Jenny covers ground!

I seem to remember someone warn me years ago that if I imbed golden creep Jenny ( Lysimachia nummularia‘Aurea ’ , USDA Hardiness zone 4 - 8) in the ground , I ’d never get rid of it . I ignored them and did so , but it ’s never really taken off in my garden . Every year I notice a twig or two come up , and I try popping some of it out of the earth and put it in a container , but I still terminate up experience to corrupt more . After control it as a groundcover in this garden , I ’m kind of sad I ca n’t seem to succeed with it . Here , it scambles along playfully , soften the edge of a walk and mosey into a water lineament for a drink . It seems to deter the gage and contribute a gay golden carpet at the metrical unit of its neighbor . I did n’t get a fortune to get in touch with the owner of this garden to ask if Jenny is a curse as well as a blessing …

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