on 8/8/2006
Do not ever plant bishop's weed. Future generations of owners of your land will curse you. I have been doing battle with it for over 20 years, and I am losing. You can dig it out and dig it out, but if you leave one tiny little piece of the root in the ground, the plant will come roaring back.
on 6/30/2006
I have had this in my two front yard gardens for about 9 years now. It works very well with the peony bush I planted in the middle of the Bishop's weed. When they both come up together, it looks like a giant bouquet with the tiny flowers and beautiful leaves. One thing to be very aware of is it does tend to grow out. The area you plant it in should be a contained area. Before the flowers drop their heads and blow around, be sure to cut them off or you will have some plants growing where you don't want them. I have them in two areas of my yard, one is in full sun to partial shade (in the afternoon, and early morning) the other is under a pine tree for ground cover (it is in the shade all the time and still grows wonderfully).
The key is to be sure to contain the area you want the Bishop's weed to be in in, so it will stay there.
on 11/22/2005
Bishops weed spreads under the surface of the ground. We have no problem controlling it because we use that black landscape border material that comes in rolls (approx 5" deep x 20 ' long). We just dig along the edge of where we want to stop the bishops weed and push the border material down level with the ground. You can't see the border, but it stops bishops weed roots from spreading. Try it, you'll like it!
on 11/22/2005
Don't plant Bishop's weed. Once you decide that it has gotten out of control (and the non variegated variety will get out of control) you'll need a bulldozer and a flamethrower to get rid of it. I am not exaggerating.
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Freewheelin said
on 8/4/2008 Erita: I'm wondering the same thing. My Bishops weed is turning brown and dying. I like the way it looks, when its healthy.
Erita said
on 7/19/2008 I am wondering if anyone knows why this plant turns brown in August - any suggestions would be helpful
Anonymous said
on 8/8/2006 Do not ever plant bishop's weed. Future generations of owners of your land will curse you. I have been doing battle with it for over 20 years, and I am losing. You can dig it out and dig it out, but if you leave one tiny little piece of the root in the ground, the plant will come roaring back.
Anonymous said
on 6/30/2006 I am just not a gardener. The front bed was always nasty and weedy, and I was forever fighting it ... until I transplanted Aegopodium.
This is my idea of a perfect bed. A lovely plant that gardens itself and chokes out ugly weeds. Bring it on!
Anonymous said
on 6/30/2006 I have had this in my two front yard gardens for about 9 years now. It works very well with the peony bush I planted in the middle of the Bishop's weed. When they both come up together, it looks like a giant bouquet with the tiny flowers and beautiful leaves. One thing to be very aware of is it does tend to grow out. The area you plant it in should be a contained area. Before the flowers drop their heads and blow around, be sure to cut them off or you will have some plants growing where you don't want them. I have them in two areas of my yard, one is in full sun to partial shade (in the afternoon, and early morning) the other is under a pine tree for ground cover (it is in the shade all the time and still grows wonderfully).
The key is to be sure to contain the area you want the Bishop's weed to be in in, so it will stay there.
Anonymous said
on 3/21/2006 Do not ever have this in your garden. One day it will be everywhere and the only way to get rid of it is by getting new soil!
Anonymous said
on 11/22/2005 Bishops weed spreads under the surface of the ground. We have no problem controlling it because we use that black landscape border material that comes in rolls (approx 5" deep x 20 ' long). We just dig along the edge of where we want to stop the bishops weed and push the border material down level with the ground. You can't see the border, but it stops bishops weed roots from spreading. Try it, you'll like it!
Anonymous said
on 11/22/2005 Don't plant Bishop's weed. Once you decide that it has gotten out of control (and the non variegated variety will get out of control) you'll need a bulldozer and a flamethrower to get rid of it. I am not exaggerating.
Anonymous said
on 11/22/2005 If your bishop's weed turns brown and ugly, just mow it with the mower and in a few days it will be beautiful again.