Plants | Ecosystem Gardening

Healing the Wounds to Wildlife 1 Direct Killing

by Ecosystem Gardener | Nov 13, 2018 | Importance of your Wildlife Garden, Native Plants and Wildlife Gardens

Healing the Wounds to Wildlife 1 Direct Killing

Natives vs. Invasives: Can’t we just all get along?

by Ecosystem Gardener | Nov 13, 2018 | Invasive Plants, Plants

More on the Natives vs. Invasives plant debate.

Healing the Wounds, Part 4: The Wound of Exotic Species

by Ecosystem Gardener | Nov 12, 2018 | Invasive Plants

Healing the Wounds, Part 4: The Wound of Exotic Species

Seduced By a Pretty Face

by Ecosystem Gardener | Nov 12, 2018 | Invasive Plants

Seduced By a Pretty Face

English Ivy: Most Hated Plants

by Ecosystem Gardener | Nov 12, 2018 | Invasive Plants, Plants

English Ivy: Most Hated Plants

Japanese Barberry: A Threat to Public Health

by Ecosystem Gardener | Nov 12, 2018 | Invasive Plants

Japanese Barberry: A Threat to Public Health

Most Hated Plants: Bamboo

by Ecosystem Gardener | Nov 11, 2018 | Invasive Plants, Plants

The Most Hated Plants series is devoted to the worst of the worst invasive plants. These plants are causing great ecological harm and habitat devastation for wildlife, plus the cost of managing these plants is billions of dollars of taxpayer money every year. Knowing...

Bishop Weed: Most Hated Plants

by Ecosystem Gardener | Nov 10, 2018 | Invasive Plants, Plants

I’d like to dedicate this post to my blogging friend, Carol at Flower Hill Farm, for her long-suffering with this invasive plant, her nemesis, Bishop Weed, also known as Goutweed (Aegopodium podagraria). But first, a disclaimer. I call this ongoing series “Most Hated...

No, I am not a native plant nazi

by Ecosystem Gardener | Nov 10, 2018 | Native Plants, Plants

Here’s something I need to get out of the way right here in the beginning. I have been accused by some of being a native plant nazi because of my firm belief that native plants are much better in the conservation garden than are exotic plants. I am not suggesting that...

Top 10 Best Woody Plants in Ecosystem Gardening

by Ecosystem Gardener | Nov 10, 2018 | Native Plants, Plants

Top 10 Best Woody Plants in Ecosystem Gardening

One Million Gardens

by Ecosystem Gardener | Nov 9, 2018 | Importance of your Wildlife Garden, Native Plants and Wildlife Gardens

One Million Gardens

Most Hated Plants

by Ecosystem Gardener | Nov 9, 2018 | Invasive Plants, Plants

View our library of invasive plants. See the "most Hated" list of plants. Why these plants are such a problem.

Beware the Invasive Butterfly Bush

by Ecosystem Gardener | Nov 9, 2018 | Invasive Plants

Beware the Invasive Butterfly Bush

Raising Awareness of Invasive Species

by Ecosystem Gardener | Nov 9, 2018 | Invasive Plants

Raising Awareness of Invasive Species

The Human Equation in Nature

by Ecosystem Gardener | Nov 9, 2018 | Importance of your Wildlife Garden, Native Plants, Wildlife Garden

The Human Equation in Nature

Most Hated Plants Lesser Celandine

by Ecosystem Gardener | Nov 8, 2018 | Invasive Plants, Plants

Winter is over, now it’s time for the native spring ephemeral wildflowers, those that grow, flower, and reproduce before the woodland trees leaf out. But, thanks to some of the worst of the most hated plants, some invasive plants prevent this from happening. One of...

Native Alternatives to Invasive Plants

by Ecosystem Gardener | Nov 7, 2018 | Invasive Plants, Plants

The damage to ecosystems and endangered wildlife caused by invasive plants is massive. Everyone must take responsibility for the removal of invasive plants from our Ecosystem Gardens.

Healing Wounds to Wildlife 3 Habitat Fragmentation

by Ecosystem Gardener | Nov 4, 2018 | Importance of your Wildlife Garden, Native Plants and Wildlife Gardens

Healing Wounds to Wildlife 3 Habitat Fragmentation

Carolyn Summers: Designing Any Garden Style With Native Plants

by Ecosystem Gardener | Nov 3, 2018 | Native Plants, Plants

Carolyn Summers: Designing Any Garden Style With Native Plants

The Great Native Plant Debate

by Ecosystem Gardener | Nov 3, 2018 | Native Plants, Plants

The Great Native Plant Debate

What’s Native?

by Ecosystem Gardener | Nov 2, 2018 | Native Plants, Plants

What’s Native?

Oriental Bittersweet on Most Hated Plants List

by Ecosystem Gardener | Nov 2, 2018 | Invasive Plants, Plants

Oriental Bittersweet on Most Hated Plants List

Mount Cuba Center Native Plants of the Piedmont

by Ecosystem Gardener | Nov 2, 2018 | Native Plants, Places to Visit, Plants

Mount Cuba Center Native Plants of the Piedmont

Chinese Wisteria: Most Hated Invasive Plants

by Ecosystem Gardener | Nov 2, 2018 | Invasive Plants, Plants

How to get rid of Chinese Wisteria. What alternatives to plant.

Norway Maple makes “Most Hated Plants” List

by Ecosystem Gardener | Nov 2, 2018 | Invasive Plants, Plants

Norway Maple makes “Most Hated Plants” List

Pizza Is Great Bird Food

by Ecosystem Gardener | Nov 1, 2018 | Invasive Plants

Pizza Is Great Bird Food

Butterfly Bush is Invasive Do NOT Plant

by Ecosystem Gardener | Oct 31, 2018 | Invasive Plants

Butterfly Bush is Invasive Do NOT Plant

What to Plant Under Black Walnut Trees

by Ecosystem Gardener | Oct 31, 2018 | Native Plants, Plants

What to Plant Under Black Walnut Trees

Native Plant Bloom Day: Flame Azalea

by Ecosystem Gardener | Oct 30, 2018 | Native Plants, Plants

Native Plant Bloom Day: Flame Azalea

Autumn Olive and Russian Olive on Most Hated Plants List

by Ecosystem Gardener | Oct 29, 2018 | Invasive Plants, Plants

Our weekly saga continues with the worst of the worst invasive plants. Plants so harmful to ecosystems they should never be planted, yet alone sold. Topping the noxious list this week is Autumn Olive (Elaeagnus umbellata) and Russian Olive (Elaeagnus angustifolia),...