Viola odorata 'Queen Charlotte' Viola 'Freckles' Bloodroot Iberis 'Autumn Beauty' Tulips (Darwin hybrids) Japanese pieris 'Karenoma' Pansies Johnny Jump-ups Geramiums (annual - their "proper" name escapes me this morning!) I think that's it...it's still early & I'm not thinking well yet.