Anonymous wrote:To PP who's concerned w/invasives, I'll get rid of all my pachysandra if you promise that will zap the asian tiger mosquitoes.

I was wrong. There are few toads left.

How about shrubs like juniper or hydrangeas? Or hellebores for winter/early spring flowers?

ChuckMurphy wrote:OK here. I've lived in New England, New York, Pennsylvania, Delaware, and the DC Metro area. I have never found "wild" stands of Liriope, Vinca or pachysandra anywhere.

Nonetheless, they exist, even though you haven't seen them.

Lirope: http://www.nps.gov/cue/epmt/products/Liriope%20spicata%202012%20NCREPMT.pdf
Vinca: http://www.nps.gov/plants/alien/pubs/midatlantic/vimi.htm
Pachysandra: http://www.invasiveplantatlas.org/subject.html?sub=3058

Here's a good all-around resource for invasive plants in the mid-Atlantic area.

http://www.nps.gov/plants/ALIEn/pubs/midatlantic/midatlantic.pdf

OK here. I've lived in New England, New York, Pennsylvania, Delaware, and the DC Metro area. I have never found "wild" stands of Liriope, Vinca or pachysandra anywhere.

Sedum ternatum is a lovely native, but it doesn't have much of a root system.

At the risk of having my head chopped off and fed to the birds (hehehe), what about Sedum?

If you have any sun, consider also Creeping Phlox. It's pretty--it sort of looks like creeping thyme.

I love ferns - and I have them in part sun and shady spots in our yard. They're great b/c they'll spread and they have a dense root system so they hold the soil well. Plus you can find a variety so it's not all the same - we have several types and they look lovely. And you can find many native species. Go to a local garden center like Merrifield for advice of what to plant.

The prior owners of our house let English Ivy run rampet in our yard - UGH! We just ripped out the last section of it. Weeds like those promote a damp environment on the ground that can give breeding places to mosquitos.

Liriope or Lillies of the Valley?

Anonymous wrote:To PP who's concerned w/invasives, I'll get rid of all my pachysandra if you promise that will zap the asian tiger mosquitoes.

Unfortunately, it doesn't work that way. If only it did!

Nonetheless, I don't think it works the other way, either. That is, the presence of invasive insects does not justify the planting of invasive plants.

To PP who's concerned w/invasives, I'll get rid of all my pachysandra if you promise that will zap the asian tiger mosquitoes.

Perhaps it wasn't the same Anonymous poster, but several links for alternatives were listed in post #3