Invasive species in Massachusetts Vs. Noninvasive Species: Part 2
Contributed by Curtis Hawley In Part 1 of this blog series, we talked about what the term invasive means in regard to plants. Another term that’s commonly used in this discussion is “native,” which refers to a plant that is native to the local environment. This term...One woman’s treasure . . . is invasive to another!
The definition of an invasive plant has changed through the years: many of our common ornamental plants, trees and shrubs which we have loved for decades have been declared invasive since they are choking out or can choke out our native species. (Click image to view...Black Swallow-Wort, a.k.a. Evil Pod Creatures
Perhaps I’m going a bit overboard with my angry feelings about this particular invasive plant, but I don’t think so. Every year they infiltrate even my highly groomed garden since they multiply both by lofty airborne seed parachutes from their seed pods and...About Christie Dustman
Christie Dustman is a life-long gardener and owner of Christie Dustman & Company, Inc.
