#invasiveplants — Public Fediverse posts

Kentucky garden expert shares simple rule for stopping invasive plants before they spread https://www.allforgardening.com/1933121/kentucky-garden-expert-shares-simple-rule-for-stopping-invasive-plants-before-they-spread/ #Cappiello #CourierJournal #GardeningKentucky #HerbaceousPerennial #InvasivePlants #Kentucky #NativePlants #PaulCappiello #WoodyPlant #YewDellBotanicalGardens

New UF/IFAS app helps Floridians choose plants and support pollinators | The Apopka Voice https://www.allforgardening.com/1933044/new-uf-ifas-app-helps-floridians-choose-plants-and-support-pollinators-the-apopka-voice/ #BeeGardens #ButterflyGardens #FFLPlants&PollinatorsApp #florida #FloridaFriendlyLandscaping #FloridaGardening #FloridaNativePlants #GardeningFlorida #InvasivePlants #PollinatorGardens #SustainableLandscaping #UF/IFAS #WaterConservation

That's a surprising amount of engagement and a resounding result. No bamboo!
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Is clumping bamboo well behaved or just a Trojan Horse to takeover all it can? Will I end up with a privacy screen or an invasion?

Feel free to boost to spread this like bamboo, also feel free to provide anecdotes, scientific names, etc!

#bamboo #clumpingBamboo #invasivePlants

Expert warns gardeners after spotting certain growth in front yard https://www.allforgardening.com/1932493/expert-warns-gardeners-after-spotting-certain-growth-in-front-yard/ #FrontYardGarden #FrontYardGardening #FrontYard? #InvasivePlants #MinnesotaDepartmentOfAgriculture #youtube

A guide to native plants and gardening in Missouri and Kansas | KCUR https://www.allforgardening.com/1927822/a-guide-to-native-plants-and-gardening-in-missouri-and-kansas-kcur/ #gardening #GardeningMissouri #InvasivePlants #InvasiveSpecies #KansasCityPlantShops #KansasCityPlants #Missouri #NativePlants #NativePlantsKansas #NativePlantsMissouri #NativeSpecies #PlantNurseries

Good morning! This bindweed has found its way to a local park. #invasiveplants #Ecology #photography

5 Plants you think are attractive, but are actually invasive in nature https://www.allforgardening.com/1903748/5-plants-you-think-are-attractive-but-are-actually-invasive-in-nature/ #AttractiveGardenPlants #BenefitsOfNativePlants #EcologicalImpactOfInvasiveSpecies #garden #gardening #GardeningCanada #InvasivePlants #PopularGardenPlants #UttarPradesh

The latest edition of the Bad Naturalist newsletter has moths, domineering native plants, a new problem plant, a goat update, a groundhog, and a poodle.

#nativeplants #moths #invasiveplants #nature #badnaturalist #onthemountain #books

https://badnaturalistnewsletter.beehiiv.com/p/smoke-gets-in-our-eyes

So, there is some of this on our land, unfortunately. I plan on cutting it back and pulling it up, but I also realize the local birds have gotten used to eating the berries (however, the berries aren't very nutritious). I'll look to try and replace the plants with #CanadaHoneysuckle, which is native, and not invasive -- and expanding our little food forest for the local wildlife.

#Maine #InvasivePlant Profile: #MorrowsHoneysuckle

By Sophia Cameron, Invasive Plant Management Intern and Jesse Wheeler, Vegetation Program Manager

"Morrow’s Honeysuckle (Lonicera morrowii) is an invasive plant species managed at Acadia National Park. It is often grouped with other species of invasive honeysuckles (L. tatarica, L. x bella), often called #ExoticBushHoneysuckles since they are difficult to distinguish from one another. They are deciduous shrubs found throughout the park, characterized by oppositely branched stems, and opposite, simple leaves. They produce yellow, white, and sometimes pink flowers, as well as round, red, and orange berries.

"The berries can be used to distinguish these invasive honeysuckles from native honeysuckle species. For example, the flowers of the #NativeHoneysuckle, L. canadensis, are yellow or green, and always downturned. They grow in pairs, as do their red fruits. L. morrowii’s flowers are upturned and grow individually from one another. These shrubs can grow up to approximately ten feet tall, with many stems growing from a single stump. The bark is shaggy on older stems and the stem center (pith) is hollow.

Plant Origin

"#ShrubbyHoneysuckles are originally from Asia, specifically Japan. The first recorded collection and introduction into the U.S. occurred in 1852 by Dr. James Morrow, for which Morrow’s Honeysuckle is named. Honeysuckles were imported as decorative species used in gardens, for erosion prevention, and as windbreaks. These are also the reasons why they are so successful as an invasive species.

