RE: today's issues in the garden......picture link

Oh wonderful... suppose I will have that problem soon
too.... I have a couple of honeysuckles on the back
fence trying to cover it.... was hoping it would
spread more, but I guess the wet back there is keeping
it at bay... at least so far!

Donna

--- Bonnie & Bill Morgan <wmorgan972@ameritech.net>
wrote:
> Fortunately, neither my gooseneck loosestrife nor my
> Ribbon grass has gotten
> aggressive, but both are in part shade most of the
> day.  They've been in
> their "homes" for at least 6-7 years now.  It's the
> honeysuckle I wish I
> could eradicate without pulling starts out with
> pliers!  Of such is life.
> 
> Blessings,
> Bonnie (SW OH - zone 5)
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: owner-gardenchat@hort.net
> [o*@hort.net] On Behalf
> Of Chapel Ridge Wal Mart National Hearing Center
> Sent: Tuesday, April 19, 2005 2:44 PM
> To: gardenchat@hort.net
> Subject: Re: [CHAT] todays issues in the
> garden......picture link
> 
> While I have said that I hate to throw out any
> plant, that would not include
> Ribbon Grass.  I personally have not grown it, but
> have seen what a pain it
> can be.  I'va also not grown gooseneck loosestrife,
> but recall thinking "oh,
> that might be nice to have", but before I ever
> succumbed, I read too many
> horror stories.
> 
> I'm reading Forest Farm's catalog right now. They
> don't seem to have a
> problem with offering Ribbon Grass, gooseneck
> loosestrife, and even
> Goutweed.  They do have some other very nice items
> that are getting red Xs
> next to their names.
> 
> Kitty
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: <mlrasmus@rockwellcollins.com>
> To: <gardenchat@hort.net>
> Sent: Tuesday, April 19, 2005 10:53 AM
> Subject: RE: [CHAT] todays issues in the
> garden......picture link
> 
> 
> > Donna, the leaves on your picture kinda look like
> my heliopsis (summer
> sun)
> > that has taken over one of my gardens.  I bought
> the mother plant about a
> > dozen years ago and it stayed put for maybe 5
> years.  Then suddenly it was
> > self seeding all over the place.  The roots you
> describe don't sound right
> > for heliopsis, though.  I have an old rose mallow
> (hollyhock family?) that
> > has a taproot and self seeds all over the place,
> too.  Speaking of
> > invasives, why oh why did I think that gooseneck
> loosestrife and ribbon
> > grass was a good combination for a spot near the
> house where NOTHING would
> > grow???  Ha!
> > Mardi
> >
> >
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