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Protect Yourself from Alien Invaders -- Noxious Weeds Noxious weeds are taking over the West at a rate of more than 200 acres per hour, 5,000 acres per day. Check out the "Invaders" database to learn more about the most invasive species. noxious weeds • noxious • weed • weeds • invasive
Hankering for Honeysuckle? Why growing ordinary fragrant honeysuckle (Lonicera japonica) in the cottage garden isn't all it's hyped up to be. In fact, it's an escaped invasive exotic weed. in some areas. honeysuckle • vine • lonicera japonica • wild honeysuckle • escaped
Comfrey, a Controlled Substance? Should a herb with such obvious remedial value be banned from use? Should pharmaceutical companies be able to buy the patents to natural remedies. Should all poisonous plants be banned or should we learn to use them safely? comfrey • noxious weed • pharmaceutical • patents • patented plants
Weeds; Getting to Know the Enemy Wondering what those weeds are that are sprouting up all over? Want to know which weeds are classifed as noxious in BC and what that means? Get to know the weedy enemies that are threatening your grass, flowers, and vegetables so you can win the weed war! weeds • canadian weeds • bc weeds • british columbia weeds • noxious weeds
Invasive! ... ? Exotic. Invasive. Native. Three descriptive adjectives seen more and more these days in gardening books and posts to email lists. shade • shade garden • shade gardening • gardening in shade • perennials
Noxious And Poisonous Plants Giant Hogweed and other noxious/poisonous plants and how they effect the emergency services. giant • hogweed • frie • rescue • motor
Kings of Hitchhiking Whether they are at risk or not, offering Monarch butterflies a place to stay is easy, enjoyable and fulfilling. These delicate creatures are a wonder. monarch • milkweed • way station • monarch watch • cardenolides
What is a Wildflower? It typically grows wild, or was not seeded intentionally. wildflower • native plant • weeds • flowers • plant characteristics
Lazy Gardening Do you like to garden, but hate to dig? Do want to make gardening easier and better for your plants? Do you want to preserve the vital soil creatures? Then no-till is for you. It's an easy, highly effective way to garden. Here's a short introduction to how you can throw away that rototiller and hang up the shovel. no-till gardening • lazy gardening • lasagna gardening • worms • early start in spring
Plant Families: Commelinaceae and Convolvulaceae Two families, the Spiderwort Family and the Morning Glory Family, might be considered weedy things, but they produce such lovely flowers so generously filled up with pigments you'd think they would drip color. plant families: commelinaceae and convolvulaceae • gregg m. pasterick • wildflowers of north america • botany • ecology
Grasses, an introduction We are going to be focussing on grasses for a little while. Here is a general introduction to get us started. grasses • grass • desert
A Wildlife Sanctuary Garden Gardeners across North America are thinking in terms of creating gardens suitable for both humans and wildlife. This book provides some suggestions for implementing such a garden in your backyard. wildlife gardening • sanctuary gardening
Bio-control of Pests and Diseases, I Biological control involves controlling pests to maintain a natural balance in a ecosystem. Written by Geoffrey Ian Miller. biocontrol • plant • insect • animal • antagonistic
Buying Roses: Healthy Roots A good quality rose bush has a healthy root system right from the start. Learn to recognize potential root problems and avoid purchasing a badly grown rose. how to buy a rose • rose roots • healthy root system • container grown rose • bare root rose
Growing Native Annual Vines North American native annual vines are colorful through the summer and easy to grow from seed. annual vines • summer garden • cottage gardens • structures • chickabiddy
Ice Plant; The Best of Intentions Gone Awry How many times in life do we do things with the best of intentions, only to find ourselves knee-deep in something less than desirable, and definitely not expected? Where wildflowers are concerned, this means non-native species. Purple Loosestrife and Scotch Broom are two examples. Another non-native species, which may or may not be another example of the best of intentions gone awry, is Ice Plant. ice plant; the best of intentions gone awry? • gregg m. pasterick • wildflowers of north america • botany • ecology
Redefining Community We need to redefine community to include all the lifeforms who live there. community • garden • organic • pollinator • alternative
Tansy, A Great Desert Garden Herb Tansy (tanacetum vulgare) is a perennial herb that has a number of uses in desert gardens. tansy • foliage • flies • mosquitoes • desert gardens
Weeds And Thugs Part2 Sometimes the plants we loved so much in the beginning can turn out to be thugs, plants that when given the chance to spread will attempt to wipe out more tender plants, either by choking them out or burying them. lamiums • plant thugs •
Alpine Gardening Books A review of two books that shoud be on every rock gardener's bookshelf. alpine gardening • rock gardening • dwarf bulbs • bulbs • review
