Plants | Ecosystem Gardening

English Ivy: Most Hated Plants

by Ecosystem Gardener | Nov 27, 2020 | Invasive Plants, Plants

English Ivy: Most Hated Plants

No, I am not a native plant nazi

by Ecosystem Gardener | Nov 27, 2020 | 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...

Japanese Barberry: A Threat to Public Health

by Ecosystem Gardener | Nov 27, 2020 | Invasive Plants

Japanese Barberry: A Threat to Public Health

Rio Grande Nature Center Native Plant Garden

by Ecosystem Gardener | Nov 27, 2020 | Native Plants and Wildlife Gardens, Places to Visit

Rio Grande Nature Center Native Plant Garden

Learning From Our Mistakes

by Ecosystem Gardener | Nov 24, 2020 | Invasive Plants, Plants

Learning From Our Mistakes

Carolyn Summers: Designing Any Garden Style With Native Plants

by Ecosystem Gardener | Nov 24, 2020 | Native Plants, Plants

Carolyn Summers: Designing Any Garden Style With Native Plants

Ultimate Guide to Finding Native Plants

by Ecosystem Gardener | Nov 24, 2020 | Native Plants, Plants

Ultimate Guide to Finding Native Plants

The Planting Pyramid Turned Upside Down

by Ecosystem Gardener | Nov 24, 2020 | Native Plants, Plants

The Planting Pyramid Turned Upside Down

Kill The Bishops Weed

by Ecosystem Gardener | Nov 24, 2020 | Invasive Plants

Kill The Bishops Weed

Choosing the Best Plants for Your Ecosystem Garden

by Ecosystem Gardener | Nov 24, 2020 | Plants

What to plant in an Ecosystem Garden. Choosing the best plants for the type of wildlife you want to attract.

Healing the Wounds to Wildlife 1 Direct Killing

by Ecosystem Gardener | Nov 24, 2020 | Importance of your Wildlife Garden, Native Plants and Wildlife Gardens

Healing the Wounds to Wildlife 1 Direct Killing

Beware the Invasive Butterfly Bush

by Ecosystem Gardener | Nov 24, 2020 | Invasive Plants

Beware the Invasive Butterfly Bush

National Wildflower Week

by Ecosystem Gardener | Nov 24, 2020 | Native Plants, Plants

National Wildflower Week

Oriental Bittersweet on Most Hated Plants List

by Ecosystem Gardener | Nov 24, 2020 | Invasive Plants, Plants

Oriental Bittersweet on Most Hated Plants List

Most Hated Plants: Bamboo

by Ecosystem Gardener | Nov 24, 2020 | 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...

Seduced By a Pretty Face

by Ecosystem Gardener | Nov 24, 2020 | Invasive Plants

Seduced By a Pretty Face

Chinese Wisteria: Most Hated Invasive Plants

by Ecosystem Gardener | Nov 18, 2020 | Invasive Plants, Plants

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

The Great Native Plant Debate

by Ecosystem Gardener | Nov 18, 2020 | Native Plants, Plants

The Great Native Plant Debate

Most Hated Plants

by Ecosystem Gardener | Nov 18, 2020 | Invasive Plants, Plants

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

What makes a plant invasive? The first lesson in what NOT to plant

by Ecosystem Gardener | Nov 18, 2020 | Invasive Plants, Plants

How invasive plants were introduced. What are the most invasive plants? Removal, eradication and control are huge expenses.

Chinese Lespedeza makes “Most Hated Plants” List

by Ecosystem Gardener | Nov 16, 2020 | Invasive Plants, Plants

Chinese Lespedeza makes “Most Hated Plants” List

Autumn Olive and Russian Olive on Most Hated Plants List

by Ecosystem Gardener | Nov 16, 2020 | 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),...

Norway Maple makes “Most Hated Plants” List

by Ecosystem Gardener | Nov 15, 2020 | Invasive Plants, Plants

Norway Maple makes “Most Hated Plants” List

Native Alternatives to Invasive Plants

by Ecosystem Gardener | Nov 14, 2020 | 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.

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

by Ecosystem Gardener | Nov 14, 2020 | 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 14, 2020 | Invasive Plants

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

Walk in Wissahickon Woods

by Ecosystem Gardener | Nov 14, 2020 | Native Plants and Wildlife Gardens, Places to Visit

Walk in Wissahickon Woods

Healing The Wounds 5 Loss of Ecological Processes

by Ecosystem Gardener | Nov 10, 2020 | Importance of your Wildlife Garden, Native Plants, Wildlife Garden

Healing The Wounds 5 Loss of Ecological Processes

Brazilian Pepper Tree on “Most Hated Plants” List

by Ecosystem Gardener | Nov 10, 2020 | Invasive Plants, Plants

Last week when I wrote about Norway Maple being one of my “most hated” invasive plants, I posted this question on twitter: What’s your most-hated plant? Norway Maple tops my list. Tell me yours at: http://bit.ly/2Q2ih0 (@CB4wildlife) And I got this response from...

The Human Equation in Nature

by Ecosystem Gardener | Nov 9, 2020 | Importance of your Wildlife Garden, Native Plants, Wildlife Garden

The Human Equation in Nature

After the Election, Our Work is Just Beginning

by Ecosystem Gardener | Nov 9, 2020 | Native Plants and Wildlife Gardens

Imagining how many trees are cut down during election season to create direct mail flyers, that go straight into the recycling bin.

Bishop Weed: Most Hated Plants

by Ecosystem Gardener | Nov 9, 2020 | 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...