from my experience.. a real PIA .. but i never thought it would smother anything ...

sharpen a straight shovel ... and just slice in around any given plant.. say 12 inches out .... nice round circle ... and sift out the jenny ....

i suggest that far.. so you wont have to do it again this summer ...

the stuff isnt deeply rooted.. and once you cut it.. it should all pull out..

then start thinking about using round up on the rest.. lol.. i can tell you how to do that.. in your beds.. if and when the time comes ...

and to think.. an EX-friend gave it to me..

ken

Agree with Ken - an aggressive spreader but no way will it choke out larger plants. And I don't find it all difficult to remove. It roots along its stems and quite shallowly at that so pulling them up is NBD.

In a relatively dry soil situation or in full sun, the lysimachia spreads quite slowly and sparsely. The more shady and moist the soil tends to be, the faster and denser the plant grows. And the gold form ('Aurea') is far less agressive in any condition than the straight green form.

I wouldn't worry about it all - extremely manageable!

I use golden sedum for the same effect....don't know the
hardiness but talk about a problem free plant.They invade very slowly,are shallow rooted ,forgive over or under watering and grow in deeper shade than most folks might realize.Divide any old time .Mondo grass and dark flowering bulb were made for this stuff.Doug

A harmless ground cover that I use here and there.

Can be pulled up or use a sharp hoe to remove.

Dave

Thanks everyone. My wife planted a lot of it and I think I'll remove many of the small patches scattered throughout the beds. I don't want to have gold spreading fast across everything. Now that I know it's no big deal I'll leave a few of the big patches I like.

Thanks for the relief.