Why is it Invasive?

"They do well in almost every soil type, and can develop complex root systems fairly quickly, making them difficult to remove, or be damaged by storms. Their bright berries are also extremely attractive to native wildlife—particularly birds—although the fruit is not nutritionally valuable to them. Birds help spread the seeds over long distances.

"Honeysuckles have been shown to cause a loss in plant diversity, especially herbaceous species, low growing shrubs, and tree seedlings, primarily by blocking out sunlight. However, some studies have led researchers to believe that honeysuckle may release a toxin into the soil from their roots that would harm surrounding vegetation, preventing their growth."

Learn more [includes photos]:
https://www.nps.gov/articles/morrows-honeysuckle.htm

#SolarPunkSunday #InvasiveSpecies #InvasivePlants #NonNativePlants

Summer Gardening Mistakes That Can Kill Your Plants https://www.allforgardening.com/1890345/summer-gardening-mistakes-that-can-kill-your-plants/ #garden #gardening #InvasivePlants #SummerGarden

Challenging Misconceptions: Why You Shouldn’t Pull Weeds In Your Yard https://www.allforgardening.com/1885857/challenging-misconceptions-why-you-shouldnt-pull-weeds-in-your-yard/ #BeneficialInsects #garden #gardening #InvasivePlants #PullingWeeds

Homeowner braces for yearslong fight after inheriting yard filled with invasive plants https://www.allforgardening.com/1871219/homeowner-braces-for-yearslong-fight-after-inheriting-yard-filled-with-invasive-plants/ #garden #gardening #InvasivePlants #NativePlants #PhotoCredit #reddit

Gardener boxed in by concrete and invasives finally gets monarchs to visit new milkweed https://www.allforgardening.com/1870959/gardener-boxed-in-by-concrete-and-invasives-finally-gets-monarchs-to-visit-new-milkweed-2/ #garden #gardener #gardening #InvasivePlants #JapaneseKnotweed #MilkweedPlant #MilkweedPlants #MonarchButterfly #NativeHabitat #NativePlant

What counts as a weed is changing as clover lawns and creeping thyme gain ground https://www.allforgardening.com/1870588/what-counts-as-a-weed-is-changing-as-clover-lawns-and-creeping-thyme-gain-ground/ #AOL #CreepingThyme #garden #gardening #HomeownersAssociations #InvasivePlants #LawnAlternatives #LocalGovernments #NativePlant #TraditionalGrass

I’m a Garden Writer—These Are the Groundcovers I Would NEVER Plant https://www.allforgardening.com/1865043/im-a-garden-writer-these-are-the-groundcovers-i-would-never-plant/ #AggressivePlants #garden #gardening #groundcovers #InvasivePlants

Today's #WildflowerHour has an #InvasivePlants challenge and I was visiting my mother just before the heatwave hit, so of course I got some pics of the wonderful Mexican Fleabane which is taking over her patio via the cracks in the paving. Resistance is futile (and why would anyone want to?) #Wendover #Buckinghamshire #Bloomscrolling #botany #plants #flowers #wildflowers #photography

So, we are battling some of the #InvasivePlants mentioned in this bulletin, and the #BlackCherry is winning out!

#UMaineCooperativeExtension - Bulletin #2575, #NativeTrees and Shrubs for #Maine Landscapes: Black Cherry (Prunus serotina)

"This series of publications is the result of a five-year research project that evaluated the adaptability of a variety of native trees and shrubs to the stresses of urban and residential landscapes in Maine. Non-native invasive plants pose a serious threat to Maine’s #biodiversity. Plants such as #JapaneseBarberry, shrubby #honeysuckle, and #AsiaticBittersweet, originally introduced for their ornamental features, have escaped from our landscapes, colonizing natural areas and displacing native plants and animals. By landscaping with native plants, we can create vegetation corridors that link fragmented wild areas, providing food and shelter for the native wildlife that is an integral part of our ecosystem. Your landscape choices can have an impact on the environment that goes far beyond your property lines.

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"Black cherry deserves a spot in any landscape devoted to wildlife. The cherries are an important food for songbirds and small mammals, and the plant is host to over 200 species of butterflies and moths."

Learn More:
https://extension.umaine.edu/publications/2575e/

#SolarPunkSunday #MaineLandscapes #NativePlants #VegetationCorridors #EdibleLandscapes #WildlifeCorridors #GardeningForWildlife

Sadly, the invasive Spotted Lanternfly is now firmly ensconced in Virginia. Here, hundreds of nymphs are feeding on this Tree of Heaven, also an invasive species.

I was shocked to see every possible surface of bark covered and had to take a picture to convey the scale of the invasion.

