Question
I have a green small leaf vine that spreads like a spider.  It has little black dots on the leaf and lays on the ground.  It has shallow roots but it has taken over my yard this year.
I have fertilized, put down weed and feed and it continues to grow.
I would like to know what it is and how do I get rid of it short of having ChemLawn come in.
Thank you.

Answer
It could be a kind of spider plant (Chlorophytum) which is a good houseplant but will spread like a ground cover in the warmer zones.
Here is a Q&A from the following site.
  http://www.ext.nodak.edu/extnews/hortiscope/houseplnts/spider.htm

Q: I have a spider plant (Chlorophytum comosum) that has brown to black spots on its leaves (usually on top). These spots are the size of pinheads. They have spread from one spider plant to another. Can you please tell me what disease this is and what I can do to stop it? Will it affect my non-spider plants? (E-mail reference)

A: I don't know what the spots are that you describe. You may be overwatering so the plant is showing edema, which is a corky lesion that develops on plant foliage when it is overwatered. Try backing off on the watering before doing anything drastic.