tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3560838335414244511.post5603876578544822828..comments2024-03-28T14:05:32.701-05:00Comments on The Nature of Things: Invasives at your garden centerDorothy Bordershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12441731296027227394noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3560838335414244511.post-84052076889971756812017-03-06T22:39:18.836-06:002017-03-06T22:39:18.836-06:00You make a good point: Plants that are benign in s...You make a good point: Plants that are benign in some places can be highly invasive and problematic in others.Dorothy Bordershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12441731296027227394noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3560838335414244511.post-9015034450259191682017-03-06T20:24:16.213-06:002017-03-06T20:24:16.213-06:00Oh, beautiful sweet autumn clematis. It's a b...Oh, beautiful sweet autumn clematis. It's a beautiful ornamental here in upstate New York. I don't believe it is considered an invasive here, but I did see, on White Flower Farms (Connecticut) website, a warning about it being "invasive in warmer climes". But we have enough problems with invasives here - wild rose, Russian Olive, Japanese Knotweed, just to name three.Alanahttp://ramblinwitham.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3560838335414244511.post-39787853796478646642017-03-02T09:46:50.553-06:002017-03-02T09:46:50.553-06:00MIcroclimates are just one of the the things that ...MIcroclimates are just one of the the things that gardeners have to pay attention to, one of the most important things. I have several within my half acre yard and they can do a number on one's best laid plans. Dorothy Bordershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12441731296027227394noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3560838335414244511.post-65417640671379006812017-03-01T23:42:22.916-06:002017-03-01T23:42:22.916-06:00Very informative. Honestly, I have come to the poi...Very informative. Honestly, I have come to the point where I am not introducing any more plants to my yard. I have been on this property for close to six years now. It is a different microclimate from my last house with cold winds blowing through valleys, extreme dry heat in the summer, and until this year very little rain in the winter. I am sticking with what will grow and most of that is stuff I have never grown before. But the major problem is getting anything to make it through all the seasons. It has been humbling to me as a gardener. But I do know the dangers of invasive species are real and it is good to have a list, should I get tempted:)Judy Kruegerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11632346091869688862noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3560838335414244511.post-76972799038412800822017-03-01T09:17:47.600-06:002017-03-01T09:17:47.600-06:00Yes, it's understandable. They are all sturdy,...Yes, it's understandable. They are all sturdy, easy-to-grow plants and they make a nice display, but they really can be deadly for the environment. Too often gardeners don't have enough information about the plants they are choosing and don't realize the harm they can do. Dorothy Bordershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12441731296027227394noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3560838335414244511.post-54513660315638158322017-03-01T09:15:15.541-06:002017-03-01T09:15:15.541-06:00Kudzu really is an amazing story. Driving along hi...Kudzu really is an amazing story. Driving along highways in the South, you see vast stretches of land totally covered in the stuff. And that's the story with so many of these plants - like vinca in Devon. They really, really like it in the surroundings they've been introduced to and they tend to take over. Dorothy Bordershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12441731296027227394noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3560838335414244511.post-84310919154535661452017-03-01T07:13:29.834-06:002017-03-01T07:13:29.834-06:00Very informative. People probably choose them beca...Very informative. People probably choose them because they look good and smell sweet.Carmenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10242364668293349799noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3560838335414244511.post-38042028224997130742017-03-01T04:11:23.140-06:002017-03-01T04:11:23.140-06:00A commentator on rusty duck recently put me on to ...A commentator on rusty duck recently put me on to kudzu so I googled some images. Couldn't believe what I saw! Quite a few of the plants on your list are well used by the English gardener, although I've just dug up miles of vinca. It seems to like Devon rather too much! rusty duckhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12238493821002258459noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3560838335414244511.post-19931728840129869292017-02-28T22:21:04.533-06:002017-02-28T22:21:04.533-06:00That's the thing about all these plants, reall...That's the thing about all these plants, really. They are great plants that are useful in the home landscape. That's why they have been used and continue to be used so heavily. But they escape from the landscape and spread easily. They can take over an area, pushing out the native plants that other species rely on, to the detriment of the greater ecosystem. Dorothy Bordershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12441731296027227394noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3560838335414244511.post-67700801985299242092017-02-28T19:37:51.096-06:002017-02-28T19:37:51.096-06:00I used to have ligustrum at my old house and actua...I used to have ligustrum at my old house and actually like it - it created a nice hedge along the back fence and there were always birds of all types hopping around in it, even nesting in it. Jaynehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09993407315693699146noreply@blogger.com