Comments on: Most Hated Plants http://www.ecosystemgardening.com/most-hated-plants.html Create Wildlife Habitat. Protect the Environment Fri, 03 Feb 2012 12:31:00 +0000 hourly 1 By: stone http://www.ecosystemgardening.com/most-hated-plants.html/comment-page-1#comment-9013 stone Thu, 19 Jan 2012 11:50:14 +0000 http://www.conservationgardening.com/?p=1078#comment-9013 I'm with the people that mentioned english ivy, and vinca, to which I'd like to add winter creeper, Chinese wisteria, and Florida betony. People continue to plant invasives in spite of how the landscape is completely over-run with these thugs. Education is a good thing, but I'm just about to the point where I think people should be required to fight invasives b4 being allowed to garden... How about required courses in school, and a 4h group? I’m with the people that mentioned english ivy, and vinca, to which I’d like to add winter creeper, Chinese wisteria, and Florida betony.
People continue to plant invasives in spite of how the landscape is completely over-run with these thugs.
Education is a good thing, but I’m just about to the point where I think people should be required to fight invasives b4 being allowed to garden… How about required courses in school, and a 4h group?

]]> By: Plant This Not That: Native Alternatives to Invasive Plants http://www.ecosystemgardening.com/most-hated-plants.html/comment-page-1#comment-8909 Plant This Not That: Native Alternatives to Invasive Plants Tue, 03 Jan 2012 16:48:09 +0000 http://www.conservationgardening.com/?p=1078#comment-8909 [...] the bank. At the end of the day, Native Alternatives to Invasive Plants will help you identify the worst plant offenders in your area and give you excellent suggestions for replacing [...] [...] the bank. At the end of the day, Native Alternatives to Invasive Plants will help you identify the worst plant offenders in your area and give you excellent suggestions for replacing [...]

]]> By: Don http://www.ecosystemgardening.com/most-hated-plants.html/comment-page-1#comment-8884 Don Wed, 21 Dec 2011 14:19:16 +0000 http://www.conservationgardening.com/?p=1078#comment-8884 CORRECTION - Norway Maple They grow faster than native maples and other forest trees and its dense, shallow root system makes it difficult for native seedlings to get established. They create a dense shade, under which other species cannot survive, hence my naked garden beds. From what i have learned about this invasive tree that i am slowly trying to get under control on my property as it continues its propagation is that the tree is successful because it is not so much the dense foliage but that it actually gives off highly toxic anti growth chemicals that kills other trees it is next to and wont allow growth in the soil that its shallow roots touch... a very nasty neighbor and a tree everyone should consider to get rid of! Supposedly the invasion started around the american revolution in Philadelphia and spread from there... If you have them, cut them down! They will only multiply and kill off many things in their wake... some other nasty neighbors like poison ivy grow better with their roots also, creating other problems! CORRECTION – Norway Maple They grow faster than native maples and other forest trees and its dense, shallow root system makes it difficult for native seedlings to get established. They create a dense shade, under which other species cannot survive, hence my naked garden beds.

From what i have learned about this invasive tree that i am slowly trying to get under control on my property as it continues its propagation is that the tree is successful because it is not so much the dense foliage but that it actually gives off highly toxic anti growth chemicals that kills other trees it is next to and wont allow growth in the soil that its shallow roots touch… a very nasty neighbor and a tree everyone should consider to get rid of! Supposedly the invasion started around the american revolution in Philadelphia and spread from there…

If you have them, cut them down! They will only multiply and kill off many things in their wake… some other nasty neighbors like poison ivy grow better with their roots also, creating other problems!

]]> By: Invasive Species Wreak Havoc on Ecosystems http://www.ecosystemgardening.com/most-hated-plants.html/comment-page-1#comment-8605 Invasive Species Wreak Havoc on Ecosystems Sun, 14 Aug 2011 23:59:52 +0000 http://www.conservationgardening.com/?p=1078#comment-8605 [...] often I hear the words “I hate that invasive species”. Let us clarify what we really mean by that. It helps to have a global perspective in the [...] [...] often I hear the words “I hate that invasive species”. Let us clarify what we really mean by that. It helps to have a global perspective in the [...]

]]> By: Bush Honeysuckle harmful to bird habitat http://www.ecosystemgardening.com/most-hated-plants.html/comment-page-1#comment-8490 Bush Honeysuckle harmful to bird habitat Tue, 19 Jul 2011 21:03:45 +0000 http://www.conservationgardening.com/?p=1078#comment-8490 [...] honeysuckle has been my gardening nemesis since I decided to let my suburban yard revert to the oak/hickory forest that was here 60 years [...] [...] honeysuckle has been my gardening nemesis since I decided to let my suburban yard revert to the oak/hickory forest that was here 60 years [...]

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