tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7196958089933062632.post6076689990191093120..comments2023-11-30T03:20:26.787-05:00Comments on The Gardens at Melissa Majora - a Honeybee Sanctuary: Battle onKrishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17822528453563683772noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7196958089933062632.post-37822565068860703892010-10-21T19:08:50.586-04:002010-10-21T19:08:50.586-04:00Ilene - good luck with that!
TS - yep, I've d...Ilene - good luck with that!<br /><br />TS - yep, I've done battle with sundrops at my last house. They sure were pretty, then became pretty awful!<br /><br />Jim - hey - that pachysandra, I'm tempted, man. Really tempted...! It's the COMMON milkweed that is nasty. I've found the 'ice ballet' and swamp milkweed are a nice, well behaved plant and do well in full sun Krishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17822528453563683772noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7196958089933062632.post-545391834260378752010-10-20T04:46:54.289-04:002010-10-20T04:46:54.289-04:00Kris, natives are that because they are tough, gro...Kris, natives are that because they are tough, grow anywhere plants! I moved some native white achillea from our field to the garden once.....serious mistake. Same with a native verbena that looks wonderful growing in the ditches...not in flower beds.<br /><br />It took me about three years to get rid of both!<br /><br />Now I have that danged white snakeroot!gldhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03645803822598151817noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7196958089933062632.post-81007524388388534222010-10-19T23:09:37.612-04:002010-10-19T23:09:37.612-04:00You can have my pachysandra. Really, I can dig a b...You can have my pachysandra. Really, I can dig a bunch up or you can come over and take all you want. I have ligularia plants also. I'm attempting to grow swamp milkweed and marsh marigold in a soggy part of the yard. i did not realize that milkweed is invasive. jimJim Groblehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18027723131261970051noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7196958089933062632.post-41780893838518224412010-10-19T20:15:50.290-04:002010-10-19T20:15:50.290-04:00I once had to dig up an entire bed to pull out pin...I once had to dig up an entire bed to pull out pink oenathera (sundrops) roots. They were weedy and suffocated every thing. Ugh!Casa Mariposahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16647089868277238456noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7196958089933062632.post-88530199780665796482010-10-19T13:31:41.028-04:002010-10-19T13:31:41.028-04:00Sounds like my never-ending battle with Bermuda gr...Sounds like my never-ending battle with Bermuda grass.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7196958089933062632.post-732320316642221272010-10-19T11:23:06.044-04:002010-10-19T11:23:06.044-04:00One - common milkweed is a sturdy perennial and is...One - common milkweed is a sturdy perennial and is not easily dissuaded from taking over. Those thick roots store lots of nutrients so they thrive in the most adverse conditions (freeze, drought, herbicide bath, etc.) And winter doesn't slow down <i>our</i> grass at all. It just goes dormant. <br /><br />Scott - I hear you. Love the effect, hate the plant. I'd rather have pachysandraKrishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17822528453563683772noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7196958089933062632.post-24161822626274051342010-10-19T11:12:49.522-04:002010-10-19T11:12:49.522-04:00I feel for you there, my battle is with the insidi...I feel for you there, my battle is with the insidious thug, English Ivy "shudder".scottweberpdxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08740930947767329183noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7196958089933062632.post-28207061884855512062010-10-19T10:57:21.807-04:002010-10-19T10:57:21.807-04:00Won't the milkweed be eventually covered by sn...Won't the milkweed be eventually covered by snow and die off? I guess not or you wouldn't be taking so much trouble. I am battling with my lawn. It creeps everywhere. We have no winter to slow it down.Onehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12919719601969345138noreply@blogger.com