This ground cover

[mindehankins]

Forgive me. I know there are gardening forums out there. I've found them but people aren't nice to newbies. Could someone save me a couple of hours of searching or nasty responses, and tell me the name of this groundcover near our front light? I know someone here could give me an answer pronto!
Is there any good reason to not dig it up to put flowers here, which we'd prefer?
We're in Western NY state.
THANK YOU!

[hugo]

Looks like Pachysandra. You have my permission to replace it with flowers if you like...

[mbw1024]

that is pachysandra all right. just try getting rid of it. I dare you! LOL My mother planted tons of this at the house where I were grew and she regretted every day!

[loria]

pachysandra it is-- and it grows crazy!

not my favorite, but we have it in one of our beds cause for 11 years i have been to damn lazy to pull it out!

[mindehankins]

Thank you!!! I just knew that someone (or several someones) would know. Now I have a starting place for researching (how to get rid of Pachysanda).
We really appreciate your help!

[INfamily]

We have vacationed many years at Chautauqua in Western New York, and many of the old victorian houses there have this groundcover growing in heavily shaded areas. En masse it can be quite interesting.

[Greenskeeper]

Pachysandra grows on runners so it's quite easy to pull up but the roots need digging to totally eliminate. It's a sought after ground cover because it does grow so well in a variety of conditions and is easily manicured to maintain a neat appearance.

For someone to buy that much, it would be expensive so I would even suggest throwing an ad on Craigslist for someone to come dig it up for you and let them take it away. Then, turn the soil with a pitchfork and remove left behind roots.

If you have a barren spot in your yard, you could transplant some for later use. It's nice to have a "nursery" area for plants that need some TLC or just don't have a home. Eventually you might find a perfect spot.