tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8488599.post9192445470694473543..comments2023-11-03T08:59:11.561-04:00Comments on May Dreams Gardens: The Society Considers Invasive PlantsCarol Michelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07796344366326535406noreply@blogger.comBlogger13125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8488599.post-31104122401338489462012-02-29T08:29:43.172-05:002012-02-29T08:29:43.172-05:00to me, I have to say, that its one thing to be inv...to me, I have to say, that its one thing to be invasive, which can be more than difficult at best.. another to be invasive and poisonous. information is not always forthcoming & unless a person is truly motivated to "look" they can buy and get taken. there doesn't seem to be any standard of information regulation. do i make sense. .. argh .. well,I do look & still I have &Angel Bluenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8488599.post-59514488900662647452008-07-01T11:08:00.000-04:002008-07-01T11:08:00.000-04:00I took this oath a long time ago, right about the ...I took this oath a long time ago, right about the time I realized my aunt had given me perilla!tinahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17415302577518111227noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8488599.post-58173173436969744772008-07-01T07:53:00.000-04:002008-07-01T07:53:00.000-04:00Hi Madame, thanks for bringing up this subject. A...Hi Madame, thanks for bringing up this subject. As per usual, I agree with the majority, but in my own garden would like to see some of the invasives spread a little more. It may be the drought, but we struggle to get things to grow, not to stop that from happening, except for violets and wild strawberries. But those aren't something one would give to another are they?<BR/><BR/>Frances at Frances,https://www.blogger.com/profile/03616568389165362993noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8488599.post-33125518152746248052008-06-30T21:38:00.000-04:002008-06-30T21:38:00.000-04:00Madame President, I throw my lot in with Mr. McGre...Madame President, I throw my lot in with Mr. McGregor's Daughter. I agree with Lisa's original theory, and with MMcG'sD's proposed edit.<BR/><BR/>And I admit that, when I got my first garden center job in 2005, I purposely abused the purple loosestrife there AND cut it back regularly to prevent flowering so people wouldn't see it in bloom and pick it up. Terrible, aren't I?!!!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14395380166485303934noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8488599.post-15167302600676802442008-06-30T20:07:00.000-04:002008-06-30T20:07:00.000-04:00Re the false sunflower: Beckie of Dragonfly Corne...Re the false sunflower: Beckie of Dragonfly Corner has given me starts on two occasions with ample warning. They've died both times. Guess I'm lucky.Rosehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01384059342847120951noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8488599.post-51268969919921407012008-06-29T21:44:00.000-04:002008-06-29T21:44:00.000-04:00Madam President: My thoughts echo those of Annie....Madam President: My thoughts echo those of Annie. A thug in one part of the country might be a challenge to grow elsewhere. Gardening is a regional activity and the good discretion of the gardener must be trusted in the passing along of potentially hazardous plants. I believe that the very act of gardening is a sure sign of the good intentions and actions of the gardener. Less government andAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8488599.post-44528078919883337932008-06-29T13:52:00.000-04:002008-06-29T13:52:00.000-04:00Madame Chairman, what's invasive in one place may ...Madame Chairman, what's invasive in one place may barely survive in another - mint dies in my yard unless it's in a big pot. Like Lisa, I can't keep ribbon grass alive. <BR/><BR/>Annie at the Transplantable Rose<BR/><BR/>PS when someone named Physostegia "obedient" plant they were talking about the way you can move the florets around the stalk and they'll obediently stay in place. I saw garden Annie in Austinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14662139490401110432noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8488599.post-70772354409040076692008-06-29T11:52:00.000-04:002008-06-29T11:52:00.000-04:00There's invasive, and then there's Invasive. If t...There's invasive, and then there's Invasive. If the plant invades natural areas, crowding out natives & classified as a noxious weed, it should not be sold. If it is merely a major garden thug, then I agree with Lisa.Mr. McGregor's Daughterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05911409327006498766noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8488599.post-63038023286687416562008-06-29T11:48:00.000-04:002008-06-29T11:48:00.000-04:00Madame President,Count me in as a member of the So...Madame President,<BR/><BR/>Count me in as a member of the Society. I promise to always warn others of the invasive plants when I give them to unsuspecting inexperienced gardeners. <BR/><BR/>Take as much as you want of the Chinese Lanterns , but remember dear, that they will spread. And then there's the Lamium, loosestrife, phlox, and Spiderwort.<BR/><BR/>We have a tough row to hoe, Carol Sweet Home and Garden Carolinahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08026451200405491815noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8488599.post-51767998232168122332008-06-29T03:47:00.000-04:002008-06-29T03:47:00.000-04:00Oh my goodness...this is too funny. I just finish...Oh my goodness...this is too funny. I just finished <A HREF="http://ourlittleacre.blogspot.com/2008/06/do-you-want-these-plants-are-you-sure.html" REL="nofollow">a post</A> on this very subject! LOL. Maybe it's because the invasiveness of some of these is making itself known about now, what with all this rain and warm temperatures we've been having!Kylee Baumlehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04288354709094515651noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8488599.post-48685071044711447732008-06-28T23:19:00.000-04:002008-06-28T23:19:00.000-04:00I'm in favor of a rating system on plant labels si...I'm in favor of a rating system on plant labels similar to the movie system. A big "I" for invasive. Other plant traits could be distinguished in this manner. FS for Full sun. PS part sun. NS or Sh for No sun or Shade.Davehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00524456191483377274noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8488599.post-39968026651878389952008-06-28T21:37:00.000-04:002008-06-28T21:37:00.000-04:00Just a thought: I've recently ripped up all my law...Just a thought: I've recently ripped up all my lawn and what's needed to cover the large bare area is a plant that'll spread quickly in order to stop erosion on my hillside. (I'm using sedum acre, a fast-spreading weed in my 'hood.)<BR/>It's either use a fast-spreader or have a huge budget, which I don't.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8488599.post-52400636471284354442008-06-28T20:56:00.000-04:002008-06-28T20:56:00.000-04:00Dear Madame President, I wish to express my thoug...Dear Madame President, I wish to express my thoughts about the thugs, errr invasive plants you have therefore mentioned. <BR/><BR/>The Bishops Weed was a good plant for many years where it grew under my pine trees where nothing else would dare set down a root. It behaved perfectly...until the pine trees fell this past winter. Now I am becoming familiar with the reasons why some people are Lisa at Greenbowhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07743973292900758183noreply@blogger.com