Gardening Naturally with Claudia
Ground Covers - The Good, Bad, Ugly The idea of ground covers is to green the area and cover the ground. Duh!! I've spent years trying to find the ideal ground cover. The idea sounds simple enough, but .... This is 'snow-on-the-mountain.' Other common names include Bishop's Weed, Gout Weed, Ground Elder. It's botanical name is Aegopodium . a perennial, ground cover ...an Boy does it. This plant spreads by runners, under ground. Snow-on-the-mountain is very aggressive and invasive. Use a non-selective herbicide to the leaves to inhibit its spreading. I'd use this plant in containers where you can restrict its growth. But, as you can see, Gout Weed has moved all around my garden. Now I'm on a mission to remove it once and for all. Another 'goof' I admit to (Other's not so much) is 'creeping jenny'. I initially loved the bright, gold shades it offered the garden. But once again, ( ...