
The Invaders: Virginia Creeper - Dave's Garden
Mar 13, 2013 · Virginia creeper is a plant that generates profoundly different opinions among gardeners. Some call it desirable. Some call it invasive, while others mistakenly call it poison ivy.
Best Solutions for Vine Weeds in the Garden
Jul 20, 2018 · The cut-vine method makes it possible to treat a whole plant with an intense herbicide without spraying it all over both your favorite tree and the invasive vine. Instead of widespread …
10 Hardy Vines You Should Know - Dave's Garden
Sep 29, 2008 · Unfortunately for gardeners in more intemperate climates, most interesting vines are annuals, tropical or completely invasive. If you are on a search for vines that will remain robust …
Koelreuteria paniculata, The Golden Rain Tree; Friend or Foe?
Aug 12, 2017 · The roots are not invasive to plumbing and sewers and very few pests seem to bother it, although deer will brows young trees if hungry. The thousands of lantern-shaped seed pods give the …
Sweet Autumn Clematis Brightens Fall Gardens - Dave's Garden
Sep 12, 2020 · Managing invasive tendencies of sweet autumn clematis Sweet autumn clematis (Clematis terniflora) is a native of northeastern Asia, which includes Korea, Japan, China and parts …
The Invaders: Lily of the Valley - Dave's Garden
Apr 11, 2012 · Like many other invasive groundcovers, Convallaria propagates itself vegetatively from underground rhizomes. While it does produce seeds, the cross between daughter plants descended …
Don't Get Burned by "Burning Bush" - Dave's Garden
Mar 22, 2013 · One study in Maine (a state which has yet to outlaw burning bush) examined invasive, non-native species as they took over "a tract of land managed as as natural area:" Oriental …
Identifying wildflowers: Packera glabella, Butterweed
Apr 9, 2016 · Sometimes even native plants become troublesome. Invasive isn't always alien. It is butterweed season and the fallow fields and roadside ditches are a mass of yellow. Packera glabella …
Japanese Barberry Linked to Lyme Disease: What ... - Dave's Garden
Jul 14, 2014 · The Maine project mentioned above implies similar results with the elimination of other invasive plants that clog forest edges in northeastern US. Overpopulation of deer is linked to …
The Knotty Problem of Invasive Japanese Knotweed
Jun 10, 2025 · This weed can keep too much of your landscape "tied up!" Back in the 19 th century physician and plant explorer Phillip Franz von Siebold introduced Japanese knotweed into Europe. …