Deck The Halls And Window boxes With Winter's Garden Bounty A well planned garden offers a wealth of varied plant material for decorating indoors and out, year-round, even in the depths of winter. fresh greens from the garden for winter decoration
Gorda Anyone? Gorda - Is it a cheese? Is it a veggie-like ornament? No! It's the BVI's best kept secret and your next destination. caribbean • travel • gorda • british virgin islands • diving
Mesquite Trees Mesquite is probably one of the most versatile trees in southwestern portion of the North American continent. mesquite • prosopis pubescens • prosopis velutina • prosopis glandulosa • mesquite meals
Weedy Watsonias Weedy Watsonias that have escaped into our bushland environment, spreading quickly and thriving on neglect. What should we do? weeds • watsonia • plants • latrobe • gippsland
Attracted to Milkweed Milkweed wasn't always regarded as a lowly weed. It has been used in textiles, as a food source and as a medicine. More than anything else though, these nectar-rich native perennials attract a variety of butterflies in all sizes and colors. milkweed family • asclepiadaceae • poke milkweed • asclepias exaltata • common milkweed
Clearing Woods - Shrubs Part 4 - Brambles Part 1 Highly decorative or pernicious pests? To make certain that I don't get bored, the brambles in my USDA zone 7 woodland manage to be both at once. shade • shade garden • shade gardening • gardening in shade • perennials
Invasive Species Invasive alien plants may upset the ecological balance in their new location. invasive plants • alien plants • exotic plants
Organic Lawn Care Organic lawn care is possible. By growing healthy grass you can avoid weeds, thatch, and disease. organic lawn care • grass • compost • fertilizer • deborah turton
The Mountain Meadows Massacre The Mountain Meadows Massacre took place in the southwestern corner of Utah territory in 1857. Indians, armed and led by Mormon settlers, attacked an emigrant wagon train on their way to California. mountain meadows • utah • mormons • jacob hamlin • john d. lee
Tough Plants - Just Throw 'Em and Grow 'Em Some plants are so willing to live that you don't even have to plant them. Here is my own saga of plants I didn't need to pamper.
Has Your Garden Got the Yellow-Leaf Blues? When catalog shopping through the winter, keep an eye out for plants that will help to hide the depressing aftermath of spring - the yellowing foliage of what was once a beautiful bulb display.
Ornamental Grasses for Shade - Imperata cylindrica and Ophiopogon A true grass and a grass look-alike. This is the sixth in a series on ornamental grasses for shade. ornamental grass • ornamental grasses • gramineae • poaceae • imperata cylindrica
Pincushions and Friends The perennial plant of the year and it's buddies are on-track for summer gardening. How to grow them, how about them, how d'ja like 'em? scabiosa • caucasica • pincushion flower • cephalaria • gigantea
What Did Your Garden Teach You this Year? The more you garden, the more you learn - and the more you learn that there is left to learn. So let's start small and share a few of the lessons we have learned this year.
Clearing Woods - Shrubs - Part 2 - Rose Who does not love the rose? For thousands of years, roses have been entwined with humankind, permeating song, myth and story. I love roses as well as the next gardener, but the second most numerous shrub in the understory of my USDA zone 7 woodland leaves me with very mixed emotions. shade • shade garden • shade gardening • gardening in shade • perennials
Early Weeds Part of gardening is dealing with "weeds". A weed, by definition is "a plant growing where it is not wanted". However, there are certain plants that few want to have around. In my USDA zone 7 Maryland garden, I consider some of these bad guys "early" or cool season weeds. Maybe you have some of these, too. shade • shade garden • shade gardening • gardening in shade • perennials
Online Nurseries 2000 - Woodside Gardens, continued Continuation of article about Woodside Gardens,a small, family operated nursery with a lovely list of plants. Browsing their web site was like being six years old in a candy store. My eyes were bigger than the space available to tell you about all the plants I lust for. I had a very tough time narrowing down selections to what still turned out a pretty substantial list. There are a lot of photos, so please be patient while the page loads for your viewing pleasure. shade • shade garden • shade gardening • gardening in shade • perennials
Ornamental Grasses for Shade - Pennisetum A true grass for part shade. The seventh in a series of articles on ornamental grasses for shade. pennisetum • ornamental grasses • online nurseries • garden • gardening
Symphytum There are about twenty accepted species of <i>Symphytum</i>, of which about ten or so and numerous named cultivars are grown in gardens. shade • shade garden • shade gardening • gardening in shade • perennials
Polygonum - Friends and Foes This most fascinating and confusing genus of the buckwheat or dock family,Polygonaceae, contains marvelous garden-worthy plants and noxious weeds. There are lots of images, so please be patient while the page loads. shade • shade garden • shade gardening • gardening in shade • perennials |
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