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Re: Garden Thugs - 3 Biggest

I know I already voted on three, but just thought of another that ranks
right up there with the worst...in this neck of the woods anyhow: wild
blackberry vines. Some who promote natives are pushing this now as a garden
plant, as groundcover...my experience is it gets out of control fast, makes
inferior fruit here, and is armed to the teeth...miserable to try to get rid
of it!

Tom
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Sandie Parrott" <RSBirdy@Comcast.net>
To: "Garden Writers -- GWL -- The Garden Writers Forum"
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Sent: Wednesday, November 26, 2008 7:25 AM
Subject: Re: [GWL] Garden Thugs - 3 Biggest


> Here in zone 5 Michigan (Clarkston), I would nominate:
>
> 1.    Wild Grape (Vitis spp)
> 2.    Virginia Creeper (Parthenocissus quinquefolia) - also in the grape
family)
> 3.    Bishop's Weed - (Aegopodium podagraria)
>
> I spend a good portion of my summer pulling these. If I don't keep a good
watch any of these take over a bed or cover trees and bushes!
>
> And...why does Aegopodium develop a rust like substance on it, late in the
season? More reason to hate it!
>
> Sandie Parrott
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