Creeping Charlie IS a creep
Creeping Charlie in our front yard; I pulled it out a few inches from the brick edging of this garden. Is your lawn inhabited by Creeping Charlie? It's fair to blame your ancestors as being part of the problem posed by this insidious weed/plant/ivy/mint cousin. Known as glechoma hederacea, the ivy was introduced to North America by early settlers who thought it would be a good choice for shady places in a yard. It is also called Creeping Jenny, ground ivy, or gill-on-the-ground, according to the University of Wisconsin Extension service. A variegated form of the plant is sold, sometimes, for hanging baskets. We think of the ivy as a nuisance, it can be found in many places around our one-acre yard in rural Scott County, Iowa. As you can see from the photo, I fight the ivy with various implements, including a weeder and a hand cultivator. My husband uses a commercial herbicide (Trimec)...