Re: responsible use of plants and animals in ponds

**"Marge Talt" m*@hort.net**

Lynn, I agree with you 100%.  Aggressive is the issue that needs
discussing, not origin of plant and, as you note, there are several
"native" plants that are quite aggressive, given the opportunity. 
Both native asters (if I had a dime for every seedling I pull each
spring, I could retire) and VA creeper, not to mention Poke, wild
grape and a few others need to be noted as having world conquest
tendencies in the right environment.  I  have actually read several
online lists recommending these be planted in lieu of some 'exotic',
simply because they are "native" - no mention of their aggressive
ways at all; truly a disservice to the reader IMO.

Unfortunately, the native/non-native issue has become some sort of
pseudo-religion, the discussion of which generally leaves reality
behind.  

Marge Talt, zone 7 Maryland
mtalt@hort.net
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> From: Lynn Jenkins <jenks@iquest.net>
> 
> Ahh, a favorite subject to create lots of disruption in the garden
and on 
> ANY list: Natives and non.
> Personally, I would rather discuss plants as aggressive and
non-aggressive, 
> rather than native and non-native.  (snip to make Lon happy)  But, 
> again, it is its aggressiveness, not it's non-nativeness, that has
made it 
> such a disastrous plant.

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