Allison I love the "Ugh Back Again" plant. I just planted some of those. Another of those plants that I got from my grandmother and it's still going strong. The deer don't eat it so it is welcome in my yard. Your pics are beautiful as always. Love the close up shot of the last photo.

Good news, the Lobelia I started from Seed in Feb are finally blooming. I'll get pics tomorrow. Fascinating little itty bitty flower.

you are more than welcome to the tradescantia.. I don't like it at all.. and been trying to get rid of it for 3 years

I've got 3 different colors of it, it has been relatively well behaved so far.

the roots are like DL bulbs.. get stuck in rocks here and I can not make them go away

Take a paint brush and paint just leaves of it with round-up...they'll go away.

Allison try a more eco friendly approach and use Vinegar on the Ugh plant leaves. It works like a charm for me and won;t destroy the environment like Round up does.
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thanks guys!

Wonderful clear photos everyone.

Allison--I will try & keep vinegar in mind Would it work on grass?

Lovely Karen, everything is looking good!!

filling in there nicely Karen!!

Thanks slowly but surely. Now if I can keep the slug attack under control I'll be good. Todays rain brought out the big rider sized slugs out. I'm sure my neighbors must think I'm weird always walking around the yard with a pair of scissors or salt shaker hunting for slugs or sprinkling coffee grinds around each and every plant that gets affected.

Celeste the Black Raspberry I got from you is doing wonderful. It's about two foot tall know.

morning is my time to strike.. I just cut them up too.. make me nuts.. I was going to plant some of the plants in flats still.. and thank god I had my gloves on.. grabbed a huge one on the back side.. they always get me.. trying not to walk outside without my gloves.. nothing worse than trying to de slime

funny how stuff that spreads in your yard I can't get to spread here at all
Ajuga- gone, Spiderwort- never bloomed, Pacysandra- still in the same place I planted it

Really Jen?? it didn't bloom???... too much sand down there??.. more than welcome to come dig some ajuga out of the lawn

Not sandy at all
Bloomed the 1st year and this year, nothing just green, not even any buds

I had about 4 or 5 different Ajuga, no sign of any of them this year

you left the foliage to die back natural I am assuming?.. so strange.. even the ones I dug and didn't get to anyone still bloomed in the containers from the year before

Yeah I thought it was odd too

also missing this year, Echi Sundown, Guara, Penstemon Apricot Sprite and Iron Maiden(are they usually short lived?)