p-nut said:


Just bought this house last fall and have tons of things to do in the yard.
First I'm not sure what this weed is but it's popping up in all the beds.

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Henbit, a winter annual. Pulls out pretty easily. One of the most common
weeds in my garden in the spring. (Nice addition to the compost pile.)
Has bright, pretty flowers much loved by bees. One plant can generate
an enormous amount of seeds, though, which remain viable for a long, long
time.

http://www.colostate.edu/Depts/CoopE...eed/henbit.htm

And this ivy is a mess.
Any idea how I'll be able to get rid of it?

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The vine is Vinca minor. It's a fairly popular flowering groundcover for
semi-shady areas. You might consider trying to keep some of it, because
properly cared for it can look fairly nice, and does provide flowers. It is
a bit of a thug, though, running rampant if not managed.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vinca_minor

Pull up whatever you can and spot-treat with the herbicide glyphosate (if
you are OK with that). Use appropriate caution, and avoid getting this
herbicie on anything other than your target plant.

A gardener writes about conquering overgrown Vinca:
http://www.paghat.com/vinca.html

--
Pat in Plymouth MI

"Vegetables are like bombs packed tight with all kinds of important
nutrients..." --Largo Potter, Valkyria Chronicles

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