Re: Plants along beaches

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• To: m*@ucdavis.edu
• Subject: Re: Plants along beaches
• From: E* a* G* M* <g*@vision.net.au>
• Date: Wed, 26 Feb 1997 13:13:59
• References: <3.0.1.16.19970223102126.2787c380@vision.net.au>

At 10:24 AM 2/24/97 -0800, Philip Stevens wrote:
>
>1) Never plant anything whose seeds are distributed by the wind (such as
>most plants in Asteraceae/Compositae, and most grasses), or which produces
>berries that might be attractive to birds. 
>
>2)  Watch carefully for volunteers in your garden, to see what kinds of
>conditions the seedlings require.  ... Any volunteers that can make it in the
>parts of the garden which aren't watered by me are potential problems, and
>they (and their parents) have to go.  
>
>In my opinion the bottom line is, if it's invasive, don't grow it, no
>matter how nice a plant it may be.
 
Phil,
   Thank you for the helpful suggestions concerning plants which might
become weeds.  I will keep them in mind when selecting plants for my
garden. I select some plants on impulse when I visit a nursery, and since I
could be unfamiliar with the plants in these cases (not having looked them
up beforehand to check their bona fides), the rules of thumb you suggest
will come in handy. It is unfortunate that labels on some plants don't
carry government warnings---"Danger. This plant self-sows prolifically."
   When people in this group swap seeds it would be considerate to include
any information they have about the plant's habits, bad as well as good. In
particular, warnings about whether the plant self-sows could be useful.

    Elizabeth Morgan
Geoff Morgan , on Tasmania's sunny east coast.

• Plants along beaches
• From: "Geoffrey D. Morgan" <gdmorgan@vision.net.au>
• Re: Plants along beaches
• From: Philip Stevens <pstevens@cats.ucsc.edu>

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