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- The Invaders: Virginia Creeper - Daves Garden
Virginia creeper is a plant that generates profoundly different opinions among gardeners Some call it desirable Some call it invasive, while others mistakenly call it poison ivy
- 10 Hardy Vines You Should Know - Daves Garden
Unfortunately for gardeners in more intemperate climates, most interesting vines are annuals, tropical or completely invasive If you are on a search for vines that will remain robust perennials in your zone, here are 10 hardy vines you should know
- Invasive Weeds: Creeping Buttercup - Daves Garden
A field of white daisies and yellow buttercups is a lovely sight to behold But if creeping buttercup finds its way into your gardens, you've got trouble with a capital
- Best Solutions for Vine Weeds in the Garden
The cut-vine method makes it possible to treat a whole plant with an intense herbicide without spraying it all over both your favorite tree and the invasive vine Instead of widespread spraying, clip the vine a few inches from the ground and apply triclopyr weed killer, an organic compound used as an herbicide and fungicide, to the fresh cut
- The Invaders: Lily of the Valley - Daves Garden
Like many other invasive groundcovers, Convallaria propagates itself vegetatively from underground rhizomes While it does produce seeds, the cross between daughter plants descended from a single parent seems to be sterile, and it spreads so vigorously that an entire bed might be daughters of the same original parent
- Identifying wildflowers: Packera glabella, Butterweed
Sometimes even native plants become troublesome Invasive isn't always alien It is butterweed season and the fallow fields and roadside ditches are a mass of yellow Packera glabella is a native plant for most of North America east of the Rockies and for the next few weeks these yellow flowers will be everywhere
- Koelreuteria paniculata, The Golden Rain Tree; Friend or Foe?
The roots are not invasive to plumbing and sewers and very few pests seem to bother it, although deer will brows young trees if hungry The thousands of lantern-shaped seed pods give the tree an unusual appearance through the end of summer and fall foliage is a stunning golden yellow
- Callicarpa americana the American Beautyberry - Daves Garden
With so many invasive plants causing untold problems, many people have started to educate themselves on natives By choosing local species, gardeners are also helping wildlife and insects with familiar food sources too In the southern half of eastern North America, the beautyberry, Callicarpa, americana is a great native choice It grows best in USDA Zones 6-10, and even a bit further north
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