FinallyRetired
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So we have this wonderful periwinkel ground cover in our back yard. Zero maintenance, comes back every year, nice to look at. We also have oak trees around the yard that want to populate.
A few years ago we noticed some oak sprouts coming up through the periwinkel, so I went out and snipped them at ground level. Next year the snipped shoots were back stronger, and new sprouts have come up. By now there are some healthy looking young oak trees coming up, probably 20-25. Snipping at ground level just seems to make them stronger.
Is there some kind of tree poison I can put down at the root to kiil them while sparing the periwinkel? Or do I have to dig them out one by one?
P.S. Happy mother's day to all the moms out there!
A few years ago we noticed some oak sprouts coming up through the periwinkel, so I went out and snipped them at ground level. Next year the snipped shoots were back stronger, and new sprouts have come up. By now there are some healthy looking young oak trees coming up, probably 20-25. Snipping at ground level just seems to make them stronger.
Is there some kind of tree poison I can put down at the root to kiil them while sparing the periwinkel? Or do I have to dig them out one by one?
P.S. Happy mother's day to all the moms out there!