And I am no different.
Having no plan, no consideration to garden design or preconceived notion as to what I am shopping for, will stop randomly at my local garden center.
And purchase plants I am truly sorry I did.
It spreads like wild fire on a dry prairie field. It seems that the more you try to cut it out the more it spreads.
The next plant is the 'Ostrich' fern. A "good" friend gave me a few fronds.
A word to the "wise" lol...
If a friend has something growing in his yard that he consistently gives away, beware.
So this spring, as every spring, I vow to dig up these thugs.
And not give them to a friend
I learned early on, that the plants given to me by a (I thought) kind person were the kind that would take over. I soon realized why she was so anxious to give them away! I've dug most of them up, and did not pass them on. Guess that's a lesson every gardener has to learn - like an initiation!
ReplyDeleteOh, yes, we have all done this. It's kind of like gaining those holiday pounds. It takes a week to put them on and 3 months to get them off. You spend a few minutes planting a new plant, and then 3 years trying to get rid of it!! I made the mistake of planting Wild Chinese Ginger thinking it was like a hosta, but it is a ground cover. Even though I have dug it up, it keeps trying to pop up. Roots go down to China, I think. Keep at it; it takes perseverance to win over the invasives.
ReplyDeleteHi Karen, I've done battle with my share of invasives as well: mint, Queen Anne' lace, and the most invasive of all, borage. Not all borage cultivars are invasive but the one I planted, oh my! It's flowers produce seeds that blow in the wind and reseed 70 yards away! Plus, the roots are deep and hard to dig out. I did finally resort to chemical warfare. I have fought this plant for probably 4 years now and hope the battle is done, but time will tell.
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Yep I think everyone has gone through this. I used to attend the local plant swaps and while the pre-arranged "special trades" were great, what was at the general swap was often most decidedly *not* great.
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