They are an important host plant for a specific butterfly or two. Don't hate on them. I'm putting them everywhere. |
This. Serviceberries are great native plants that support a lot of wildlife. Maybe the poster above is referring to a tree that grows in pastures - I'm going to try to find the name - that has horrible thorns. I had one in my yard and we got rid of it. |
Another +1 for mint. Last time I let DH install a herb garden.
And Tree of Heaven. My neighbors have a full blown tree - I assume they think it's pretty - but those damn runners go everywhere and never die. |
I came here to say "Mountain Mint." It's awful. |
Oh my gosh-- I never realized that I had this. The previous owner must. have planted it. I have tried getting rid of it too, to no avail. |
I don’t think our owner planted ours, so maybe it just happened. Last summer I pulled up a ton of ivy and vinca to try to be more enviro friendly, and this stuff just popped up everywhere. I learned a hard lesson about not clearing things out until I have something to replace it with. There’s also a patch in my neighbor’s yard now (or maybe it was always there). I do think it’s an alien life form. I had a huge thick tarp over my dining table all winter and the stuff continued to happily growing under it in the pitch black. And that’s after we tried to kill it with chemicals. |
I feel like I spend all my gardening time trying to remove aggressive plants put in by previous owners. The worst is chameleon plant, but spiderwort and heuchera have spread everywhere. Also daylilies that don’t flower any longer, but still come up. |
Offer the spiderwort and Heuchera in plant swap groups. People will happily dig/take them off your hands. |
I swear if you dig it all up but forget a 1/4 inch bit of root, in three years you'll have a 5' x 5' patch of "lush" chameleon plant. |
That's what a lot of people want - plants that thrive on neglect. Hence chameleon plant, porcelean berry vine, liriope, etc. |
Tell me your best four week secrets please. Dealing with this now. |
^best gout weed/Bishopweed secrets |
I had to dig up the whole flower bed and sift the soil twice for root pieces to truly eradicate them. |
I wish I could grow bee balms in my garden. They would bloom for a couple of months , then were covered by white mold... |
It is toxic to animals. A waste of all those pretty red berries. |