Re:Invasive-was Background plantings for Shade

I really like your idea Bob. I also love "spreading and vining" plants. 
Any suggestions on vining plants?

Terry




At 05:37 PM 1/11/98 -0500, you wrote:
>Invasive really is in the eye of the beholder, and in how big a garden you
>have.  I'm waiting (probably only until spring) for my single plume poppy
>to turn into a dozen or so to fill a large hole in my garden.  I actually
>search out attractive plants listed as "spreading rapidly" or invasive,
>depending on whether the writer is trying to sell them or not.  I have to
>do a lot of weeding anyway, since my yard is surrounded on all three sides
>by hayfields and pastures and every known weed in the province blows in (
>despite 3 inches of bark mulch), and if a plant really gets out of hand I
>just paint it with Roundup in the early season before it has a chance to
>set seed.
>
>Bob Campbell
>Zone 4USDA,
>Southern Ontario.
>
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>> From: jaime <jknoble@warwick.net>
>> To: perennials@mallorn.com
>> Subject: Re: Background plantings for Shade
>> Date: Sunday, January 11, 1998 2:34 PM
>> 
>> > Anelle:
>> > 
>> > I think I am in your same line of thinking.  I have heard so much about
>all
>> > these so called invasive plants and I am of the school that beauty is
>in the
>> > eye of the beholder.  What is invasive to some may be the light of MY
>life!!
>> > I just plant what survives I love and appreciate!!
>> > 
>> > FLO
>> 
>> Want some plume poppies?
>> Jaime 
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