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Category Archives: Invasive
To Pull Or Not To Pull?
Can you tell the difference between these two plants? The answer is important, at least to the wildlife and native plants displaced by one of them. These two plants grow side by side in my garden, and at one point I had to do a double take to make sure I pulled the correct species. Continue reading
Posted in Allaria petiolata, Gardening, Invasive, Native, Packera aurea, Pest Control, Plants, Spring
Tagged Allaria petiolata, Garlic Mustard, Golden Ragwort, Packera aurea, Senecio aurea
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D.A.R.E. to Keep Your Landscapers Off Pears
Over the years, you can’t help but notice Callery Pears, Pyrus calleryana (most commonly known as Bradford Pears), popping up everywhere. Just today my vision was bombarded by masses of Callery Pears along the I-95 corridor in Northern Delaware. Clearly, … Continue reading
Posted in Design, Gardening, Invasive, Plants, Spring
Tagged amelanchier, bradford pear, Invasive Species, serviceberry
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