Does anyone know of a good/easy way to get rid of bindweed? We're putting down landscaping fabric and rock in the area that is mostly resides in - but are worried it will still power it's way through. Will any herbacide kill it? We mainly have Hostas planted in that area.

Bindweed is notoriously difficult to eradicate. It has a huge root system, so something that pops up in one part of the lawn may be part of a plant that is clear on the other side. Digging can make it worse because it breaks the roots up into little pieces, each of which becomes a new plant.

One thing I've seen suggested is to let it grow a bit, put a diluted solution of roundup in a glass jar and stick as much of the plant as you can into the jar. Since it's diluted, the plant lives for quite a while, taking in the roundup and storing it in its root system. It eventually gets enough to kill it, and since it happened slowly, it kills more of the plant than if you just sprayed full strength directly on the leaves. I've seen different claims about the best time to treat it. Some people suggest doing it as it is flowering and others say to do it as the weather cools, since it is working harder at pulling nutrients into its roots for winter storage.