>> Also, "In The Shade" sounds very similar to what is actually happening under my Fezzik.}:P
Yay! :D
>> Native American Holly has seeded itself there, native Red Juniper, native Virginia Blue Bells, native Witchhazel, native Dwarf Crested Irises, native Virginioa Creeper, <<
Oh, how lovely. I have a lot of native plants here including several oaks, maples, mulberries, elderberries, black raspberries. I planted the bluebells and some other wildflowers.
>>even native Poison Ivy tenaciously grows despite out attempts to remove it, because it's too close to the house & I'm allergic.<<
Yeah, I have the same problem. In small areas: try mulching with concrete blocks. In large areas, I resort to weed spray.
I realized the problem was my yard wanted a vine layer. Eventually Gaia tried planting wild grapes and I was happy to leave those growing. I keep wanting to make dolmades with the leaves but haven't found the time yet. There is still poison ivy to hunt down and kill, but at least now I also have pretty grapevines.
>> Every other year we get Echinacea, native Johnson's Beardedtongue... <<
Echinacea, yellow coneflower, cup plant, and sunchokes are among my well-established prairie plants. The cup plant was another that sprouted on its own. I've planted beardtongue a few times in my wildflower garden but it's iffy. I've tried for asters but the only ones that seem to thrive are the wild frost asters. This year my marigolds lasted well into autumn and were quite popular with late-foraging insects.
Re: Booth- Dante's Spirit
Yay! :D
>> Native American Holly has seeded itself there, native Red Juniper, native Virginia Blue Bells, native Witchhazel, native Dwarf Crested Irises, native Virginioa Creeper, <<
Oh, how lovely. I have a lot of native plants here including several oaks, maples, mulberries, elderberries, black raspberries. I planted the bluebells and some other wildflowers.
>>even native Poison Ivy tenaciously grows despite out attempts to remove it, because it's too close to the house & I'm allergic.<<
Yeah, I have the same problem. In small areas: try mulching with concrete blocks. In large areas, I resort to weed spray.
I realized the problem was my yard wanted a vine layer. Eventually Gaia tried planting wild grapes and I was happy to leave those growing. I keep wanting to make dolmades with the leaves but haven't found the time yet. There is still poison ivy to hunt down and kill, but at least now I also have pretty grapevines.
>> Every other year we get Echinacea, native Johnson's Beardedtongue... <<
Echinacea, yellow coneflower, cup plant, and sunchokes are among my well-established prairie plants. The cup plant was another that sprouted on its own. I've planted beardtongue a few times in my wildflower garden but it's iffy. I've tried for asters but the only ones that seem to thrive are the wild frost asters. This year my marigolds lasted well into autumn and were quite popular with late-foraging insects.