I'm ok with the Poison Ivy at the edges of the property (It's 1.74 acres platted), it mixes nicely with the Creeper and Wild Grape. I do have an on going battle with invasive Bittersweet and Porcelain Berry has shown up (boo!).
We planted the Bluebells, Beardedtongue and Crested Iris. They're slowly spreading more every year.
We have native Black Eyed Susans in the brushy area that are biennial. The first year after we cleared out the bittersweet, a lot of deadfall that got moved into wildlife hiding piles and removed a good number of invasive Ailanthus, it was covered with yellow blooms. It was amazing.
Found some native Spotted Wintergreen a few years back, after we really focused on trying to care for the land, and now, every year, I find another, larger patch.
We've planted native Redbud, Red Maples, Ninebark, Persimmons, Hazelnuts, a Deodar Cedar and a Pecan so far. Lost our two mature White Pines 6 months apart, - they were left in place as it's at the back of the property, we just cleaned up a bit and created more deadfall piles for wildlife, and recently found 2 offspring, so that was exciting. Heh.
We have literal groves of Red and White Oaks and Black Walnuts now. And unfortunately non native red Mulberry. And still so much Ailanthus that we'll be working to remove over the winter. And invasive Privet is trying to make inroads along with invasive Burning Bush. Ugh.
But it's fun, and finding yet another new native that establishes itself here as a result, makes it worth it. So do the visitors in the form of deer, turkey, an occasional fox and bear, numerous rabbits, the opossums, a raccoon or two, and Woodrow the Groundhog who lives under the shed.}:P
Re: Booth- Dante's Spirit
We planted the Bluebells, Beardedtongue and Crested Iris. They're slowly spreading more every year.
We have native Black Eyed Susans in the brushy area that are biennial. The first year after we cleared out the bittersweet, a lot of deadfall that got moved into wildlife hiding piles and removed a good number of invasive Ailanthus, it was covered with yellow blooms. It was amazing.
Found some native Spotted Wintergreen a few years back, after we really focused on trying to care for the land, and now, every year, I find another, larger patch.
We've planted native Redbud, Red Maples, Ninebark, Persimmons, Hazelnuts, a Deodar Cedar and a Pecan so far. Lost our two mature White Pines 6 months apart, - they were left in place as it's at the back of the property, we just cleaned up a bit and created more deadfall piles for wildlife, and recently found 2 offspring, so that was exciting. Heh.
We have literal groves of Red and White Oaks and Black Walnuts now. And unfortunately non native red Mulberry. And still so much Ailanthus that we'll be working to remove over the winter. And invasive Privet is trying to make inroads along with invasive Burning Bush. Ugh.
But it's fun, and finding yet another new native that establishes itself here as a result, makes it worth it. So do the visitors in the form of deer, turkey, an occasional fox and bear, numerous rabbits, the opossums, a raccoon or two, and Woodrow the Groundhog who lives under the shed.}:P