Bringing Plants Indoors

It is getting to be that time again.  Figuring out how to bring plants into the house to winter and wondering WHERE they will all go.  Years ago I  had the idea of building a green house.  That did not happen.  Now I am thinking about a plant light installed over a old-fashioned claw-foot bathtub.  I’ll need to figure this out soon given that it is late September.

At the very least I have four large ferns, three spider plants that were tiny at the beginning of the summer, a potted rosemary plant, some geraniums, three hibiscus plants, and a few other herbs.  Where will they all go??

Bishop’s Weed

I am going crazy with bishop’s weed in my garden in upstate New York.  There seem to be a green variety and a green and white varigated variety.  Fortunately in my garden in Northern Virginia, it has never been a problem.  However in New York, bishop’s weed keeps trying to take over, ruining other plants — many other plants.

Rudbekia seems to match it and keep it out.  Sedum also seems to go root for root with it.  Hostas also keep it at bay most of the time.  But many annuals and even perennials  seem to barely get started before the weed cuts them off.  This is especially difficult when I can only be at my New York garden every few weeks, so the bishop’s week takes over in my absence.

HELP!  If you have any ideas about this plant — sometimes sold as a ground cover, but which is insidious — let me know what you do.  When I weed, I never let Bishop’s Weed touch the ground.  It goes right into a plastic bag to be taken far away from my house by the trash collectors.  This weed would be a perfect cover for trash dumps.