#Insects #invasivespecies #invasiveplants

@LeamValley Yes. Chusan palm can definitely be a weed. That’s especially the case in northern NZ. It’s now banned from sale and planting in Auckland and landowners with infestations of wild plants can be required to control them.

https://www.tiakitamakimakaurau.nz/protect-and-restore-our-environment/pests-in-auckland/pest-search/Trafor

https://www.weedbusters.org.nz/what-are-weeds/weed-list/chinese-windmill-palm/

#weeds #InvasivePlants

Allen County Master Gardeners discuss ways homeowners can help the environment | Allen County https://www.allforgardening.com/1836531/allen-county-master-gardeners-discuss-ways-homeowners-can-help-the-environment-allen-county/ #AllenCountyMasterGardeners #BrownBagSeries #children #DouglasTallamy #EnvironmentalConservation #garden #gardener #gardening #HowCanIHelp?SavingNatureWithMyYard #InvasivePlants #NativePlants #PollinatorGardens #RainBarrels #SustainableGardening

This week's #WildflowerHour challenge is #InvasivePlants. Japanese knotweed? Himalayan balsam? Triffids? Find one and get a photo, as long as we get some weather where it's safe to venture out.
https://bsky.app/profile/wildflowerhour.bsky.social/post/3mowvh72co225

Never Compost This Kind of Plant, Gardeners Warn—It Can Harm Your Garden and Soil https://www.allforgardening.com/1821728/never-compost-this-kind-of-plant-gardeners-warn-it-can-harm-your-garden-and-soil-2/ #AmyEnfield #composting #DiseasedPlant #DiseasedPlants #garden #gardener #gardening #InvasivePlants #PlantMaterial #TeriValenzuela

Never Compost This Kind of Plant, Gardeners Warn—It Can Harm Your Garden and Soil https://www.allforgardening.com/1821220/never-compost-this-kind-of-plant-gardeners-warn-it-can-harm-your-garden-and-soil/ #AmyEnfield #composting #DiseasedPlant #DiseasedPlants #garden #gardener #gardening #InvasivePlants #PlantMaterial #TeriValenzuela

Alan Titchmarsh explains phrases you need to watch out for on plant la https://www.allforgardening.com/1820430/alan-titchmarsh-explains-phrases-you-need-to-watch-out-for-on-plant-la/ #AlanTitchmarsh #BBCGardenersWorld #garden #Garden(section) #gardening #GardeningAdvice #GardeningIreland #InvasivePlants #PlantLabelEuphemisms #plants #RHSChelseaFlowerShow

Four common plants that’ll cause hefty damage and take over your garden https://www.allforgardening.com/1820311/four-common-plants-thatll-cause-hefty-damage-and-take-over-your-garden/ #bamboo #EnglishIvy #garden #gardening #GardeningIreland #InvasivePlants #InvasiveUkPlants #IvyPlant #JapaneseKnotweed #plants #weeds #Wisteria

Homeowner asks what’s in the yard, and a gardener starts naming invasive shrubs one by one https://www.allforgardening.com/1817706/homeowner-asks-whats-in-the-yard-and-a-gardener-starts-naming-invasive-shrubs-one-by-one-2/ #BurningBush #garden #gardener #gardening #InvasivePlants #NativePlants

Another photo from early this morning, walking the Dahl Playfield Park loop: the east side is mostly Himalayan blackberry bushes, which are not allowed anywhere else. People come in late summer to gather berries.
#Photography #SeattleWashington #SeattleSummer #SeattleParks #InvasivePlants

Gardener shares composting method that can kill weed seeds before they spread through your yard https://www.allforgardening.com/1806764/gardener-shares-composting-method-that-can-kill-weed-seeds-before-they-spread-through-your-yard/ #composting #CompostingProcess #garden #gardener #gardening #HotComposting #InvasivePlants #UnwantedPlants #WeedSeeds

6 Environmentally Friendly Ways to Get Rid of Invasive Plants Without All the Harsh Chemicals https://www.allforgardening.com/1798869/6-environmentally-friendly-ways-to-get-rid-of-invasive-plants-without-all-the-harsh-chemicals/ #garden #gardening #ImageCredit #InvasivePlants #NativeSpecies #Shutterstock #SoilMicrobes

‘Our local species is becoming extinct’: Irish gardeners face fines, jail time, for planting invasive bluebell https://www.allforgardening.com/1781669/our-local-species-is-becoming-extinct-irish-gardeners-face-fines-jail-time-for-planting-invasive-bluebell/ #garden #gardener #gardeners #gardening #InvasivePlants #IrishWildlifeTrust #NationalParksAndWildlifeService #NativeEcosystems #NativePlants #NoeleenSmyth #NPWS #SpanishBluebell #TheIrishSun